o.k. im wiring a 26 t roadster.. got my 12 circuit harness from speedway along with generic turning signal and headlight switch..i am by p***ing the harness for my rear blinkers...driver and p***enger blinkers work fine with lights off...turn on lights and the p***enger blinker works and nothing changes to the driver.. just a constant glow??? any ideas.. thanks
Light bulbs and not LEDs? Do the turn signals have a dual element bulb and also double as running lights? What do you mean -byp***ed the harness for the rear blinkers ?
Good point! LED's take less amps and may not be triggering the flasher. Let's hope it isn't LED's he using.........................
no, regular 1157.. the flasherclicks but the light stays lit. the guys at spped way said to wire the turning signal direct to the rear blinker lines, just wierd it works fine with lights off? thanks guys
When you have a twin element bulb( tail light, stop-turn light) if the ground is bad the power wich enters the bulb through one element prong looks for ground, finding none it then p***es through the outher element (back feeds) and seeks ground in another light witch has ground.....think of it as a maze the electricity gos in and looks for any way out......99% sure its a bad ground...good luck! Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Try some simple eliminations and see if the problem follows Swap bulbs Swap left and right wires That kind of stuff. I know how it's supposed to be but I don't understand the byp*** nor the speedway rep verbals
Also make sure the dimmer element is your tail light and the brighter one is stop-turn.. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
The high and low ***s of an 1157 bulb are the ground, the outside casing. Then you need to play the "socket connected to the,,,, " game.
You also want to be sure the side that doesn't work with the lights on has the turn signal wired to the bright filament on the bulb. If the tail light wire and the turn wire go to the wrong filaments, the tail light will be too bright to see the other filament flashing. If the wires are correct, hook a jumper wire to the bulb socket and ground it to see if the light works correctly then. If so, you have a bad ground for the taillight. If you byp***ed the wiring harness, does your brake lights work, and do they work when the turn signals are turned on? Gene
If you left the brake lights out of the turnsignal switch (if that's your byp***) then nothing will work like it's supposed to.
and this is why i joined the h.a.m.b. 50 dodge4x4... you nailed it.. i swapped the filament wires and boom.. she works now... thanks to all you hot rodders for all the input!!!! knowledge is power, i can go have some cold ones now
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