Simple Lighting Fix
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From: Emlenton, PA
Simple Lighting Fix
Here is the story: I bought 77 a couple of months ago since I had to sell my 02 Ram to make room for my first house. Anyhow, when I brought it home I realized there was a (at the time I thought) major wiring problem. When I turned on the parking lights the turn indicators in the dash lit up and the siganls when they did blink, blinked slow and weak. I ripped the entire wiring system apart, replaced the flashers, turn signal switch, the sockets at all 4 corners and got the same results. I did voltage checks, continuity tests, checked the new sockets with a tester, I was pullin my friggin' hair out for about three weeks. So about 250$ and a dozen trips to the parts store later, the blind squirrel found his nut. The previous owner had replaced the bulbs with #2357. However, the sockets require a #1157. So, after 3 weeks of cussin', throwin stuff, skinned knuckles and blowin' my top the solution was $2.50 in light bulbs!!
That had to hurt. Hopefully some folks reading this will think to check the most simplest of things first, don't overlook or take anything for granted!
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From: WV
sounds like me 99% of the time...lol i am trying to become wiser in my old age but sometimes i still go around my butt to get to my elbow. reminds me of slingblade "is it got any gas in it?"...lol but glad ya found the problem and shared with the rest of us. Eddie II
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