Monday, January 23, 2012

I need help on deciding what item I need to purchase at an auto-parts store.?

The turn signals on my '97 Cavalier are malfunctioning. When I operate either the left or the right, the clicking and flashing will periodically stop and then sometimes restart again. I'm (guessing) that I may need fuses or flashers but I would really like to lessen my chances of looking like a complete fool upon entering an auto-parts store. I would really appreciate any helpful advice.------thankyou.I need help on deciding what item I need to purchase at an auto-parts store.?
sounds like the flasher, looks like this http://www.trustmymechanic.com/parts_gal鈥?/a> find it and unplug it and take it to the store to get a new one, you could get the new one 1st but you got to find and take out the old one anyway, might as well do that 1st and then you can show it to them, I say "find it" because they are located under the dash in all sorts of places, depending on the car, slide your seat back and get in it with your head in the position your feet would usually be, then with the key on, hit the turn signal switch and LISTEN for the clicking noise to locate it, it simply unplugs, the hazard light switch has a flasher too, it could be the same one or it could be a different one. If you don't care to stand on your head in your car, why not just get one of the dumb sap guys at the auto parts store to do it for you by acting helpless and batting those beautiful hazel eyes at him? (dumb sap guy here)
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I need help on deciding what item I need to purchase at an auto-parts store.?
buy a flasher
Fuses either work or don't...none of that on and off again stuff. I am guessing that you may need a new turn signal switch as the contacts may have gotten eroded. This is usually a job for a shop. Ask the guy at the counter whether he thinks it might be the flasher unit.I need help on deciding what item I need to purchase at an auto-parts store.?
being a female too many auto places around here are really helpful and try to help out and sell some of there products so if it was me I would go in and ask them what they think and they can go out to your car and look and maybe hook up some kind of devise to actually figure it out for you also a speed lube place that changes oil can help a lot too....
you need a turn signal switch.
i agree with the others ask autozone to check it out , but if the turn signals are on walk outside of your car and see if the bulbs are working first left then right then look when you put the back ones on.. then the emergency flashers if you hear a clicking sound and no flasher lights on the dash..then your bulb in the dash is out or a ground!! locate your fuse box and test all fusses best to check with a multimeter that cost about ten dollars at wallmart!! you'll need it in the future!! if you can catch me on line i can walk you through it!! I fix anything when it can't be fixed!! even when the parts house say it can't be fixed!!!good luck!!

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