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Old 06-12-2018, 05:37 PM   #3
Jbcourt
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Re: Front left Park/turn signal 1157 socket R&R/72 K20

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Originally Posted by hayhauler71 View Post
disconnect the harness at radiator support, feed the wires, contact pad and ground spring out of the front of housing. The new contacts are available at the part store in the help section. The ground spring is not available so i used a 7/16 heli-coil and made a spring out of that because its stainless steel. Clean socket with round wire brush and reassemble and use a little contact grease for corrosion protection. You will need to free wires from protective covering.
Hayhauler71 thank you for the reply. Now it's making sense to me. It's the internals of the socket I need to replace. And yes, I've seen those available at the local auto parts store..
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