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why do my vauxhall astra (1990) indicators keep blowing the fuses?

ok my partners astra indicators just stopped working so i checked the fuse and it had blown.
so i replaced it and tried again ....pop it had blown the fuse again i replaced it with a 30 amp (just to test it) and that blew also..
i have checked all bulbs and they are ok ????

any help on this one please
thxs in advance
ady
ady, May 2005
Blowing a 30 amp fuse is quite a serious problem, try removing the bulbs and using the correct fuse try again if the fuse is ok then something on one of the fittings is faulty shorting to earth when a bulb is inserted if the fuse blows, find the relay that controls the indicators remove it, replace bulbs and fuse and try again if it does not blow it is more than likely the relay if it does than it is either the switch mechanism or faulty wiring between the switch and the relay

David, May 2005
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