Front turn signals

[tylergrant2011]

For some reason neither front turn signal for my 87 work. There is power getting there because I can stick my test light on the hot wire of either signal and the test light will blink when I turn the blinker on. I was thinking maybe both sockets are bad for the turn signals but that sounds kinda odd. Has anyone else experienced these problems?

[Rockfrog]

yep had to replace two sockets prior to doing my 97+ front end swap, ran one for a bit just by running the ground around and into the socket ... didn't even know I was doing it until the front end swap. i guess the prior owner had the same issue and didn't feel like fixing it.

 

Either that or your bulbs are burnt out ...

[tylergrant2011]

Bulbs aren't burnt because they are brand new. They must be notorious for a bad ground or some thing because I can see where moisture got into both sockets and rust has started to develop and there is no way of taking them apart

[Tanner]

I also have an issue with a bad ground on mine, when I back probe the socket with with a test light and the bulb still in it the bulb will cut on and function as intended, I have not gotten around to fixing the issue just yet. But I would be interested in seeing what you turn up. I will however be making my own led turn signals and scrap the junk sockets in the front.