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YOUR RESEARCH996 front left blinker flashing rapidly
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Check the bulb socket, clean with contact cleaner, and if necessary "bend" the contacts a little bit to make a secure connection.
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I have been experiencing a rapid flashing of my front left blinker for a few weeks now and thought it was just a bad bulb. I went out and bought a new bulb and it�s still flashing rapidly. So I thought it might be the flasher relay so I replaced that as well and still no fix. Have any you had the same issue and know the fix?
Look closely at the holder the bulb plugs into. Is the metal contact edge �chewed� up? If so, you need to replace that holder (available from the dealer)
-Eric
Is your rear left flasher bulb working? Check both front and back blinker light bulbs. Check the bulb socket, clean with contact cleaner, and if necessary "bend" the contacts a little bit to make a secure connection.
rear left blinker bulb is working. Tried everything and can�t seam to get the front blinker bulb to work. Instead of the blinker bulb flashing it�s flashing my low beams.
Oh Boy !! ..... A crossed circuit !! ....How/when did that start ??? ( hopefully there is some event that triggered this to start in the cars recent history)
The only thing I can think of that triggered it is rain. The car was fine all summer and then once it really started raining hard I started having the problem.
May be a bad head light switch causing wacky things to happen? U need to grab a meter and start diagnosing. Unfortunately its hard to make sense of the circuit.
Could be the wiring in either the front light assembly or the rear light assembly. Plenty of documented instances of the insulation on the wiring harnesses completely falling apart. This could cause a short or crossed wiring. Pull the lamp assemblies and check. If they have disintegrated entirely, get with Adrian
https://www.adriantaillights.com/sto...986-c114018836
THIS.
99% it is the wiring in the headlight. The taillight harness wires are solid. The only thing that happens there is the bulb sockets fail.
Take the headlight out of the car and open the back door. If what you see looks anything like this, bingo.
Depending on whether you have a 996.1 or 996.2, I offer a replacement harness (996.1) or a harness rebuild service (996.2).
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