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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 03:34 PM
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I hope someone can help me. I popped up the lights and removed the bezel surrounding the light. To my surprise, the only bulb I could find when I reached my hand under the headlight was on! What's the deal? Does the light serve as a blinker too and that's what's not working when I put on the turn signal? Or am I looking at the wrong light bulb?
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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 03:41 PM
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I know the large running light also serves as the blinker, but when you put your parking lights on a smaller one comes on as well
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Can the large running light be on if the blinker is inoperable?
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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 04:43 PM
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Do the turn signals work on the other side? Does the indicator on the dash/HUD work? Are both rear lights working? Have somebody step on the brake pedal and see if all 4 lights in back light up.

Sometime, having one bulb out is enough for the flasher to not flash at all.
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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 04:53 PM
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Hit the hazard button and you can see if its just that one or any others not blinking
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Originally Posted by LW97Vette
I hope someone can help me. I popped up the lights and removed the bezel surrounding the light. To my surprise, the only bulb I could find when I reached my hand under the headlight was on! What's the deal? Does the light serve as a blinker too and that's what's not working when I put on the turn signal? Or am I looking at the wrong light bulb?
If you popped up the lights the side marker in the front cluster will be on. Its a small bulb holder. The turn signal bulb is much bigger and is a dual filament bulb for DRLs and the T/S function. You'd need the ignition turned on and the handbrake off for either of those functions to work.

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I didn't see any other bulb. Where is it located?
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