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Posted by: yellow75 Oct 17 2016, 03:25 PM

Ok well its finally here. After checking things over today I have no rear turn signals, side marker, or brake lights. I have tail lights. I also have no back up lights. The front side marker and parking lights work and I have turn signals. One headlight is very weak. Any ideas?
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Posted by: sb914 Oct 17 2016, 03:27 PM

Check your fuse panel first and

Posted by: yellow75 Oct 17 2016, 03:35 PM

did that first..all good. Thanks, glad to be here.

Posted by: JOEPROPER Oct 17 2016, 03:53 PM

Car looks good from here. And good luck with it!

Posted by: tomh Oct 17 2016, 04:52 PM

sounds like you only have the fun stuff to do.

Posted by: yellow75 Oct 17 2016, 06:03 PM

Thanks everyone. Yeah the car is stupid clean. 63K on the clock for real. All its docs. Window sticker, delivery deal, owners card and manuals. I have maintenance records from new until 2011 when it was put into storage. I'm the third owner. It was heavily rust proof when delivered and there is no rust in all the usual places. Actually no rust at all. Paint is original as well. The interior is weird though. I have never seen this fabric on the interior. Its factory or a damn good job. But it looks to be factory.

So I pulled all the lights out cleaned all the sockets and replaced all the bulbs. I now have lights...well all but brake lights. I suspected the brake light switch so I pulled the foot board and sure enough the switch was broken in half! I jumped the switch wires and ....brake lights. So I ordered a switch and that problem will be solved. Next on the list is windshield washers as to pass PA inspection they have to work.......Onward!

Posted by: Dave_Darling Oct 17 2016, 06:04 PM

Grounds. I had a weak-looking headlight that would take an extra second or so to light up. The ground wire for that side had gone bad.

--DD

Posted by: yellow75 Oct 17 2016, 06:16 PM

yup. corrosion as well.

Posted by: 914Sixer Oct 17 2016, 06:19 PM

Did you visually check the fuses or did you use a VOM meter?

Posted by: Rand Oct 17 2016, 06:25 PM

Good point.
Duh. Use a meter. /snark. But seriously, sure you can visually see a major blown out fuse, but your eyes can't measure ohms. Modern meters have continuity testers with a tone. If you want a quick check, that's it.

Posted by: Frankvw Oct 18 2016, 05:54 AM

Hi, welcome. nice ride. And an interesting interior !!
What color carpet is in there with that combi in the seats/doorpanels ?

Posted by: yellow75 Oct 18 2016, 06:00 AM

Thanks. The carpeting is tan.

Posted by: Frankvw Oct 18 2016, 12:52 PM

yellow75, i would love to see a picture of the interior in this combo with the tan carpet.

Your lights issue: I think your problem is a bad ground. Switch the lightbulb from the bright headlight to the weak headlight. If it stays weak, my money is on a bad ground.

Posted by: yellow75 Oct 18 2016, 06:32 PM

All my lights are working now. Waiting for a new brake light switch..socket corrosion..[attachmentid=578412]


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Posted by: Dave_Darling Oct 18 2016, 09:44 PM

Actually, it's easy to overlook a blown ceramic fuse. The metal thins out anyway, and it can be easy to miss that it thins out to nothing in the middle. It's easiest if you pull the fuse out, because a popped one will have the metal bits fall off in two pieces. (An intact one will often have the metal bits fall of as a single piece. )

--DD

Posted by: Frankvw Oct 18 2016, 11:32 PM

Thanks for the interior pictures. Good luck with the car! Good you solved the lights issues.

Posted by: euro911 Oct 19 2016, 02:39 AM

Yeah trippy interior ... never seen anything like it

I was born in Pittsburgh - still have relatives out near 'Zelie'

Posted by: yellow75 Oct 19 2016, 06:39 AM

I'm close to Zelie. I'm in Neshannok, near New Castle.

Posted by: euro911 Oct 19 2016, 04:31 PM

Two of my cousins back there are big time car nuts (not 914s though). They never miss the Hershey swap meets. I'd like to come back and visit at that time one of these years.