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Old Feb 17, 2011 | 09:04 PM
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Well the other day I finally got around to taking my bumper off to put some gutter guard in the cut outs. I disconnected the fog lights, took the bumper off, put the bumper back on then reconnected the fog lights.


Now I don't know if this anything to do with it but, my passenger side fog light hasn't worked since I bought the truck. After I disconnected the fog light I noticed I little pin that comes out of the back of the bulb, was rusted and broke off inside the connector.

Now my right turn signal, passenger side, blinks twice as fast as it should. This just started after I put the bumper back on. I got out and checked to see if one of my bulbs were blown, they were not. I haven't checked the fuses yet, I just got real sick the next day and haven't felt up to it.

So what could the problem be do you think?
 
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Old Feb 17, 2011 | 09:45 PM
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You have either a blown bulb in the parking light circuit on that side of the truck, or there is a bad connection at one of the parking light/turn signal bulbs. Check the bulbs and their connections very carefully. There could also be a pinched or shorted a wire there from reinstalling the bumper. There are 2 bulbs in each side on the front parking lights and if either one is blown or is not plugged in the blinkers will blink fast like that. I had this exact same thing happen to me the other day and all it was was one of the bulbs was just barely plugged in, not making a good connection.

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Old Feb 17, 2011 | 11:38 PM
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i am guessing you have a blown bulb, happened to me, the front corner lights have two turn signal bulbs check them for which ever side is doing it and see if you have one out.
 
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Old Feb 18, 2011 | 06:47 PM
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You guys were right, I blew one of the bulbs. I didn't know it had two, I guess I just saw it was blinking and thought it wasn't blown. Thanks for your help
 
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