blinker grounding

[jamie]

i have a 76 CJ5 project with a fiberglass tub i just traded a 4 wheeler for. i cant get the front blinker to work on the passenger side. it works in the rear, and the left side works fine. how does the blinker ground? to the grill? and how bout the side marker? this thing is an electrical nightmare

 

[IOPort51]

The lights are all grounded to the frame. This is a bit of a problem with a steel tub but glass can be a real challenge. do the parking lights come on??

i have a 76 CJ5 project with a fiberglass tub i just traded a 4 wheeler for. i cant get the front blinker to work on the passenger side. it works in the rear, and the left side works fine. how does the blinker ground? to the grill? and how bout the side marker? this thing is an electrical nightmare

 

[jamie]

the parking lights on the left side come on, as well as the rear right, but tonight i turned on the right blinkers, and both the rear taillights and running lights started blinking. frustrating

 

[IOPort51]

find out where the lights are grounded and clean the connections up. It may be a good idea to run wire from the ground for the lights to the neg battery terminal.

the parking lights on the left side come on, as well as the rear right, but tonight i turned on the right blinkers, and both the rear taillights and running lights started blinking. frustrating

 

[nctom]

You might want to add a ground terminal somewhere under the hood and another one under the dash. These guys wire back to the battery and give you a place to tie for a good ground. Painless has a kit, but you can make your own pretty easily with parts.

Painless Performance: Fiberglass Body Ground Wire Kit

 

[Jet]

I had the same problem with my 86.
I suck at electrical, so my mechanic fiddled around, i think he jumped a wire at the harness down the steering column.
One hitch, now when i hit the brakes the front turn signal acts like a brake lite. I've been too lazy to do any more.

 

[jamie]

this is just pissing me off. i think im gonna make my own harness for the trun signals.

 

[IOPort51]

that could work.

this is just pissing me off. i think im gonna make my own harness for the trun signals.