82 Rabbit convertible, another electrical question.....

alright so ive been going through the bentley manuel and trouble
shooting what i can
so i have almost all my lights back now
minus my turn signals anyone have any idea whats up
my emergency flashers work so i know that the flasher relay is good
all my break lights work
parking lights are good
but my turn signals are a no go
i get the green light in my dash when i flick on the left or right turn
signal
i get power going through my fusebox to the wires (brand new fusebox)
i get power through my steering column when i flick on left or right
signals
i just can get the turn signals to turn on
the blubs aren't out cuz they come on when i turn on the emergency
flashers
ive cleaned the contacts till they are shiney, still nothing
please help me

is that a dual filiment bulb supposed to be in there?


durtyharry wrote:
> alright so ive been going through the bentley manuel and trouble
> shooting what i can
> so i have almost all my lights back now
> minus my turn signals anyone have any idea whats up
> my emergency flashers work so i know that the flasher relay is good
> all my break lights work
> parking lights are good
> but my turn signals are a no go
> i get the green light in my dash when i flick on the left or right turn
> signal
> i get power going through my fusebox to the wires (brand new fusebox)
> i get power through my steering column when i flick on left or right
> signals
> i just can get the turn signals to turn on
> the blubs aren't out cuz they come on when i turn on the emergency
> flashers
> ive cleaned the contacts till they are shiney, still nothing
> please help me

On 29 Jun 2006 23:01:34 -0700, in rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled (message
. com>), durtyharry
> wrote:

> my emergency flashers work so i know that the flasher relay is good

You also know then that the turn signal component of every bulb is
good, because they use the same filament.

> i get power going through my fusebox to the wires (brand new fusebox)

Do you get enough? I'd look for some kind of problem in the fuse
panel/relayblock/dash harness wiring, that might be preventing the
relay from functioning.

A

The problem may be inside the turn signal lever on the steering column.
Remove the steering wheel, then remove the lever and take a look. If
possible, obtain a replacement lever and try it. Good luck.

I have an '86 Cabriolet with a similar problem. My mechanic (who is very
good) was never able to find the problem. But in my case I have a
workaround. If I put the hazard switch half-way between the off and on
position, the turn signals work. (New switch and new flasher relay did not
help.)


"durtyharry" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> alright so ive been going through the bentley manuel and trouble
> shooting what i can
> so i have almost all my lights back now
> minus my turn signals anyone have any idea whats up
> my emergency flashers work so i know that the flasher relay is good
> all my break lights work
> parking lights are good
> but my turn signals are a no go
> i get the green light in my dash when i flick on the left or right turn
> signal
> i get power going through my fusebox to the wires (brand new fusebox)
> i get power through my steering column when i flick on left or right
> signals
> i just can get the turn signals to turn on
> the blubs aren't out cuz they come on when i turn on the emergency
> flashers
> ive cleaned the contacts till they are shiney, still nothing
> please help me
>

you are running out of things to check BUT....you have narrowed it down to
the signal light contacts or the wires up to the steering wheel (pull and
inspect the tangs on the inside of the plastic plugs and then reaffix the
plastic plugs to their sockets). I would then move to the contact points
under the steering wheel and a bit of sandpaper before I would blame semi
broken wires from the plastic plug as you now looking at the wiring from
the signal switch lever to the relay.