blowing drivers turn signal and lights stay on
06-01-2010, 02:14 PM
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blowing drivers turn signal and lights stay on hey guys just recently picked up my 2000 camaro ss and the front drivers turn signal was blown, i replaced it and not even 20 min of driving its blown again. I also notice that the headlights on the car stay on whenever the car is on, regardless of what position the switch is on. so my question, what can i do to fix this, im guessing its the light switch itself?
06-02-2010, 11:06 PM
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+1^ for the turn signal...i had the same problem with one of my taillights and drilled some drain holes...but after i did that i found the crack on the lens and sealed it up with some clear silicone..all good now...as for the headlights...these cars have an automatic headlight feature when it detects the right amount of darkness it turns them on...trust me..when i first bought my 01 SS..i thought there was something wrong too..my switch would be off but my headlights on..im actually trying to find a way to do some type of bypass feature with a switch for that...
06-03-2010, 01:34 AM
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+1^ for the turn signal...i had the same problem with one of my taillights and drilled some drain holes...but after i did that i found the crack on the lens and sealed it up with some clear silicone..all good now...as for the headlights...these cars have an automatic headlight feature when it detects the right amount of darkness it turns them on...trust me..when i first bought my 01 SS..i thought there was something wrong too..my switch would be off but my headlights on..im actually trying to find a way to do some type of bypass feature with a switch for that...
06-03-2010, 08:23 AM
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If the dash light sensor is unplugged (or the wires are damaged) the system will think it is dark all the time and turn on the headlights. It is also possible the sensor itself is bad. If you don't feel like tracking down the problem, you can return the headlights to manual operation only by shorting the two sensor wires together using a Scotchlock connector. The system will then think it is bright daylight all the time and never turn on the headlights automatically (the headlight switch will still work for manual operation).
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