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Old Oct 6, 2016 | 08:43 PM
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my left front turn signal/running light on my 99 Fatboy started acting weird...both elements in the bulb burn all the time but it still flashes when you turn on the turn signal...hope this doesn't indicate a bad module. Today the bright running element blew....going to get a new bulb tomorrow but it doesn't sound like a bulb problem...anyone seen anything like this before?
 
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Old Oct 6, 2016 | 09:03 PM
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The very first thing is to check and clean the grounds and check to make sure that 1 of the terminals on the bulb is not contacting both terminals in the socket , most likely you have a ground problem , clean with sand paper
 
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I pulled the lens today an it looked normal...looks like the socket is rivited in place so you can't pull it an check the wires on the back.
 
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Check the wiring to that lamp. Classic symptoms of electrickery finding the path of least resistance - in other words not going where its supposed to!
 
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Are the rear signal lamp and dash indicator working normally?
 

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yes dan it all works normal other than both elements on the whole time. thinking back it seems it started when I did a hard hit on the throttle...wonder if the vibs did something...haven't had time to look at it.
 
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today I looked in the socket an scraped a little screwdriver around an a little strand or shaving came out.....put a new bulb in an it's fine....never heard of that.
 
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