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Old Mar 24, 2005 | 02:40 AM
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last week i had the wrong turn signal bulbs in my headlights so i replaced em with 1157's. Now my left turn signals still blinks a whole lot faster than my right. what else could be the prob?
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Old Mar 24, 2005 | 08:48 AM
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replace the rear bulb also(1156)... fast blink like that means you have a bulb burnt out.
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Old Mar 24, 2005 | 10:30 AM
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but the rear lights turn on. should i replace them anyways?
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Old Mar 24, 2005 | 10:39 AM
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the rear blinkers flash? or are you saying that the park lights turn on?
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Old Mar 24, 2005 | 06:39 PM
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no, the left front and rear blinkers blink fast. they're not burnt out, they just blink fast. the right side works fine.
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Old Mar 24, 2005 | 07:35 PM
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Since the other side works fine, the blinker relay is fine.... so the only way that's possible is if the bulbs do not draw enough power.
Is one of the bulbs an LED bulb or something?
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Old Mar 24, 2005 | 07:40 PM
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nope
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Old Mar 24, 2005 | 07:42 PM
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btw, when i turn my headlights on, the left side front amber bulb is dimmer than the right and it also blinks alot dimmer than the right side.
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Old Mar 24, 2005 | 08:06 PM
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Blinker speed is regulated by resistance in the circuit... so either one of the bulbs is the wrong bulb, or is burned out. Try swapping bulbs out/around and you'll figure out which one it is...

oh... oh yeah... have you checked the blinker fluid?
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Old Mar 24, 2005 | 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by 96Civic_Coupe
btw, when i turn my headlights on, the left side front amber bulb is dimmer than the right and it also blinks alot dimmer than the right side.
thats either a bad bulb or a bad ground. switch the bulbs around like Jafro said. if that doesn't work make sure that the housing isn't messed up and the wires are in good shape.
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