Averystingray75

I have a 1975 corvette, and have owned it for 9 years and since I've had it I've felt with an on-going issue. My dash lights and gauge lights will die one bulb at a time as I drive when I hit a slight bumb in the road they will flicker and sometimes turn back on. All the bulbs are 100% new and all the lights work, I'll adjust the pigtails and connections and as soon as I drive down the road they start turning off till sometimes I only have 3 lights left working. It's made night time driving a pain.
I'm wondering if there is anyone else out there with similar problems and what you did to solve it?
Also a good source for pigtails with better metal tabs that are not broken that I could wire into exsistonf wire for a better connection- mostly a part number for them

Easy Mike

Check the dash harness ground on the driver's hinge post. Sounds like a loose or dirty connection.

Averystingray75

Any pics or diagrams? Or different description, not sure what you mean by "hinge post"

Easy Mike

Driver's hinge post; dash is out of the car. Harness ground is the black wire with sheet metal screw.

Peterbuilt

Does this help?

Rescue Rogers

check the ground on the gauge console as well.

marshal135

Wiggle and turn the headlight **** when pulled all the way out.
See if the dash lights flicker or return.
Mine used to to this too and return on on its own.
I think I hava a dead spot on the rheostat.
Car has a mind of its own some days.
Marshal

Peterbuilt

You might be on the right suspecting the light sockets.
All the bulbs share one common ground. You have some ON and some OFF.
So the ground must be good.

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&p...WRiNTdjNjdkNTQ

Someone else will suggest a seller for new sockets.

Averystingray75

These are my issues after checking grounds
Grounds are good as you suggested

Where can I get replacement single wire clips for the bulbs?
When I google this i found only 2- wire replacements and clips with different looking ends....




Spring inside worn plastic worn metal clip won't stay in





Broken

loflite

Did you ever find a source for those spring wire clips? I have a whole bulb socket missing. Can find two wire ones but not single wire?

Averystingray75

I know this is a very delayed response but for anyone out there looking for replacements....
I didn't find anything locally everything has been phased out.
There are options on e-bay if you know what to search for but the cheapest single-wire replacements I found were roughly 8-20$ each!

I managed to solder and epoxy mine back together enough to work.only other option would be: junkyard and find similar age vehicles or 2: a parts
Corvette to donate some dash wiring.