Adapting car flasher relay

[zakthor]

Sons car has no flashy flash for turn signals and hazards. The shared blinky relay is dead.

He pulled the blinker relay and we opened it, joint is busted. I reflowed the solder but couldnt get it to blink. Cap is dead. I could replace cap but… insides had fungus and corrosion, i got the coil to click just fine but i think new is better.

Problem is its a weird mercedes 4 pin relay with a proprietary configuration. Nla and theres one on ebay for $500.

Of the 4 pins only 3 are actually connected to anything inside. Thinking i can rejigger a any regular 3 pin flasher relay and mount it in the weird 4 pin base?

Is this what people do? The charm of an older vehicle?

The socket behind the dash is really in there and works well.

[RANDY P]

male spades, some wire and a new flasher relay?

[Arizona_928]

Originally Posted by zakthor

Thinking i can rework any regular 3 pin flasher relay and mount it in the weird 4 pin base?

That's what I would do.

[masraum]

Sounds like the smart way to go to me!

[GH85Carrera]

Mercedes Classics in California has every part for ever car ever. They may not be cheap, but you should be able to get one from them.

Jay Leno bought a new window winder switch for he Mercedes 600 that uses hydraulics to run the window winders. It was just $11,000 for the switch!!!

Your relay should be a bit cheaper. I think I would do what you are trying, rig up an adapter. Use the round pins of the old relay, solder on wires to the pins, and get a standard common relay and base and solder the wires to that base. A couple of zip ties, and all done. And use lots of hear shrink tubing.