Blinker Bulb

[Jimmycxc]

My passenger side front blinker went out and need to replace it. Unfortunately, I have flux bands in the way of being able to unscrew the lens cover. I'm in the process of rigging up a tool to unscrew the two screws holding it in place. Are the blinker bulbs standard bulbs that I can pick up at Autozone or the like?

I didn't see one, but is there any way to reach the bulb from behind or underneath?

[dmc6960]

The front blinker is a standard 1157 dual-filament bayonet base bulb.

I do not think you'll have any luck accessing it other than unscrewing the lens. Have you tried a snake driver?

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[DMC5180]

My passenger side front blinker went out and need to replace it. Unfortunately, I have flux bands in the way of being able to unscrew the lens cover. I'm in the process of rigging up a tool to unscrew the two screws holding it in place. Are the blinker bulbs standard bulbs that I can pick up at Autozone or the like?

I didn't see one, but is there any way to reach the bulb from behind or underneath?



Yeah, I just looked at your photos. Your definitly going to need to remove the Band.

[DeLorean03]

Even if he used a snake driver, that lens has to come all the way out of that front bumper to get to the bulb.

You'll have to remove/temporarily move out of the way the flux bands.

[Jimmycxc]

yeah, I managed to get the screws out, but you are right about the flux bands....they must come off.

[Jimmycxc]

OK, so I got the flux band off, got the bulbs out and they both looked fine (I only had trouble with the passenger side blinker light). I swapped the bulbs and both blinkers now work.....HOWEVER, the fog light on the passenger side does not work.

So Blinkers work on both sides
Hazards work on both sides
Fog light only works on Driver side

Swapped the bulbs and the same thing happens...only the passenger fog light does not work.

Any ideas?

[DeLorean03]

I looked at the pictures of your car, and I honestly don't see any foglights. Did the foglights work right before you swapped the bulbs?

Did you change both the drivers and passengers side bulbs or just the passengers bulb? You did put an 1157 bulb in right - NOT an 1156 ?

[Jimmycxc]

I looked at the pictures of your car, and I honestly don't see any foglights. Did the foglights work right before you swapped the bulbs?

Did you change both the drivers and passengers side bulbs or just the passengers bulb? You did put an 1157 bulb in right - NOT an 1156 ?

Its tough to really see but the fog lights are on in the one picture on my website. I was working on it last night and didn't have time to get to the auto parts store. I didn't see anything wrong with the passenger side bulb so I just swapped the existing bulbs from driver side to passenger side and there was no difference. I'm going to pick up new bulbs today and replace both just for the hell of it. Weird that one would work and not the other.

Is there a completely separate wire that powers the fog light vs the blinker? Only thing I can think of is if there is, then there must be a short somewhere between the headlight switch and the bulb. I only see two wires, which I imagine are low and high beam.

I'll give an update after I replace the bulbs with brand new ones.

[dmc6960]

Your not talking about the "parking light" are you? Does your fog light turn on with a single push of your headlight button? If so, it is not a fog light.

[Jimmycxc]

Your not talking about the "parking light" are you? Does your fog light turn on with a single push of your headlight button? If so, it is not a fog light.

Sorry, I was calling the amber lights below the headlights (same as the blinkers) the fog light. If I push the headlight button once, the front driver side light will come on, but the passenger side light will not. Push it twice, the headlights come on, but passenger parking light is still out.

[DeLorean03]

Did you replace both bulbs now ?

Those "fog lights" are typically referring to as the front bumper running lights or front turn signals.

[Jimmycxc]

Yes, I replaced both running lights (blinkers) bulbs with brand new 1157 and I am in the same situation.

[DeLorean03]

Firs thing I would do is get a circuit tester like this:

15193

You need to use that and see if the bulb socket is getting power. To use the tool, the clip needs to be connected to a good known ground. Quickest one I know of in that area is for the trunk dome light. To get to it, the front grille needs to be removed. To get it out, there are "finger slits" on the sides of the grille - that's where you can get the best grip. I personally used a scredriver as a pry-bar up against the sides (not on the glass) of my headlights and gently wiggled back and forth.

Don't get frustrated taking the grille off. If it hasn't come off in a long time (read: "EVER"), it can take a bit of time, strength, and willpower. Just be patient and you'll get it! Once the grille is off, there will be two wire plugs behind the driver's side of the grille - one purple (I think) and one that is purple and white. The purple/white one is the ground. Clip your circuit tester to the purple/white one, and make sure you clipped it to the side of the wire that goes to the rest of the car - NOT the side that goes to the dome light.

Something occurred to me as I wrote this: you may not be able to "clip" to that ground - the wire may have a plastic male/female end on one side. If so, create a jumper wire and clip your circuit tester to one side of the jumper wire and the other end of your jumper wire to the ground.

Anyone know of an easier ground for him to connect to rather than having to do all that ?

[DMC5180]

Try swap swapping the bulb sockets from left to right and see if the problem moves with the socket assemblies. the socket harness pigtail is only about 8 inches long too it's connector.