Left turn sig

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Airgne
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Left turn sig

Post by Airgne »

so when i turn on the left turn sig the damn thig goes fast as hell(right is normal). i have check no burnt out bulbs. connection is fine. anyone have an idea? oh yeah 92 legacy ss.
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Post by vrg3 »

That's odd -- usually it's because there's a burnt out bulb. This may be a dumb question, but you did actually observe the turn signals operating while it was blinking fast, right? You didn't just check the parking lights or inspect the unpowered filaments visually?

How long have you had this problem?
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Post by Airgne »

checked fwd and aft left turn sig light while outside the car. blink fast(right is normal). no i have not puller the turn sig housing out yet. i will do this when i get home. i will have to double check on the parking lights, but i think they work fine. its been about 2 weeks now.
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2001 Legacy Gt Ltd(167awhp&165.7awtq)Best 00-04 Legacy at WCSS11(West Coast Subaru Show)
1992 Legacy SS(Sold)
1991 Legacy L Wagon(Sold)(400,000+miles and running strong!!)
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Post by vrg3 »

That's very weird. My guess is that one of the filaments burnt out, and then you hit a bump and the fragments got close enough for the current to arc across and weld it together again, but with a higher resistance.

I bet just replacing your left turn signal bulbs will solve the problem.

Your front bulb is an 1157A (or 1157NA) and the rear one is an 1156. If you want to upgrade them slightly you can use a 2357NA in the front and a 3497 in the rear.
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