turn signal wire problem

bad04srt · Post by **bad04srt** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 11:38 pm

So you probably know by now that I put 03+ headlights in my 01. However, the turn wires were too short so 2day i spliced in some extensions and I dont know whats wrong. I only did the driver side and the turn worked, but was very dim and the headlight was extremely dim compared to the passenger side. When i start the car the right turn arrow stays lit, but doesnt blink and when i put on the right turn signal the car turns off. So i took out the extensions and put it back the way it was, but it didnt fix the problem. Any ideas?????

eastwoodsn352 · Post by **eastwoodsn352** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 11:40 pm

umm are the connections where you cut the wires good and tight?

bad04srt · Post by **bad04srt** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 11:45 pm

Well since the car wouldnt start at all and I need it to go to work i just pulled the turn signal fuse....it runs now but very hesitantly.....I dont understand why a littl turn signal wire would make the car not start though.

eastwoodsn352 · Post by **eastwoodsn352** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 12:00 am

hmmm did u move any ground wires?

dangerdavex2 · Post by **dangerdavex2** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 12:01 am

i did the same thing you did, spliced the turn signal wire, and now even after everything is connected, the turn signal still wont work. my car still started though

bige1030 · Post by **bige1030** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 1:40 am

Is the thickness of the wire that you spliced the same as the thickness of the original wire for the turn signal? Did you splice a very long wire?

Also, bulbs act like resistors...maybe the new bulbs have a high resistance. You generally should use bulbs with resistance equal to that of the original turn signal bulbs. This can be measured with a multimeter.

bad04srt · Post by **bad04srt** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 1:48 am

Same bulbs as before I cut it so thats not it, but I do think my dad got me the wrong guage wire and since I was in a hurry, I didnt check. But I took the extension out and it still acted goofy.

Mopar00Neon · Post by **Mopar00Neon** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 2:01 pm

Sounds like you messed up some grounds. Other than the not starting part, my lights did the same thing one time when I forgot to hook up the ground wires on the core support.