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Electrical Gremlin--Turn Signal / Parking Lights and Dash Board Lights (All)
First, sorry about posting in the 101 Project, but have tried multiple times from the e30 section, but when I click on "new post" is opens the 101 projects...
Anyways, I have an 88 325ic. Was driving it and left turn signal went into "hyper" mode, like it had a light burnt out. On Check Panel, both Rear Lights and License Plate LED illuminated. Got home and left front turn signal worked but very dim. Actions taken:
- Swapped bulb from right front and still had issue (left bulb was fine when in right turn signal)
- Since bulbs weren't issue, check all fuses related to lights, all fine
Did a search online and in Bentley manual...seemed to point to ground issue. So, check the following grounds:
- Base of steering column, above the brake pedal. Everything tight.
- Pulled steering wheel and checked ground for the turn-signal/high-beam stalk...tight.
- Pulled panel behind left headlight, ground sound
- Pulled panels in trunk and checked ground near the antenna...tight
So, now I have the following issues:
- For a moment, I had hyper left turn signal, then turn signals all started working fine (no hyper speed, but I'm not convinced the gremlin still isn't lurking)
- When I turn on the parking lights, I have no parking lights on the right side. Initially, while I still had a hyper left turn signal, when I turned on parking lights, the left turn signal indicator on the instrument panel would light dimly. However, this went away once the left turn signal started working properly
- When I turn on headlights, headlights work, but no front right parking light or rear right taillight
- No dash lights AT ALL (instrument panel, A/C panel, defrost or hazards)...dash panel dimmer rheostat does absolutely nothing
- Rear brake lights and Hazards work normally
- Still have the same check panel lights (rear lights / license plate lights)
So, not sure where to go from here...I put everything back together, just to see if anything changed with the steering column back together, but to no avail.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Shawn
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