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Corvette Tech Questions & DIY
Front Turn Signal Bulb Replacement
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<blockquote data-quote="Keith Tedford" data-source="post: 69367" data-attributes="member: 1228"><p>My left front turn signal bulb isn't working on or 2005. The owner's manual is straight forward. The car isn't. I removed the plugs, pulled back the flap and the fun began. The bulb socket has to be turned to the left to disengage but the wires are short and go in the opposite direction not allowing the socket to turn far enough to disengage and come out. I'm just wondering if there are any tricks before I drop the front of the inner fender to access the wiring to see if I can free it up enough. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. My old back doesn't like being all scrunched up in a wheel well any more.</p><p> On closer inspection, I found a metal clip that can be popped off the wiring to give me enough wire movement to disengage the bulb socket. Done? NOOOOOOO. It isn't just a bulb in a socket. There is the bulb, then an intermediate socket, then the harness socket. I have a feeling the intermediate socket is something to adapt the bulb to several different applications. Anyway, I get the intermediate socket unplugged from the main harness but the bulb itself is melted into the intermediate socket to the point that it doesn't want to come out. Off to our friendly GM parts guy Les Monday morning. I do think that GM engineering needs a few of us every day dummies who work on the KISS system to help them out in their engineering offices. Over the years, I have seen simple solutions where a complicated one was used.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Keith Tedford, post: 69367, member: 1228"] My left front turn signal bulb isn't working on or 2005. The owner's manual is straight forward. The car isn't. I removed the plugs, pulled back the flap and the fun began. The bulb socket has to be turned to the left to disengage but the wires are short and go in the opposite direction not allowing the socket to turn far enough to disengage and come out. I'm just wondering if there are any tricks before I drop the front of the inner fender to access the wiring to see if I can free it up enough. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. My old back doesn't like being all scrunched up in a wheel well any more. On closer inspection, I found a metal clip that can be popped off the wiring to give me enough wire movement to disengage the bulb socket. Done? NOOOOOOO. It isn't just a bulb in a socket. There is the bulb, then an intermediate socket, then the harness socket. I have a feeling the intermediate socket is something to adapt the bulb to several different applications. Anyway, I get the intermediate socket unplugged from the main harness but the bulb itself is melted into the intermediate socket to the point that it doesn't want to come out. Off to our friendly GM parts guy Les Monday morning. I do think that GM engineering needs a few of us every day dummies who work on the KISS system to help them out in their engineering offices. Over the years, I have seen simple solutions where a complicated one was used. [/QUOTE]
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