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Old Oct 17, 2021 | 07:42 PM
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I have an '80 that is giving me fits on the turn signals - I replaced the actual blinker itself but it's still causing me problems. When I turn on the left blinker, the left front blinker flashes and both brake lights flash (albeit the left is brighter than the right). When I turn on the right blinker, the left front blink flashes (yes, left) and both brake lights flash (with the right being brighter than the left). I had initially changed all the bulbs to LED but went back to OEM. I need help.....

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Old Oct 18, 2021 | 08:32 AM
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Sounds like you have a questionable ground somewhere causing the electricity in the blinker circuit to find another path to ground through the brake lights. Grab a schematic if you can and make sure the blinkers have a clean dedicated ground path.
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Is your hazard light switch in the on position?
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Check the grounds. The right side circuit is grounding through the filaments of the left side bulbs. LEDs are fine in the rear of the car.

I found this inside one of the sockets in my 80. The ground connector had failed inside the socket, and caused issues similar to what you see.


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