Help with electrical diagnosis

Ok , so here's the short story. Just finished installing and wiring up my new driving lights and everything went fine, they work great, just the way theyare supposed to. BUT......now my right turn signals won't work. I really don't think that one has to do with the other but thats why I'm writing this. The left turn signals work fine but the right ones don't. The rear right turn signal will come on and stay on but the front right won't come on at all. I checked the bulbs and they are fine. I checked the fuse and it is fine. I took the seat off and listened to the turn signal relay and it clicks off and on just like its supposed to when the left turn signal is on but when I put the right turn signal on it does one click and as I said the rear right stays lit but doesn't blink and the right front doesn't come on at all. I'm thinking its a problem with the turn signal relay but might I be missing something. Little help please????

 

Start at the signal that quit working an check evey connection


MN

 

The problem is in the right front. If both don't light, there won't be enough current to make them flash. Since the right rear is lighting, you know that the circuit's getting enabled.

Mostly likely you loosened or disconnected the wire(s) running to the RF when hooking up your driving lights. It's also possible that the inside of the socket has a bad connection. You could try pushing the bulb in and out a few times and twisting it around a bit, while the turn signals are engaged to see if you can get it to flicker or light.

 

Bulb wattage check? The stock bulbs are 27W, a lot of aftermarket stuff these days comes with 23W or even 18W bulbs. If the circuit isn't drawing enough, the flasher will misbehave.

It sounds to me like a problem with the right front signal (probably a connection problem of one sort or another) so the right side doesn't flash.

You still might want to check the bulb wattage.

 

I would look at the right front signal first. If both bulbs aren't pulling juice, the relay won't trip. If the bulb is good why isn't it lighting up??? Make sure the power is making it all the way to and through the bulb. You might have bumped a wire will instaling your drive lights...

 

Yup - +1 on what MN said - the connections of our front right turn signal have gone bad somewhere. Where did you tap in for power for the driving lights and/or the relay? If you were in the headlight bucket, you could have accidentally loosened the signal connector.

 

+2

 

+12.

 

Altus, yes I tapped into the low beam in the headlight bucket right before the wire goes into the headlight connector. Looks like I'm headed back to the headlight bucket to see if I loosened something as you guys suggest.

I appreciate all the replies, didn't think I'd get some many this quickly. I'll let you know how it goes.

Todd