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glenh
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 18, 2002 - 06:04 pm: | 
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The front parking lights where the turn signal illuminates does not turn on with the headlights. Granted, my turn signals work but the front (yellow) parking lights do not come on. I have checked every fuse and the bulbs are all good. Any other ideas? |
jim
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 18, 2002 - 06:22 pm: |
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Your contacts on your switch is probably worn out. |
M. K. Watson (Lrover94)
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 18, 2002 - 07:09 pm: |
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yea, bad switch!
mike w |
glenh
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 18, 2002 - 09:52 pm: |
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do you mean the metal prongs? the prongs that stick out of the back of the switch? Or are we talning about something different |
jim
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 18, 2002 - 10:18 pm: |
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nope if you take the switch apart you will see that when you turn the switch it changes the contact points on the contact panel. Pretty simple to understand after you tear it apart. Mine went bad and all I did was cleaned it (contact panel) and put a think layer of solder on there make sure the solder is smooth put some electrical greese back on and presto it works. I am sure eventually the solder will wear through but it has lasted me over a year and a half now. |
glenh
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 19, 2002 - 04:59 pm: |
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thanks alot Jim. it is appreciated. I'll try that out! |
glenh
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 19, 2002 - 10:24 pm: |
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Well, i tried that Jim and it didn't work. I tested the switch and everything is getting power. I cleaned and regreased the switch also. But my parking lights still do not come on when I turn the turn signal arm. Any other tips perhaps?....anyone? |
Douglas Jones (Ozaukeedoug)
| | Posted on Thursday, June 20, 2002 - 08:17 am: |
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Glen, if you are moving the switch to the middle 'parking lights' position, I don't think the amber front lights are supposed to light up. Mine don't. The headlights do light up in a very dim fashion when the switch is in the parking light position. |
glenh
| | Posted on Thursday, June 20, 2002 - 01:18 pm: |
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Doug....you are right about the the dim lights coming on...but my amber (yellow lights) do not come on even when I turn the regular high beams on. I don't expect you to know this but you have been such good help that I figured I would just keep bugging you with questions....hope you don't mind...but i did clean the switch and still no difference....its wierd..do your turn signals blink fast or slow like other cars?...mine blink fast. thanks, Glen |
jim
| | Posted on Thursday, June 20, 2002 - 02:10 pm: |
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just cleaning and regreasing didn't work for me I actually had to put on a thin layer of solder on the contact strips. |
Andrew Maier (White96disco)
| | Posted on Thursday, June 20, 2002 - 02:22 pm: |
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Fast blinking might be (1) a burnt-out bulb or (2) a fuse.
Andy |
glenh
| | Posted on Thursday, June 20, 2002 - 02:42 pm: |
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thanks andy....I'll try that....and see what happens... |
glenh
| | Posted on Thursday, June 20, 2002 - 06:06 pm: |
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Hey Jim.....the soldering won't damage the contact strips?. and what side of the contact strip did you lay the thin layer of solder?...on both parts/sides or just on on part/sides of the contacts...thanks, glen |
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