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Author Topic: Light bar tightening and electrical "DONE"  (Read 818 times)
Roidfingers
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« on: November 04, 2015, 08:40:59 AM »

 Cheesy Well I tried to upload a close up of the lightbar and front turn signal. But photostash keeps saying its not an image file. HUmmm? Anyway I have two problems. 1. no light on my right turn indicator. And when I turn it on the rear flashes twice as fast. Bulb looks good but will buy a new one to make sure. Also After I got the Valk I removed a satellite radio from it and a lot of the wiring was behind the head lamp. Just cut off any wires going to the system. Maybe this is the issue. 2. The driving light and right turn indicator are loose on the light bar and it swivels. I know there is a nut way up inside where the wires come through and down from the driving light. Any buddy got any good ideas to get to this so can tighten up? Thank you in advance.

Ok here is a pic from far off.


got it. Was to large
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Roidfingers
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« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2015, 12:57:22 PM »

New update. If this helps. I checked it just now after getting home from work. I do have power to it. And its on with rest of lights but it just goes out when I turn the right indicator on. I believe I read somewhere that there is an extra wire that connects to the bulb that is for blinking. Any one ????
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« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2015, 01:30:20 PM »


Here's the Rivco lights instructions... you don't have Rivco lights, but
the wiring info might help...

http://myweb.clemson.edu/~hubcap/d.rivcoLights/

-Mike
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« Reply #3 on: November 04, 2015, 02:03:32 PM »

 ;)Thanks mike but not to much. I think I'm gonna have to try and find someone that can read a diagram and has the patience. For I don't have the patience. HAHA
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WintrSol
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« Reply #4 on: November 04, 2015, 03:13:53 PM »

New update. If this helps. I checked it just now after getting home from work. I do have power to it. And its on with rest of lights but it just goes out when I turn the right indicator on. I believe I read somewhere that there is an extra wire that connects to the bulb that is for blinking. Any one ????
According to the diagram in the service manual, the switch turns off the running light filament of the signal when you apply the flasher output, so it is off between blinks. The running light light colors from the switch are orange/white (left) and light blue/white (right), while the flasher wires are orange (left) and light blue (right).
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Roidfingers
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« Reply #5 on: November 04, 2015, 04:19:07 PM »

Ok WintrSol,  so all I should have to do is have the always on power ( blue /white) going to one lead then the flash lead going to blue?  The wires coming from light are all red. So I could try one. turn the key and see what happens then go from there?

UGGGGHHHHH
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« Reply #6 on: November 04, 2015, 08:05:41 PM »

Since you have no valid colors, you will have to determine which is which. There should be three wires: ground, running, flash. If you take the bulb out, you can find which is ground by using an Ohmmeter to measure from the shell the bulb fits into, and will read a short to the ground. If there is no ground wire, then it must be grounded through the case; you should verify this by using the Ohmmeter to measure from the shell to the battery negative. If you have a ground wire, you can mark it. Then, you have to determine which of the other two are flash and running. You can use your meter in ammeter mode, if it has a 10A or higher scale. Put the bulb back in, then connect one wire of the meter to a lamp wire and touch the other to the battery. The flash filament will draw more than one Amp, while the other less than one Amp. Mark them, then find the correct colors in the harness; green is ground, BTW.
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Ramie
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« Reply #7 on: November 05, 2015, 05:29:23 AM »

Try changing the bulb first, it has two elements, one for running light, one for turn signal.
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« Reply #8 on: November 05, 2015, 06:15:20 AM »

 Angry Thanks for all the help everyone. After opening things up and looking around at the crappy install of the lightbar, Ive decided I'm gonna pull the bar and rewire everything correctly. Theres bare wire showing everywhere and it all just been electrical taped. No connectors anywhere.

Again thank for all your help. Maybe I need to take a zanex before I get started so I wont get frustrated.  2funny 2funny 2funny
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« Reply #9 on: November 05, 2015, 08:40:39 AM »

never tried Xanax but from personal experience valium helps with broken studs in ford exhaust manifolds. not one wrench was thrown across the shop lol
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« Reply #10 on: November 05, 2015, 01:10:34 PM »

I really hate when I come across shoddy work like that! tickedoff
Good luck with the rewire!
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Roidfingers
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« Reply #11 on: November 05, 2015, 03:10:31 PM »

 Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy Got to looking close today. Found one end on this broken. Its the inside of the socket where the 1157 bulb goes. Picked one up at Auto store just down the road. Now tomorrow will try reassembly.  Grin

Dorman part # 85801 for future reference.
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Roidfingers
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« Reply #12 on: November 06, 2015, 01:58:25 PM »

Finished it all up other then some wire wrapping between back of lightbar to back of headlight. Wasn't that bad once it was diagnosed. ( See above ) And I only cussed once or twice and didn't throw any tools.  2funny Thanks again for all the help everyone. Now on to next project.
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