

| Subject: | Re: Front Blinkers are super Dim |
| From: | craig cowan |
| Date: | Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:36:48 -0400 |
What ground goes to the blinker?
The relay is labeled number 21 and it looks like it's in really nice shape.
Contacts are perfect. Any way to test?
-Craig
On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 3:10 PM, Rob <becida@comcast.net> wrote:
> if it's VW, electrical & a problem add a ground.
> Seriously, add a ground or at least super clean what you have.
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> Rob
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> At 8/25/2011 09:42 AM,craig cowan wrote:
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>> In getting all the lights to work on my project syncro ('87), i'm finding
>> that the front blinkers are SUPER dim. Uselessly so. This is despite new
>> bulbs and cleaned up housings. As side marker lights with either the
>> ignition off or on, they are wonderfully bright. However, as blinkers,
>> only
>> a single element lights and poorly. I seem to be getting around 9volts to
>> the blinkers while 13 volts is measured in corner marker mode with the
>> engine running.
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>> I really have no idea why this would be, as it seems to me there's good
>> power and ground since the marker mode works well.
>> Any ideas as to where to start? I'm completely at a loss so any suggestion
>> would be good.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> -Craig Cowan
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