78 parking/blinker light socket?
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From: Cisco Texas
78 parking/blinker light socket?
Anyone know where I can order a new/working parking/blinker light socket drivers side for my 1978? Mine is bad the contacts are worn down where the blinker won't work, the parking part does. Yes I have checked with voltmeter & the blinker is getting blinking pluses but a new bulb won't contact.
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You can buy the parking light extension harness separate. I just checked and they are available...but I can not post it due to the company I saw them in is NOT a supporting vendor....but they are out there.
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I'm not sure what your socket looks like, but back in the day I would find and old light and just cut one of the wires out with the contact still atached. The older lights had a spring under the holder that held both contacts and you could pry it out and just slip the NEW used contact and lead in place. If the rest of the socket is good ( not all rusted out) that might be a cheap and easy fix.
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 186
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From: Cisco Texas
I'm not sure what your socket looks like, but back in the day I would find and old light and just cut one of the wires out with the contact still atached. The older lights had a spring under the holder that held both contacts and you could pry it out and just slip the NEW used contact and lead in place. If the rest of the socket is good ( not all rusted out) that might be a cheap and easy fix.
