humvee
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Hi guys, will need to paint a picture here. I have a South African H3, our indicator lights are separate from our brake lights.
A while ago, I partially broke the connector on the indicator bulb (more specifically, the plastic components that hold the plastic part of the bulb in the connector). I couldn't find a replacement, as the market is South Africa is non-existent, and the US use a different setup.
So I grabbed a bulb with a slightly larger plastic base, and jammed it in for a snug fit. It worked.
Later that night, my front indicator and marker lights stopped working as well (same side as the rear). The blinking became twice the normal speed of course. I replaced them with new working bulbs, but still no luck. The electrician said it was a wiring issue, and they may need to pull all the wires out and replace them with a new harness.
Now, because this incident happened the same evening I broke and "fixed" the rear indicator bulb, I'm ruling out coincidence.
More problems now, I removed the rear light panel to examine the bulbs, and noticed that the 'brake light' bulb is over-heating and the plastic bit is melting (replaced it).
I feel my makeshift solution has caused an electric problem that goes beyond driving without an indicator… This is a fire hazard now and I don't know where to begin.
Has anyone experienced anything similar? Is there something I'm missing.
Any help is much appreciated.
A while ago, I partially broke the connector on the indicator bulb (more specifically, the plastic components that hold the plastic part of the bulb in the connector). I couldn't find a replacement, as the market is South Africa is non-existent, and the US use a different setup.
So I grabbed a bulb with a slightly larger plastic base, and jammed it in for a snug fit. It worked.
Later that night, my front indicator and marker lights stopped working as well (same side as the rear). The blinking became twice the normal speed of course. I replaced them with new working bulbs, but still no luck. The electrician said it was a wiring issue, and they may need to pull all the wires out and replace them with a new harness.
Now, because this incident happened the same evening I broke and "fixed" the rear indicator bulb, I'm ruling out coincidence.
More problems now, I removed the rear light panel to examine the bulbs, and noticed that the 'brake light' bulb is over-heating and the plastic bit is melting (replaced it).
I feel my makeshift solution has caused an electric problem that goes beyond driving without an indicator… This is a fire hazard now and I don't know where to begin.
Has anyone experienced anything similar? Is there something I'm missing.
Any help is much appreciated.
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