[T2] Headlight problems

[Bob Pratt]

Hi John,
I swapped the last two wires on the rear right directional/brake light. NOW all the lights work with the headlights on and the directional lights blink nice and slow as they were designed to do! Yaaaaaaaaaa!

Bob Pratt

> On Nov 12, 2015, at 10:50 AM, John Burneskis <john.burneskis at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Bob, I just wanted to share  with you this weird 'anomaly'.
> 
> I have a 1999 Lexus ES300, and my right turn signal flasher was blinking very fast (compared to my left side).
> 
> All my bulbs were A-OK, and I even bought NEW bulbs for the right side.  No change.
> 
> Lexus has a service bulletin that says the GROUND OF the ORIGINAL ISSUED right front indicator bulb holder is not good, and that a new bulb holder (different style; different part number from original bulb holder) should replace the ORIGINAL ISSUE.  
> 
> I bought/replaced the style bulb holder (front) and all is well.
> 
> Imagine.  The GROUND was the problem!  The front bulb DID flash, but at a higher speed.  The rear indicator bulb matched the speed of the front, so  it was not intuitive that it was the front that was at issue.
> 
> Good luck.
> 
> Barry Burneskis
> Aldie Virginia