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mac_daddy
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hey guys i got a 92 n/a and my left front blinker does not work. i've changed the bulbs and nothing. checked connections for corrosion and nothing. i started messing with the blinker switch itself and dont really know what i'm looking for. what would cause just the left front blinker to not work? any ideas? what should i look for? any help is appreciated thanks


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Pieceofsand
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when my friend bought his honda civic, one of his blinker didn't work. one day i discovered that both blinker works when we turn on the emergency light. and after that the blinker was fine. worth a try

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yea i tried all that stuff. the light itself doesnt work at all, not even with hazards or headlights...to bad its not like that civic thats some serious luck lol

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Do you hear the relays clicking or anything? If you hear relays then it's a wiring issue. If you don't hear anything then the relay is bad. What exactly happens when you put your hazards on?

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havn't really paid attention to that all i hear is the blinker blinking fast lol is the relay under the drivers side fender? the light doesnt work at all. hazards on everything blinks but that corner light, headlights on everything but that light....that light just doesnt work

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The blinker relay is mounted in the steering wheel cover, right next to where the turn signal switch is. If the corner is not working, then the bulb is not recieving or returning a voltage.

Here's the general breakdown:

If you don't hear anything and the light remains illuminated/ unlit when the blinker is on, then it's the relay.

If it blinks fast then it's a bulb.

Do your indicator lights work on that corner? (the setting when you turn the lights on one click) If so, I can almost guarantee it's the bulb. Check the connectors in the back of the housing as well. If neither of those work, then start tracing the wire back from the housing.

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so i havn't really had any time to work on it or check it out but its a fast blink but the left corner is completely out. doesnt work with the indicator lights or hazards nor headlights. i checked the bulbs and they're fine. even got new ones to be safe and not the cheap new ones i got the oem amber bulb. i'll check out the relay tomrw to see if its burnt out somewhere but ill probly have to trace the wires...

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Did you change the blinker fluid?

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That's the kind of ish that I don't like about the other forums, bro. This is a technical forum and anyone coming here asking for legitimate help shouldn't be flamed unless they deserve it.

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Hey Man...it had been a long day and I needed a good smile. Don't get too worked up. I had never even heard the blinker fluid joke until my son asked me if there was such a thing. I thought it was funny. Didn't mean to upset anyone.

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Hey it cool man. Just keep that kinda stuff in the Z32 Gen chat section

No hard feelings


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