Turn signals flash slow?
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Racer
Joined: Dec 2009
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From: Los Angeles CA
Turn signals flash slow?
1. my turn signals seem to flash slow, about 3 seconds between flashes (definitely slower than most other cars i see on the road). anyone else with a late C3 vette care to chime in if this is a normal speed? if not, what's the solution... change the turn signal flasher or switch?
2. also, turn signals don't show up in the instrument cluster (but audible 'click' sound is there). there should be a little arrow (green?) in the center between the speedo and tach, right? seems like a p.i.t.a. to get up behind the dash, right?
2. also, turn signals don't show up in the instrument cluster (but audible 'click' sound is there). there should be a little arrow (green?) in the center between the speedo and tach, right? seems like a p.i.t.a. to get up behind the dash, right?
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Racer
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From: Los Angeles CA
Racer
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Not sure what year your car is but I did a step by step on how to replace the bulbs on my 76:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...echometer.html
Kev
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...echometer.html
Kev
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The older original type flashers work on load,more bulbs in the circuit=faster flashing , less bulbs =slower flashing.
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Racer
Joined: Dec 2009
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From: Los Angeles CA
Not sure what year your car is but I did a step by step on how to replace the bulbs on my 76:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...echometer.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...echometer.html
thanks!
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Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Dec 2009
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From: Los Angeles CA
well, i think i found the problem. i inspected all the exterior bulbs and a few were not only bad, but had melted some of the socket plastic. and, a simple act of removing a driver-side cornering bulb turned into a 1-hour ordeal: really old, corroded bulb plus a thick layer of mud and... clay? yeah, clay all up in the socket. i guess mud got in there and the heat turned it into clay? also, discovered passenger-side cornering light socket is missing, so it's on my next parts order.
so... progress: turn signals flash better/faster during the day, but still a bit slow at night with lights on (no doubt due to missing cornering light/socket).
so... progress: turn signals flash better/faster during the day, but still a bit slow at night with lights on (no doubt due to missing cornering light/socket).
