Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Electrical Advice

[Peter Rychel (dino308gt4]

It more than likely is a ground.

 

But maybe the center contact wire (which would be 12V+) for the one bulb is touching and grounding the socket? As the rubber cover is pulled away from the parking light side, it shows a generous hole that the wire passes through, but maybe the turn signal side is getting pinched when it’s installed?

 

Sorry to hear the bad news. ☹

 

Peter

 

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From: Robert Garven
Sent: July 28, 2020 10:01 PM
To: PeterGT4
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: [Ferrari] Electrical Advice

 

Friends,

 

As you all know I am electrically challenged. My front turn indicator on my Euro GT4

was busted and is NLA so I  found a NOS (###), and installed it. When done I tested 

it and am getting an intermittent short and wanted to ask the group a question.

 

I assume the flat bare wire running along the back is a ground wire?  If it touches the body

along the line somewhere would that just ground it more or should it be isolated from

the body/frame? I am trying to be a detective here, it seems the running light (Blue Arrow)

is unaffected, but the turn indicator/hazard light (Yellow Arrow) intermittently works. 

I was going to remove the part and check that the bare wire runs along the negative 

contacts sufficiently

 

I was near impossible to remove and install, and if the headlights decided to retract

I would have lost both arms…….Of course had the battery disconnected but……

 

Anyway thanks, hope everyone is well, The pandemic is negatively affecting the band 

and my wfe may lose her business, so trying to focus on the Ferraris….

 

Rob

 

 

 

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