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Dim right front parking light and turn signal. 1969 Charger #2379079
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I've ask this question before,, tried all suggestions,, still dim,, All new wiring harness,, bumper to bumper.. and dash wiring new also,,, the front bulb housing is not new, but excellent shape.. the bulb sockets are perfect shape, switched bulbs.. took housing out,, hooked ground wire to the housing,, unplugged the hood mounted signals, I did everything I could think of.. I worked at a Dodge dealer from 73 to 79.. I was the go to guy for wiring problems,, the only thing I can't think of is a bad turn signal housing.. All the other lights work great... any ideas? When I turn the head lights or the parking lights on, the right green light on the dash lights up.. Thanks,,,

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Re: Dim right front parking light and turn signal. 1969 Charger [Re: JohnH] #2379083
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check the socket ground inside the housing. sometimes the socket doesn't ground properly where it 'presses/attaches' to the housing. Stick a screwdriver in the crack/seam to jam it, and make a better ground. also make sure the bulb's contacts are touching the contacts in the socket properly as one of the contacts can be worn, and one filament can be grounding thru the other filament.


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Re: Dim right front parking light and turn signal. 1969 Charger [Re: amxautox] #2379093
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Thanks... I'm thinking a housing problem,,

Re: Dim right front parking light and turn signal. 1969 Charger [Re: JohnH] #2379094
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Ya, I had a housing problem with the Ramcharger. I put a small screw in that seam and all is still well.


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Re: Dim right front parking light and turn signal. 1969 Charger [Re: amxautox] #2379141
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The grounds are notorious for doing this. You can double check it with a long wire from the socket shell to ground. I had to solder a wire to the outside shell and run it separately to ground to fix the one on the Cuda. Did not want to mess with the brand new harness. Wish someone would repop these signal lamp sockets and wires.
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Re: Dim right front parking light and turn signal. 1969 Charger [Re: JohnH] #2379194
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As a test, do a temp swap of lamp assemblies from side to side. If the problem moves also, you have your answer.

Re: Dim right front parking light and turn signal. 1969 Charger [Re: JohnH] #2379210
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Socket is loosen from housing itself. It could be even spinning into housing. Smash the socket lips against the housing to get it tight again.


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make sure the contact moves in socket. there is a spring that holds the contacts to bulbs.

Re: Dim right front parking light and turn signal. 1969 Charger [Re: cbusters] #2379737
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Originally Posted By cbusters
As a test, do a temp swap of lamp assemblies from side to side. If the problem moves also, you have your answer.


^^^^This. You can also get three wires and make jumpers and connect them directly from the harness and a chassis ground right to the bulb. If it's still dim on that side, put a volt meter on the circuit and see what you're getting compared to the opposite side. If it's not that housing it is likely at the bulkhead the steering column connector or the blinker switch.


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Re: Dim right front parking light and turn signal. 1969 Charger [Re: Big Bad Bee] #2379812
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Bad ground.......

Re: Dim right front parking light and turn signal. 1969 Charger [Re: JohnH] #2380457
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Bad ground

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I unplugged the rt front assay. the feed back on my dash went out,, so I'm sure it;s the ground on the assay.

Re: Dim right front parking light and turn signal. 1969 Charger [Re: crlush] #2386513
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Bad ground......I know it's been said a dozen times but it's happened to me several times and more than once to the same front lights.

Re: Dim right front parking light and turn signal. 1969 Charger [Re: JohnH] #2388169
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See if this helps. On 72 cuda with new harness from year one, my left side front parking and side lights were dim.After 6 hours ,I found that there are two ground wires in one ring terminal that bolted to body by the radiator. The ring terminal was not crimped properly. The wire for the right side was making good connection ,However the wire literally touching it had poor connecton. I recrimped and the problem is gone. I even had the ring connection apart the day before to clean it and didnt see it, untill i tugged on the wire and lights got bright.

Re: Dim right front parking light and turn signal. 1969 Charger [Re: JohnH] #2389784
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I am working on that same problem myself on a 1972 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus. The right front turn signal/parking lamp is causing the little green light indicator on the dash to light up when the headlamps or parking lamps are turned on. I removed the right front light module and used a Dremel tool to polish off body paint, polish threads of the screws, and remove oxidation from the pot metal.

Put everything back together and the dash lite was not coming on any longer. However, the front turn signals began doing something weird, they would take turns flashing when I used the emergency flasher. When the left signal went out, the right signal went on, etc. Never did that before, that I know of.

The next day I went to get some gasoline, and the green light (for the right turn signal) on the dash came on AGAIN, when the headlights/parking lights were on.

I will continue to work on the problem. Did not try a second ground wire yet because I thought my cleaning session had taken care of the problem. Bye the way, my stop lights don't work anymore either.

AND for a long time the right tail lamp has "seemed" dimmer than the left tail lamp. But with the tail lamps, it almost seems like the right and left lens are a different shade of red, as if they weathered differently or as if one were newer than the other (don't have any history for the tail light lens).

Re: Dim right front parking light and turn signal. 1969 Charger [Re: Dibbons] #2390254
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something that has happened a few times in my wiring repair experience that had me scratching my head until it was noticed. the plastic or fiber separator for the two wires has a tab that is supposed to index in the socket to keep the wires separated and in the proper position for each function, turn signal and running lights. i have found that sometimes, that tab can become worn, and believe it or not, vibrations can cause that separator to slightly rotate, causing a problem that mimics a bad ground. cheap, imported sockets often times bend the plastic when inserting the bulb, causing the separator to rotate. it is a combination [particularly with these type of sockets] of cheap components and a sloppy locator slot. just something else to investigate.
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