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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 03:00 PM
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hey guys, when i turn on my right turn signal, it doesnt blink, it just lights up solid. its the only thing on the car that has a problem, so i cant really complain
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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 03:09 PM
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You've got a bulb thats burnt out on the right side. Walk around the car with the turn signal on and find out where it is.
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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 03:10 PM
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Pretty sure that means one of the bulbs, front or rear, on that side is burned out.
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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 06:37 PM
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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by bwana
Pretty sure that means one of the bulbs, front or rear, on that side is burned out.
YUP.....
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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 07:24 PM
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thanks guys!
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i got the same problem except that the left one doesn't like to blink either sometimes, or sometimes it does but it blinks so slow, like 1 blink every 5 seconds, what do u guys think?
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 02:55 PM
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im in the same boat! my right side does not blink just stays lit up and the left side blinks very very very slowly. any ideas? is this just the blown bulb?
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 02:58 PM
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Check out the Sticky.
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 04:46 PM
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mine just started to to that yesterday...thanks guys
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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 10:09 PM
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My car started blinking slowly,then stopped blinking.
I changed the turn signal flasher and it works fine now!
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Old Sep 30, 2007 | 08:38 PM
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ya i changed my flasher but still nothing now both of them dont work
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Old Oct 1, 2007 | 01:52 PM
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Did you try the test described in the sticky?
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Old Oct 1, 2007 | 10:27 PM
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nope what test
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Old Oct 1, 2007 | 10:49 PM
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Read the sticky.
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Old Oct 3, 2007 | 05:01 AM
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check your blinker fluid. You might need to top it off


















J/K Sorry guys, cound not pass that one up.
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 01:41 AM
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omg i said that to this girl n she replied " NO. it cant be that my dad just changed the blinker fluid!" hahaha
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 11:35 PM
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Either a bad bulb or bad bulb socket, those do go bad pretty common on firebirds/ta
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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 04:25 PM
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ya i changed my flasher but still nothing now both of them dont work


Same problem, change flasher and all bulbs still don't work, just light up.
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