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PostPosted: Thu Sep 14, 2017 7:48 pm    Post subject: Re: I just couldn't leave well enough alone! Reply with quote

I might still do that.
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 14, 2017 6:02 pm    Post subject: Re: I just couldn't leave well enough alone! Reply with quote

I was gonna suggest add some soldering to the bulb side and grind it down to fit. I've had to do this.
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 14, 2017 1:17 pm    Post subject: Re: I just couldn't leave well enough alone! Reply with quote

got it fixed... with the ol' aluminum foil wrapped around the bulb.

at least it wasn't my great wiring job!
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 14, 2017 6:14 am    Post subject: I just couldn't leave well enough alone! Reply with quote

'74 vert

I took a perfectly good, working plastic repro right turn signal housing and decided to replace it with the original die-cast metal version.

So now my right front turn flasher doesn't work when the parking lights are on. I have a flashing turn signal when they're off... as do the hazards.

It's not pretty, but I had to do some wire updating and have checked all wires+bulb holders for resistance... all coming in at 1.3-1.5 (the brown ground is riveted to the housing).
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Things were working fine before I got this wild hair!

Suggestions?
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