Indicator not working and buzzing

[106e30]

This morning on the way to work my indicators started to speed up when turning left, so naturally I thought a bulb had blown.

I always carry a spare one so I tried to change it on my lunch break.  I put the new bulb in and tested it.
The bulb didn't light up and there was a buzzing sound coming from the left hand side, It sounds like the buzzer you would press to get into a block of flats.
So I'm left with no indicators at all on the left side and a huge buzzing sound .

Any ideas..I have a lot of left turns on my way home!!

[shin2chin]

Faulty indicator relay in the fusebox?

[dodgerover]

If its a lateish vauxhall it will be the relay thats failed. It can do all sorts of wierd and wonderful things

[106e30]

It's a BMW e30.

Investigated it further when I got home.
It looks to me that as I've pulled the bulb out, one of the connectors has come loose and so when I put the new bulb back into place, it is pushing the two connectors together and shorting the circuit.
Going to take the unit out tomorrow and see if I can fix it, other wise It's getting replaced.

[106e30]

oh and thanks for the suggestions

[baggabones]

Deffo sounds like the relay has gone.

[106e30]

All done and dusted, had to take the bumper off and replace the indicator units.
what should have just been changing a bulb somehow turned into an hour and a half with the car on axel stands and no front bumper.

Thanks to you guys for trying to help