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Old 08-06-2013, 08:52 PM   #18
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Re: Rejected inspection: front turn signals

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Originally Posted by mole2
Do Dis First.
YES !!! :plus1:


a) both of your turn lights blink
b) your turn signal indicator bulb doesn't work

Conclusion: there is a short at your turn signal indicator!

Because, if the turn signal indicator would be just "out" (dead) there is no current going through it, so then the 'other' signal indicator would not blink at all.
But, since it is shorting, both turn signal lights blink.

To remove: work the turn signal indicator assembly up, through the round hole, until you can work the lens out of the black rubber. The, pull the rubber down through the hole. Roll the rubber back to get to the bulb.
The short could be "internal" to the bulb, or at the bottom of the bulb, or at the wires outside the assembly (small chance), so just pull the bulb and see what happens.
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