Car Electronics and Lights

My left signal light went two days ago. This is what I had to do. Pull the carpet down Remove all the screws that hold the tail light on You will probably need pliers or a wrench to get out the bulb holder Auto Zone helped me and it used a 3157 sylvania bulb when the manual said to find a 3357. I guess they are interchangeable. Good luck.

At the top of the headlight there will be two horizontal bars that are either chrome or black. The normal position for this bar is clipped into a bracket on the radiator support. To change the light bulb, pull the bar out of the clip toward the front of the vehicle. Sometimes prying with a screw driver is helpful. After removing the bar from the clip pull straight up while rotating the bar from side to side. After removing the bars the headlamp will be able to be removed from the vehicle and provide access to the turn signal bulb. Re-install in reverse order of removal. Don't you just love that phrase. Good Luck

no you can't. if you want to run separate amps for your subs they both have to be the same amperage and preferably same model. you can use the 1000 w amp on the subs and get a nice amount of bass depending on what size and model subs you have. then just use the 400 w amp for your mids and run the highs off the radio lines. try that and you will hear some good sounds. you will also need a crossover as well. hope that helped.

there is only one coil of you are getting power to it but no spark replace it

An electric motor needs 2 primary things for it to run. First, it needs power, second, it needs a ground to complete the electrical circuit. Normally this is controlled by the switch...

In this case the wiring diagram needs to be compared to the physical condition of the wiring. If the on/off switch opens/closes the ground, then there is an alternate ground in the circuit probably due to a broken wire. If the on/off switch opens/closes the power, then there usually would be a short in the on/off switch, and the power is spanning the switch.

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Begin by removing the instrument panel cover in your 1997 Acura. Remove the lightbulb, by pushing it in and turning at the same time. Install the new lightbulb in the same manner that you removed it.

There could be several reasons:

-Most automotive clocks draw power directly from the car's battery. If the connection to the battery gets interrupted even for a brief moment, such as a loose connection, the clock would reset itself. Check your connections, especially the battery posts.

-If the battery voltage drops too the clock may reset. This can be caused by a poor car battery (replace it) or an alternator that is not keeping up with recharging the battery.

-There may be something wrong with the clock. Replace it.

On the drivers side of the car bolted under the battery, you have to get under the car and remove the center black plastic piece to reach it, it will be right there with two separate plugs going into it, one with alot of wires, one with a few.

I just bought a Pontiac Sunbird 1994 2.0 ohc l4. The Delco car radio doesn't works. I mean, doesn't happen when I touch any button.

If you are having problems unlocking the radio go to http://www.delcolockcodes.com and they'll help you out.

The above link charges $9.99 for the codes. They are advertising their services here. You don't have to pay. Just do some searches online and find some forums and get the info there.

Ya think it might have something to do with warning about a hazard on the roadside?

lol

no really! actually they are what you put on to warn other drivers that YOU are a hazard on the roadside due to an accident or breakdown or stationary queueing traffic or any other danger, ie a hazard.

In the UK, hazard lights should be used on single carriageway roads to warn other drivers that your vehicle is a hazard, on a dual carriageway or motorway, they should be used to warn other drivers of any hazard.

the compressor has a built in delay ( assuming that everything is working the way it's supposed to) so it is not engaged during starting and wont engage until a few seconds after.

Often, the most difficult part of a repair project is the actual diagnostic phase in which youd etermine what's causing the problem. Without more information it is impossible to tell you what's wrong and what to replace. It can be the module, the brake sensor, switch, connector, speedometer, brake light ground fault or any of a number of other problems and it's impossible to tell you which it is without digging into the vehicle.

You have to pull the steering wheel with a puller to get to the switch.

Disconnect the battery

The HUGE horn button is removed by pressing and turning

remove the nut from the steering column and then pull the steering wheel

you might need to disassemble more of the column to get the wiring harness through, but not too much

Check fuses and bulbs first - either could be breaking the circuit and casuing the problem. See sources and related links below for bulb informtion. The brake switch is usually up underneith the dash near/connected to the brake pedal.

The function of a light bulb in an electric circuit is that it turns electrical energy into light.

Not sure if its the same as on my '89. On the '89 it is in the centre console forward of the shifter. The '89 actually has two relays in the bos, so even if the fuel pump relay is shot, you may still here the other one click when you turn on the ignition. Hope that helps.

Probably have a short in tail light or license plate light. It could also be a bad bulb. If bulb, see sources and related links below for bulb information.

I would not go below a 200 watt unit. Not that the system draws that much power, but these systems do not like being loaded down. Over rating the unit decreases the chances that this is a problem.

Most of the smaller inverters are square wave systems or modified sine wave units. They are very hard on switching supplies and can cause computer damage.

On 1998 and earlier, raise the hood and on the driver side you will see the back of the headlight. Remove the wire plug from the back of the bulb, turn the retainer lockring counter clockwise and the bulb should simply fall out in your hand. Now comes the hard part. Very carefully un-package the new bulb and UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANSES touch the new bulb with your hands or its life will be degraded. Use a cloth to hold it and install it in reverse as you took the old one out. Take a close look at the lock ring and be sure that it goes in properely. It will only go one way. Turn it clockwise and it will lock in place. The right side is the same except the battery is very close and is not quite as easy. Be sure and hold your mouth just right and it should work out ok.

The JL audio 12W7 and the 12W6v2 are the best products. They are not only loud but produce amazing clarity and can hit all notes HIGH to LOWSS. The technology put into them blow all other products out of the water. Unlike most subs a less powerful amp is needed to use these subs which is good because you wont have to purchase a expensive amp and shows how crazy they design these machines to work superbly with less power than other companies. Plus they aren't just loud and sloppy like most subs, they are loud, clean, and can land any note of bass. If your willing to pay than the best choice would be the 12W7 then the 12W6v2. Pleasure is a guarantee when choosing either of these.

I'm almost positive that your ground wire on the amplifier is loose, check the connection to the amp and then check the connection to the ground on your car, make sure it is tight and corrosion free. If this doesn't work, make sure your ground wire is of heavy guage ( thick). make sure that the ground wire is not any longer than it has to be. Keep in mind when it comes to ground wires the bigger the better. Make sure you have a healthy ground on the car (bare metal or the frame itself). Hope this helps. Shane (vmax33)

The farad (symbol: F) is the SI unit of capacitance. It is named after Michael Faraday. Definition A capacitor has a value of one farad when one coulomb of stored charge causes a potential difference of one volt across its terminals. Explanation Since the farad is a very large unit, values of capacitors are usually in range of microfarads (μF), nanofarads (nF), or picofarads (pF). The picofarad is comically called a "puff" in laboratory usage. The millifarad is rarely used in practice, so that a capacitance of 4.7�10−3 F, for example, is usually written as 4700 μF. Very small capacitance values, such as those used in integrated circuits may also be expressed in femtofarads, one femtofarad being equal to 1�10−15 F. A new technology called supercapacitors offers devices up to the kilofarad range. The farad should not be confused with the faraday, an old unit of charge nowadays superseded by the coulomb. The reciprocal of capacitance is called electrical elastance, the (non-standard, non-SI) unit of which is the daraf. A capacitor consists of two conducting surfaces, often referred to as plates, separated by an insulating layer usually referred to as a dielectric. The original capacitor was the Leyden Jar developed in the 18th century. It is the accumulation of charge on the plates that results in capacitance. Modern capacitors are constructed using a range or manufacturing techniques and materials to provide the extraordinary wide range of capacitance values used in practical electronics applications from femtofarads to farads and voltage withstand capabilities from a few volts to a several kV.

It's called the idiot light.

It means there is a problem.

Check the oil, immediatly, as that the simple problem to fix, otherwise, get it to sears and they can read it for a few bucks. If it's a stupid problem, like a loose housing on the air filter, then you can fix it yourself.

Well... There is not a flasher in the newer dodge trucks.

However there is a IPM(integrated power module) It is a solid state non-programable box behind the instrument cluster that controls the blink/emergency lights. This IPM is not user friendly and non-replaceable by a frustrated Dodge owner. After contacting Dodge dealers it sounds as if it is never supposed to go bad/burn out. AND...that you cannot replace the turn bulbs w/ aftermarket LED replacments. Unless of course you don't mind the super fast flash/blink...OR..you and a considerable load on the circuit to slow down the IPM and make it think it has the proper buls in place.

Answered by your friendly NAPA employees.