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Old 09-24-2018, 01:51 PM
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A couple questions for you experts:
1 My rear backup light only work when in drive not reverse. Anyone have this fix?
2 Turn signals and drive lights work except front Right. It does work if switched to the left. All are upgraded to LED. Apply turn signal left fine, front and back. Apply signal right and rear works but front blinks on the left.

Any help would be appreciated since i'm not very electrically inclined.

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Old 09-25-2018, 10:34 AM
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What trans do you have? The lights sounds like a bad ground on the right front or something goofy in the switch.
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Old 09-26-2018, 09:32 AM
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My trans is a regular C4 that was just rebuilt. I have also replaced the neutral safety switch as well.

I have checked and have a ground on the left front as well.
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Old 09-28-2018, 08:58 AM
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The neutral switch has 4 leads.
one of the red and blue goes to the start position on the ignition switch, the other to the starter solenoid.
The One black and red goes to the fuse box the other to the backup lights. Possible that you could have the wiring messed up in this connector.

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Old 10-06-2018, 12:20 PM
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Thx bop. I'll be able to check this next week.

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Old 10-06-2018, 01:49 PM
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when upgrading to the LED did you switch to the digital flasher box (little round can thing under the dash) or are you still using the old bi-metalic flasher? Most LEDs dont produce enough current to run the old style flasher and can cause them to not operate proper.
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Old 11-02-2018, 02:19 PM
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I did switch to the supplied LED flasher that I had received from my tail light upgrade.

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