blinker light

**tigersport14** · 02-17-2007, 12:36 PM

ok so today i was driving in my 98 t/a and i turned on my left blinker light and it just stayed lit up...so i went to wal mart and replaced the 2 rear blinker bulbs, same thing happened, the light just stayed lit up, does anyone know what the problem is? oh and another thing my drivers side rear break light, the whole lends has like a shade of black over it...like its tinted. im not sure what it is

**mrr23** · 02-17-2007, 01:33 PM

did you check your front turn signal?

**tigersport14** · 02-17-2007, 10:22 PM

yea that doesnt even light up

**Orcus79** · 02-17-2007, 11:09 PM

corroded sockes strike again, or it may be abad bulb. Pull out the socket and bulb adb clean up the socket to get the corrosion out of it and add a good amount of di-electric greas add new bulb ans replace, should work.

**tigersport14** · 02-18-2007, 07:43 PM

oh ok, thanks

**oldguy** · 02-21-2007, 02:37 PM

may need a new socket. check : www.autozone.com for availability

**gd1996** · 02-21-2007, 02:43 PM

Try grounding it too, migght have a bad ground somewhere.

**tigersport14** · 02-21-2007, 06:18 PM

Originally Posted by gd1996

Try grounding it too, migght have a bad ground somewhere.

whats grounding it

**jamessr** · 02-22-2007, 05:50 PM

Just FYI
My turn signal burnt out on me 2 months ago. AutoZone doesn't carry the socket. They said it has some type of chip (BS) in it and had to get it from the factory. GM sells em for $40 tho.

**TX_WS6_02** · 03-07-2007, 09:38 AM

Originally Posted by tigersport14

ok so today i was driving in my 98 t/a and i turned on my left blinker light and it just stayed lit up...so i went to wal mart and replaced the 2 rear blinker bulbs, same thing happened, the light just stayed lit up, does anyone know what the problem is? oh and another thing my drivers side rear break light, the whole lends has like a shade of black over it...like its tinted. im not sure what it is

I had the same problem a month ago. Had to replace the front blinker. The socket was corroded, so I used electrical cleanen and put a coat of lube on the socket before replacing. Worked like a champ. i also have the shade of black on my drivers side. After a closer look, I noticed that condensation was getting into the housing, and that is what appears to make it look darker. I think that is what may be the problenm with yours...hope this helps...

**Kyle C** · 03-09-2007, 07:53 PM

The tinted look is from the water getting in the assembly. I took the RH assembly from my daughters '98 apart last weekend and there was none of the reflective coating left around each bulb. Cleaned it up good, sprayed it with a plastic prep coat the a chrome spray paint. Now it looks a little brighter than the LH one. Had to work on the plugs quite a bit to get them cleaned up enough to work. Caution: It is a PITA to get apart without breaking it.