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Has anyone have pictures or videos of the actual soddering to repair this? Both of my turn signals have quit working and unable to find replacement parts.
Attachment 32312I have had a problem with mine on the drivers side, one of the contacts got weak and would not hold the connection. It finally broke all the way off and like everyone a replacement is not easy. I will see how long my fix holds. I found a pen with a metal pocket clip that fit in the channel and cut a piece longer than the gap, once I verified the connection with my multimeter and soldered it in place. I built up the bridge with more solder so it made a solid connection in the housing.
Yes
in the middle there is a raised section that makes contact....that's where mine broke.
Fill in with solder and file off till fits in socket again.
I had one that was fine to compare to but u should be ok
Yes
in the middle there is a raised section that makes contact....that's where mine broke.
Fill in with solder and file off till fits in socket again.
I had one that was fine to compare to but u should be ok
Thanks, I have a soldering gun now and will play with it. It has nothing to do with the inside of the socket piece? It doesn’t look like the two pieces inside touch each other when the bulb is inside the socket.
Y'all just gave me the solution to my first Crossfire problem - left front turn signal not blinking. The bulb is good. I saw no burn through on contacts, but I'll look again tomorrow. Thanks.
did you just put in the new ones like the old ones? just received 2 from lithuania as well and they seem extra hard to turn into the socket. i don't really want to break them.
QUOTE=mariontr;899722]Well got the parts this past weekend and installed yesterday and worked like a charm. So I have 3 left in case something goes wrong with the passenger side with two in reserve. Got mine also from Lithuania, took about 2 weeks to get with the holidays.Now for the rubber piece under the passenger mirror that looks like spider webs now.[/QUOTE]
They ARE extra hard to get into the sockets, had the same issue.
They resist going in the hole because of the friction of the rubber seal against the plastic. Put some lubrication like plumbers grease, even spit on the seal and it is easy to put them in.
You would not put your oil filter on without oil on the O-rings, O-rings that seal by flattening like on the throttle body do not need lubrication, just those that seal on the ID and/or the OD.
Last edited by onehundred80; Aug 12, 2018 at 10:00 AM.
Can you guys share your sourcing contact in Lithuana? I searched eBay Europe and had no luck. I tried soldering the bad spot with no luck. I cannot get salvage guys to call me back. Appreciate any help you can give me.
Can you guys share your sourcing contact in Lithuana? I searched eBay Europe and had no luck. I tried soldering the bad spot with no luck. I cannot get salvage guys to call me back. Appreciate any help you can give me.
Ok,I finally got some time to play with the new Lithuania turn signal lights. I have trimmed them and got them back into where they are supposed to be. Guess what? They aren’t working either! Here is the issue-back lights work,back turn signals work,reverse lights work,headlights work, only thing NOT WORKING is the front turn signals. Any help would be appreciated.
Ok,I finally got some time to play with the new Lithuania turn signal lights. I have trimmed them and got them back into where they are supposed to be. Guess what? They aren’t working either! Here is the issue-back lights work,back turn signals work,reverse lights work,headlights work, only thing NOT WORKING is the front turn signals. Any help would be appreciated.
What did you trim?
They have to stop in the correct position otherwise the terminals do not match up, so I guess you never trimmed the bayonet.
What do you consider the Bayonet? any picture may help if you can. thanks for response.
did you see my post on crossfire tech help on facebook as well?
What did you trim?
They have to stop in the correct position otherwise the terminals do not match up, so I guess you never trimmed the bayonet.
What do you consider the Bayonet? any picture may help if you can. thanks for response.
did you see my post on crossfire tech help on facebook as well?
I do not bother with FB.
The bayonet is the piece that locks the socket in place when you turn it.
What did you trim?
Last edited by onehundred80; Aug 18, 2018 at 09:12 AM.
Someone previously commented on finding a part on eBay (www.eBay.com). Last time I checked, there were several XF's parting out. Just contact the salvager and ask for the part you are looking for. Just put "Chrylsler Crossfire" in the search box. There are not many cars for sale, especially SRT-6's. Enjoy your treasure!
I do not intend to sound pompous, but we seem to be overthinking the solution. Are we not?
EpicDesyre pretty much fixed his with a simple solution.
I fixed mine with an even simpler solution.
The issue to this problem is: Over a period of time, the socket contact loses electrical connection to the bulb. The bulb is not the issue.
The bad contact is easily identified by looking at the one with soot, corrosion and maybe even physical wear. Mine had a small hole at the contact point.
I simply sanded the soot and corrosion with 200 grit sandpaper, used an old toothbrush to remove the dust then used a jewelers flathead screwdriver to pry up the contact about 2mm, then protected the metal with fish oil as an anti-corrosion protectant using a small cotton swab. Finished it by re-assembling everything back to normal.
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