Amber Park/Directional Lights
11-04-2012, 12:35 PM
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Burning Brakes
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Amber Park/Directional Lights
On my 64, why would my left front amber light be brighter than my right one? I switched the bulbs and the left one is still brighter as if it is receiving more current than the right one. Do I not have a good enough ground at the right light? Checking, what should the bulb number be? Thanks
11-04-2012, 12:47 PM
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Le Mans Master
My guess would be a bad ground as well...wiggle things around while they're on to see if anything changes.....bulb should be 1157 NA
11-04-2012, 01:30 PM
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the bulb is in backwards in the one lamp
11-04-2012, 01:59 PM
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Le Mans Master
Could also be corrosion at the plug.
When I put the headlight relays in, the plug to the turn indicators had almost corroded all the way through on the passenger side and was just connected by one or two strands of the wire. Of course these strands broke just jostling the plug and all were resoldered.
When I put the headlight relays in, the plug to the turn indicators had almost corroded all the way through on the passenger side and was just connected by one or two strands of the wire. Of course these strands broke just jostling the plug and all were resoldered.
11-04-2012, 06:40 PM
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Ground, which may include bad internal wiring in the pigtail that leads from the lamp housing to the plug at the inner fender well. I have that problem intermittently in my car.
If you want a conventional incandescent and a little more light on the major filament, use #2357. They're brighter on the major filament than either 1157s or 2057s. You want BRIGHT, go with these. Ten bucks:
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Haloge...Pins,7227.html
If you want a conventional incandescent and a little more light on the major filament, use #2357. They're brighter on the major filament than either 1157s or 2057s. You want BRIGHT, go with these. Ten bucks:
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Haloge...Pins,7227.html
11-04-2012, 06:59 PM
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If you switched the 2 lamps and the problem stayed at the socket then it wouldn't be a bulb issue. I would say ground first, second might be old wiring that has built up corrosion/resistance. I would check the ground and if that is not it...then I would put an ammeter in line near the socket and see if there was a difference in the current draw to the lamp. good luck and post your solution so that others won't fight the same problem later. If you find it is a wiring/resistance issue, the easier fix might be the different lamp as others suggest to get the brightness comparable...
11-04-2012, 11:59 PM
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Burning Brakes
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On target!!
Thank you all for your on target responses with my electrical problem. Instead of 1157 bulbs I did have 2057. When I changed to 1157 bulbs my left bulb that was so bright now only glowed,not good! So I wiggled the wires and sure enough the bulb came back on indicating a bad connection or loose wire. When I unplugged the wires coming through the wheel well one of the wires broke at the plug. With the help of my wife as a third hand I did get a new wire soldered in place but did not have time to put every thing back together to check. Again thank you all for the on target thoughts that you responded with.
Isn't the 2057 a replacement bulb for 1157? I cannot see the difference between the two? Same size, double filament, and the studs are located in the same positions on the metal part of the bulb.
Isn't the 2057 a replacement bulb for 1157? I cannot see the difference between the two? Same size, double filament, and the studs are located in the same positions on the metal part of the bulb.