Failed Inspection Today
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Instructor
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From: Richmond Tx
Failed Inspection Today
Help Please! Failed state inspection due to "no high beam and turn signal indicator lamps". I have lights on speedo and tac. Must be the center cluster between. Any help would really be appreciated.
Frustrated in Houston.
Frustrated in Houston.
Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '03,'11
assuming you checked the bulbs, i would next try to clean the connections. Mine have gotten corroded in the past and need some contact cleaner and a little filing to clean up. Sometimes the connector is just shot. You can get replacements at most auto parts stores. Just cut the old one off and splice the new on. You might need to spray some contact cleaner on your high beam switch.
Did the high beams and turn signals ever work for you?
Edit: are you saying they failed you for the indicators on the dash not working. **** retentive bastards. You'll have to tear apart your dash. Or just take the damn thing somewhere else.
Did the high beams and turn signals ever work for you?
Edit: are you saying they failed you for the indicators on the dash not working. **** retentive bastards. You'll have to tear apart your dash. Or just take the damn thing somewhere else.
Last edited by turtlevette; Feb 4, 2006 at 12:08 AM.
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Instructor
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From: Richmond Tx
The High Beams and Turn signals work fine. Just the dang indicater lights between the spedo and tac. Would each of these have a seperate bulb? Does the blinker/high beam switch in the column control these idicators? Just looking for a place to start finding the problem.
Le Mans Master
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From: Glen Allen, VA
probably just bulbs. My high beam indicator didn't work either when I got the car, and that's what the problem was. If you take the tach/speedo cluster out, I'd suggest replacing every bulb while you've got it out.
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Originally Posted by Higs
Thanks, now I know what I will be doing after the yard work and before the pre-superbowl party. Bulbs available at parts house?
Drifting
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From: Fayetteville NC
I had the same problem on my '75. Turn signals and emergency brake work fine on the car but not the lights in the dash. Turns out the brake light bulb was out of position (it came out of its hole) and the right turn signal light was burned out. I couldn't reach them though w/o pulling the drivers side of the dash. Not fun.
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From: Pottsville, PA. USA Home Of America's Oldest Brewery Yuengling
Your car takes 194 bulbs. Remove the screws holding the face bezel and remove the black bezel from the speedo/tach and they are right there.