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FINALLY fixed my freakin' turn signals!

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Old Jul 24, 2014 | 11:50 PM
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So, after a couple months of looking high and low, checking every wire that I could find for them, refreshing grounds, I FINALLY got my turn signals working properly again! Been having a problem where all but the left front work, along with the blinker light on the dash. Right side signals front and back and left side rear worked fine, along with the parking lights, but the left front wouldn't flash.

I honestly DON'T know what was wrong, but my brother and I just looked at each other yesterday and said "F**k it....", so we ran a 16 gauge wire from the left rear turn signal power wire all the way to the front. Low and behold, all four now work as does the dash indicator!

We simply could not find anything wrong anywhere in the wiring going to the signals, and got tired of chasing our tails. Just two splice connectors, about ten or so feet of wire and we're all good. I took a short video of something we thought was weird with the turn and parking lights up front, so after I get that up on YouTube, I'll post the link if anyone wants to check it out and hazard a guess on what it might be
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Old Jul 25, 2014 | 12:32 AM
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Here's the video showing what was going on with the turn and parking lights.

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Old Jul 25, 2014 | 12:45 PM
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I just got my turn signals fixed a couple of weeks ago. I thought it was related to when it broke into, and stereo was stolen and wires were cut. Nope. Not at all. It was due to a loose connector in the fuse box by the pedals. Just a coincidence that this happened the same time as wiring issues. I brought it in because I could not figure it out for the life of me. One of the connectors in the fuse box, specifically the turn signal fuse, was loose and not connecting. Unhooked, cleaned up, and re crimped and works like new again.
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