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Old Jun 11, 2008 | 09:29 PM
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turn signal/park light help

I am having problems with my left turnsignal/parklight. After replacing the drivers fender, I noticed that my left light in the dash stayed on. This is when I noticed an issue, but whos to say when it started? I hardly drive at night to even turn on my parks to get that warning light.

When park lights are on, the fender light barely glows, and takes a few seconds for it to start glowing. "bumper" lights up fine, rear lights up fine.

Turn signal just flat does not work... by self, or with parks on.

Have replaced all bulbs on left side.
Have sanded and cleaned ground for drivers side.
I do have 12+ volt when parklight is on at the fender light. I also have ohm'd the ground.
I have inspected the wires of the fender and bumper light to the "T" joint, and see no bare spots.
Have replaced the under dash flasher.

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Old Jun 11, 2008 | 11:06 PM
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Re: turn signal/park light help

The turn signal wires from the fender marker to the front marker are bad. These are the light blue wires. Or the front socket is bad.
In other words, the front lightbulb's second (stronger) filament is not getting power and not completing the circuit, thus making the fender marker glow and the lighting turn signal indicator in the dash.

I recommend to clean the socket and check for voltage on the inside with left turn signal on (without parking lights).

Hope this helps.
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Old Jun 12, 2008 | 07:11 AM
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Re: turn signal/park light help

The blue wire from the fender goes back up to the main harness, not down to the front marker(unless it joins futher back up in the harness).

I noticed the brown makes a large union with others right around where the "t" is.

So make sure I am getting power to the front socket? It will flicker "off/on" with the flash correct?
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Old Jun 12, 2008 | 01:37 PM
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Re: turn signal/park light help

Yup, make sure you're getting power to the front lightbulb (with the parking lights off - don't want to measure the wrong thing). If the socket is dirty/oxidized inside, a little wirebrush will do the trick. If you don't see 12V inside the socket with the turn signal on (it won't flash, it'll probably just stay on because there isn't enough current to cycle the flasher), go after the light blue wires.

But my guess is that it's just oxidation inside the socket.

Hope it's as simple as this!
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Old Jun 12, 2008 | 06:50 PM
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Re: turn signal/park light help

Holy crap. I had a blown bulb strait out the package.

Well, I guess it was as easy as I originally thought.

Thanks for the help!
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