89 Cherokee Fixing Turn Signal Socket Issues
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ม.ค. 2014
- 1989 Jeep Cherokee Pioneer 4.0L I6 AW4 NP231 Renix
(Update) After a year and a half the ford style socket fell apart just like the old one. I switched to the GM style Dorman #85830 socket and it is working much better.
I am sick and tired of having nonfunctional blinkers so I think it's about high time I finally fix them. The problem started one night when the left front blinker decided it wasn't getting paid enough and decided to jump ship. The left turn light was stuck on the dash when the headlights were on even though the actual turn signals were still off. When you flick the turn stalk to the left, it also didn't blink but rather just stayed on. I found out later that my socket shorted out so I needed a new one.
The driver side front blinker started acting up when the previous owners splice job started coming undone. That just needed to be connected a little better. - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
Nick, you're the man!! Just got my hands on an '89 Cherokee w only 80,000 miles on her... had same exact issue in your vid, was driving me bonkers. Followed your lead and all is well w the blinker & running light now. Can't thank you enough brother!
HEY THIS IS JOE FROM DENVER I WATCHED YOUR VIDOR ON YOU TUBE ABOUT HOW TO FIX THE LITES ON THE JEEP THATS GOOD SHIT BRO I HAD MY LITES FIXED AND WORKING IN 15 MIN AND I FELT AS FUCKING AS YOU DID THANK YOU FROM JOE IN DENVER P.S JUST KEEP MAKEING THEM VIDOWES THEY RELLY DO HELP ALOT OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE WORLD GOOD JOB BRO
Once again nick always saving my ass when i cant figure stuff out thanks again for making these videos
Awesome! Helped a lot, I resonate so hard with your emotions at the end there!
You just cured my turn signal headache! Keep these videos coming. I just bought an 89 Cherokee and it looks like I'll be doing a lot of the same repairs as you.
Glad to hear!
I've got a bad drivers side socket that's shorted somewhere! Thanks for your video it's a massive help! Also if you ever find yourself in Colorado hit me up and we'll go drive over things!
Thank you your video really did help a lot wish I would’ve seen this a while back.
Had that problem it turned the wire harness for the front shorted and fused together had to replace the harness did the same thing check connection then finally took the front face off and harned wire head lights and turn signal was completely fused together good video common problems
I have had issues with the sockets going bad in almost every XJ I have owned or worked on. Mostly the rears for some reason. Thanks for the vid. I think mine is actually the fuses. But i won't know for sure till I replace them. Thanks again.
This was REALLY helpful, fix my problem, exactly the same one seemed like. Thank you.
This video was SO helpful! Thank you!!
Have the same problem on my '87 Cherokee. The right front socket was burnt on the ground side, socket bad. This is positive confirmation, good video.
This was exact problem with my ‘89. Fixed it. Thanks!
Thanks Nick, gonna use this vid to troubleshoot my similar issue
You my friend are my hero!
Basically the problem I am having right now. Only the drivers side front blinkers not working and no blinking arrow for it on my gauge cluster. Rear blinkers work though.
awesome helped me with the exact problem
Looks like this was my problem. Thanks 👍
Thats so funny I have an eraser jammed between the dash trim to reduce rattle I see you have done something similar. Thats hilarious. My turn signals are all messed up they all blink at hyper speed.
Haven't tried that yet! it's just weird that all my electrical problems, i.e., alternator and turn signals all surfaced after I changed waterpump and radiator and replaced bad thermally controlled fan. After that all this. I check your lead and see. Thanks
Many thanks!
Holy shit. Thank you.
Ive seen cars with a wrong type of bulb pushed into the indicators and cause all sorts of madness, some people just dont look at things correctly :-/
I fixed my mates peugeot 307 hdi diesel indicator problem last week, the front indicator bulbs sit in little plastic top hats with bits of tin making the contact, well supposed to make contact, i drilled two small holes in the back and soldered wires in, it wont play up again lol :-)
My 95 doesn’t have either round relay for the hazards or turn signals 😂😂 I went to replace them and the don’t have the prong to hold them in
What bumper and winch is that?
Hey NickInTimeFilms Do you remember what part number that socket was? I'm having the same issues with mine, on the same corner as well. Also having the blower/blower resistor problems and electric fan problems too lol. I got tired of messing with the fan so I put it on a toggle switch on the dash and it stopped over heating now. Waiting on parts for the blower stuff. About to go buy the parking light socket. Thanks too!
+TheAmericanUhate I'm not happy with the one I used in this video. It broke the same way the old one did after a year. The new one I used is much better: Dorman part number 85830. It is a tighter fit and the connections are much better.
The Electric Fan is fun because there are a few system to check but it looks like you have that covered. The relay and coolant temp switch are the first things to check. My Radiator was full of gunk so the temp switch never got hot enough to turn on. A good flush, new relay and socket, and everything is good again.
+NickInTimeFilms Thanks for the reply and information too. My XJ sit up for 12 years and I've spent the last few months trying to get it all back together and running. It's a lot of work but I enjoy working on it and making progress for sure. Had my front right brake lock up on me today while test driving lol, is an easy fix for that though. Thanks again!
What exhaust are you running?
Here's my situation on my 89... it has upgraded headlights since I bought it. Whenever headlights are turned on, the right blinker indicator on the gauge cluster stays solid. When I engage the right turn signal, the light on the dash blinks as normal. However, the front turn signal is very dim and appears to be the running light blinking. With the headlights off, it works fine. Everything is synced when I turn the flashers on. So, it looks like possibly it could just be the socket. I mentioned upgraded headlights because I thought maybe it was possible the previous owner did some weird wiring job. I hope it's the socket.
Yep, that was what my issue was. The dash blinker staying solid is a tell-tale sign of the blinker socket shorting out or whatever goes wrong with it.
Sweet. Gonna try to replace today. Another thing with mine is I can't turn on just my running lights. The first click of the headlight switch turns everything on, second click as well. Previous owner must've screwed up wiring. I don't even know where to start looking. Any ideas?
That is a little odd. I don't think the sockets would be able to do that but i'd replace it first and see what changes. Possibly a burnt out headlight switch as they sometimes burn out or melt.
Well, replaced the socket just now and it fixed the turn signal issue! Praise the lord! It looks like they may have spliced into the sidemarker wire when wiring the headlights. I can only presume that is the issue I'm having, causing the lights to turn on with the running lights.
That would make a lot of sense, especially now that you have the relay harness the wire hasn't burnt up by now
I have that same problem both front and rear.... yay me
So did those little yellow ones blink with it as well or no?
On the front, my side marker lights do not blink with the turn signal bulb.I know on Grand Cherokee's they do, and possibly newer XJ's.
NickInTimeFilms ok I got mine all wired up and everything works great except for my turn signals, they blink rather slow but I don’t know how to fix it
OMG HOLY SHIT FUCK YEAH DUDE YOU SAVED ME SO MUCH TIME! THANK YOU!!!!
After all the nonsense on the forums and living with the problem for so long, I just decided to take it all apart and see what the hell was going on. I'm glad I fixed it as well.
NickInTimeFilms There's a lot of noise of the forums. Like, really - THANK YOU!
Still have this xj?
Yep
@@NickInTimeFilms nice. I've had my 88 for about 15 years
I'm on year 10 now
@@NickInTimeFilms mine just got a headlight upgrade. The factory lights were fine when I lived in the city but they never quite cut it out in the rural area . Went led. Plenty bright now. Unfortunately I broke one of the adjusters so I'll need to replace that. But I can see better at night now lol
anybody replace led light bulbs im having trouble wiring a led flasher
Are they not blinking? You'll need load resistors for that. Or check and see if they blink with the 4ways on. If so then replace the blinker flasher with a 4way flasher
Thank you
WTF two different insterment clusters! Maybe two different jeeps WHAT!
Good eye, but if you notice the first clip was an older video I recorded before I got around to fixing it. Since the first clip I did a cluster swap to get the Tach.
Ahh ha yes sir! The front bumper is nice! Cool stuff! Good upgrades!
@@NickInTimeFilms hey man, could you post a link to that video? I've got an 88 xj in Dover grey metallic, and it has the cluster with no tach, drives me nuts. Been wondering how hard it would be to swap to a cluster with a tach..
@@NickInTimeFilms also, is there any way to change the mileage on the odometer of the replacement cluster to match that of the factory cluster?
Come ooonnn, wheres that search function spirit? First video to come up under 89 Xj tach swap: th-cam.com/video/Brkw5ag8_xs/w-d-xo.html