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Southern Pride

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As to why my passenger side parking light will not blink when I hit the turn signal. Notice how the inner bulb is bright as hell...It must be getting too much power or something. Wanted to present this and see if it sparks any ideas. My driver's side inner parking light blinks, but not the passenger side. Got out to move the car and noticed how much brighter it is than the other 3.
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Also on a side note the crazy lean is just my driveway, and I kind of want to put the valence back on. Anyway, if you have any ideas let me know trying to fix this asap it can be dangerous.
 
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First, put valence on. Then change the bulbs out, they cost like 5 bux and it could fix it. I had a problem with my blinkers in my 98 once and could never figure it out until I changed bulbs and it fixed itself.
 

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Well that's the thing. I had silverstars in it. Did the same thing then I had these old orange bulbs laying around so I put these in and the passenger side wouldn't blink then either, so I dunno I guess new bulbs couldn't hurt but I just figured since it's done the same thing with 2 sets of bulbs silverstar blue ones and these old orange that a brand new set of bulbs couldn't hurt but maybe the extra filament for the blinker is just so happens to be burnt out on both bulbs :shrug: I dunno I don't see what else could be going on???
 

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badazzbulldog's on the right track I think.
Pull the bulb out and check out the contact points inside the socket. Mine had bulb grease in there that had caked onto the metal contacts, a quick scrapping with my trusty pocket knife fixed it.
 

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Oh really because I know for a fact the old ones got bulb grease all in the sockets...So the bulb grease covering a metal contact in could cause it to be brighter like that? I'll try and clean them off and make sure...
 

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Oh really because I know for a fact the old ones got bulb grease all in the sockets...So the bulb grease covering a metal contact in could cause it to be brighter like that? I'll try and clean them off and make sure...

Bulb grease is good. (Just wanted to make that clear) However, if it's UBER thick & caked on there scrape it off.
 

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When I hit my blinkers, both fronts blink at the same time. When I was changing out bulbs, also had silver stars, I notice massive amount of grease. Maybe I will check this out also.
 

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Side marker bulbs? You mean the little 194's in the corners? If so those haven't worked in a decade but last week I put brand new ones in the bottom corner lenses.

JJ jdyates was saying that both front parking lights are supposed to blink...Can anyone confirm that with certainty both front parking lights are supposed to blink and not just the inners?
 
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