Dashboard Direction stays lit
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2005
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From: Bay Shore, NY
Dashboard Direction stays lit
Well I got my Vette back from the paint shop 2 weeks ago and didn't get a chance to drive it until Saturday. Anyway, I went to the local cruise in and left when it was dark. I put the lights on and the right side direction stayed lit even though the directional wasn't on. I put the flasher on and it worked like it was supposed to but it seemed like the right side marker was out. So I take it home, replaced the bulb with a new one and the same thing. I go to check the parking light and as I am turning it, the side marker, which was dark, came on and the lit indicator on the dash went out. I put the parking light back and the sidemarker went out again and the directional indicator lit up, again.
I'm thinking of a broken wire somewhere within that circuit. Anyone know what color wire that could be if that's the case? Also, would a bad socket also cause this?
The painter removed the nose to paint it so all the electrical would have been disconnected. Perhaps something got pinched or broken.
Any help is appreciated.
I'm thinking of a broken wire somewhere within that circuit. Anyone know what color wire that could be if that's the case? Also, would a bad socket also cause this?
The painter removed the nose to paint it so all the electrical would have been disconnected. Perhaps something got pinched or broken.
Any help is appreciated.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: OR
Don't make it harder than it needs to be by taking a car apart chasing wires. 99.9% of the time the issue you describe is 1, a bad bulb (filament touching another filament), or 2, a bad ground, usually right there at the socket. Both of those conditions causes feedback through the circuit to the dash light. I may be wrong, but probably not. jmo
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2005
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From: Bay Shore, NY
Don't make it harder than it needs to be by taking a car apart chasing wires. 99.9% of the time the issue you describe is 1, a bad bulb (filament touching another filament), or 2, a bad ground, usually right there at the socket. Both of those conditions causes feedback through the circuit to the dash light. I may be wrong, but probably not. jmo
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Melting Slicks
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There's A LOT of light bulbs involved. I stared at the diagram for several minutes a few months ago trying to figure it out when I had this problem. It does feed back power to your indicator if certain ones burn out. The solution in my case was finding a bulb that needed to be replaced that wasnt one you'd typically think would affect it. Just check EVERY bulb up front, both filaments in the dual bulbs.
Thread Starter
Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 2,057
Likes: 5
From: Bay Shore, NY
There's A LOT of light bulbs involved. I stared at the diagram for several minutes a few months ago trying to figure it out when I had this problem. It does feed back power to your indicator if certain ones burn out. The solution in my case was finding a bulb that needed to be replaced that wasnt one you'd typically think would affect it. Just check EVERY bulb up front, both filaments in the dual bulbs.
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