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Old Feb 7, 2010 | 04:52 PM
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When I turn my head lights on the driver's side headlight is very dim and when I try to use that side's blinker it blinks really fast like a bulb is out. All the bulbs are good, I am also getting a good ground to the head light. When the lights are not on or just the parking lights are on everything works fine. Also the driver's side blinker light is illuminated dim when I turn the lights on.
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Old Feb 7, 2010 | 06:30 PM
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same thing happened to my friends car when we threw in city lights. the city lights blew out, we fixed em and then the driver side front turning signal goes really fast...
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Old Feb 7, 2010 | 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by chiboy002
same thing happened to my friends car when we threw in city lights. the city lights blew out, we fixed em and then the driver side front turning signal goes really fast...
The harness has city light connectors, but I don't have the housings with city lights. Maybe I need to do something with that harness.
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Old Feb 7, 2010 | 09:25 PM
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you might need to delete the city lights, im not too sure with that set up. For our setup i just tapped into the corner lights + cable and into the headlights - cable as a ground. Im pretty intermediate with electronics, if you post pictures of anything you may suspect, like connections and such that would help. also sometimes when the bulp flickers alot that means the relay is going old, from what i remember from a course i took... maybe thats what it is
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 06:03 AM
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Check the drivers side head light ground. 94
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 06:43 AM
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Check the drivers side head light ground. 94
I did, it is getting a good ground.

Now the city light connectors could be a problem, but on my other eg the city lights come on when the parking lights are on, so wouldn't it affect the blinker when the parking lights are on?
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 08:22 AM
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Something is wrong in light circuit
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by averyvm
Something is wrong in light circuit
Well obviously...What should I do to fix the problem?
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by kte324
I did, it is getting a good ground.

Now the city light connectors could be a problem, but on my other eg the city lights come on when the parking lights are on, so wouldn't it affect the blinker when the parking lights are on?
this is exactly what happened to me, ill try and fix it and see whats up, then ill let you know :D
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by kte324
I did, it is getting a good ground.

Now the city light connectors could be a problem, but on my other eg the city lights come on when the parking lights are on, so wouldn't it affect the blinker when the parking lights are on?
The park light circuit is independent of the signal light circuit, the only thing common between the two is the ground.

When a one circuit has an effect on another circuit it is almost always a grounding issue.

How did you test the head light ground?

You can double check the ground, using a jumper lead, stuff one end into head light ground at the head light plug, ground the other end to batt. neg.(-) or any good chassis ground point.

If there is no difference, ground is not your problem. 94
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Old Feb 9, 2010 | 06:12 AM
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Originally Posted by fcm
The park light circuit is independent of the signal light circuit, the only thing common between the two is the ground.

When a one circuit has an effect on another circuit it is almost always a grounding issue.

How did you test the head light ground?

You can double check the ground, using a jumper lead, stuff one end into head light ground at the head light plug, ground the other end to batt. neg.(-) or any good chassis ground point.

If there is no difference, ground is not your problem. 94
I checked all my grounds, they are good. Could it be the headlight switch? I have another one laying around so I am going to change it this weekend and if that doesnt work I guess I will be going through all the wires.
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Old Feb 9, 2010 | 06:26 AM
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You have a high amount of resistance in the drivers side circuit. Start checking wires.
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Old Feb 15, 2010 | 12:17 PM
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Problem has been fixed, it was the head light switch. Thanks for the help guys.
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