Carne Seca
Well-Known Member
Duh, I feel very dumb.
Very logical oversight. Nothing dumb about it.
Duh, I feel very dumb.
it's not what you are looking for, so nevermind.... i used to deal with mechanics and shops... remember:
when dealing with mechanics and car shops:
good = a mechanic that deals with fleets of cars... company cars, police cars, ambulances, etc.... means probably good experience and good repertoire with clients... these guys are probably as sharp as they come...
bad = a mechanic shop with a bunch of 'noob clients' who don't know what kinds of questions to ask....a huge mess everywhere..... if he doesn't even have a scanner to read codes off cars, get the hell out of there...
you want somebody who knows about the electrical components of newer cars and how to fix them... not somebody who changes spark plugs for a living.... there IS a difference.
I must have had an inkling that something would happen. I stood and watched what they did when they took the light wiring out of the car. Everything they did was right around the rear light assemblies.
I crawled under the car and there is no wiring under it at all. So what I'm thinking of doing is unwrapping the electrical tape around the wires and individually wrap each wire with tape and then just loosely velcro them together and see how it works. As I do this I'm going to use a bright flashlight and inspect as I go (thanks for the tips).
I must have had an inkling that something would happen. I stood and watched what they did when they took the light wiring out of the car. Everything they did was right around the rear light assemblies.
I crawled under the car and there is no wiring under it at all. So what I'm thinking of doing is unwrapping the electrical tape around the wires and individually wrap each wire with tape and then just loosely velcro them together and see how it works. As I do this I'm going to use a bright flashlight and inspect as I go (thanks for the tips).
WOW. you mean they did't even use heat-shrink tubing to insulate the wires!!!! unprofessional it takes like 3 seconds with a heat gun
You don't have a burned out bulb do you??
Sorry I didn't read the whole thread but thats were I'd start.
It's raining so it looks like a job for the weekend.
Go to a bank and use their drive through, or a gas station, there is usually unused covered space, if you don't have a garage...I slept in a denny's parking lot and then spent all day the next day in the bank cover covered in oil and power steering fluid because my ex husband had to have this car...just had to have it....it was a piece of junk and we all knew it...we told him and told him, but he wanted it...so he got it...anyway the power steering reservoir was cracked so badly you couldn't possibly put any in there, which had of course burnt out the pump, but my ex not knowing that and not noticing the humongous crack, or the fact that it was dripping out heavily whilst he was pouring, I don't know...but anyway we were driving and all the PSF leaked out all over everywhere under the hood and then he was like racing this thing like crazy, and he beat the crap off of a nice mustang and then bam! Problem...so we pulled into dennys and open the hood to fluff...the PSF had leaked all over the belts and caused one to slip off and grab another one, and then they both got sucked into the engine and shredded...it was later saturday night, so everything had just closed...super duper sucked...
Go to a bank and use their drive through, or a gas station, there is usually unused covered space, if you don't have a garage...I slept in a denny's parking lot and then spent all day the next day in the bank cover covered in oil and power steering fluid because my ex husband had to have this car...just had to have it....it was a piece of junk and we all knew it...we told him and told him, but he wanted it...so he got it...anyway the power steering reservoir was cracked so badly you couldn't possibly put any in there, which had of course burnt out the pump, but my ex not knowing that and not noticing the humongous crack, or the fact that it was dripping out heavily whilst he was pouring, I don't know...but anyway we were driving and all the PSF leaked out all over everywhere under the hood and then he was like racing this thing like crazy, and he beat the crap off of a nice mustang and then bam! Problem...so we pulled into dennys and open the hood to fluff...the PSF had leaked all over the belts and caused one to slip off and grab another one, and then they both got sucked into the engine and shredded...it was later saturday night, so everything had just closed...super duper sucked...
sounds like a loose connection or the relay in the blinker is going bad.
Is the trailer used? & did you have a truck fitted for a hitch or was it built in. If so make sure the correct voltage is being used.
Here's the answer to the problem with my car.
When the hitch place tapped into the wire it somehow caused a demand for just slightly more juice. Or at least that's how I understood it.
Anyway, they looked at the light bulb and said see it's just a little bit dark. Yes, I said. It means it's gotten too hot and then it would stop working. It would cool down and the blinker work again for about 4 or 5 clicks then stop working again.
They slipped in a 3011 light bulb in place of the 3057 light bulb and all the problems went away. A friggin' light bulb. The dealership didn't charge me a thing. FREE!!!
Now let's see what happens when I hook up to a trailer.
Needless to say I'mand later I'll
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