Kentucky fried turn signal

[ElusiveYanniW68]

Greetings all! a few days ago my Driver side front turn signal went out. The bulb was fried and the socket was melted, it is unusable at this point. could this be a short? could this be sabotage? could this be the work of ninjas? well anyway, what can I do if the socket is fried?

[zeeman]

Kip, sorry, there is nothing you can do. Bring me the car and I will dispose of it for you. Or for a small fortune I can come and collect it from you.

[zeeman]

Or.... you could just wire in another socket and replace the bulb. but whatever, your choice......

[ElusiveYanniW68]

You mean I gotta actually cut stuff and do some actual wiring?! lol yeah I figured this much, I guess I wanted to know why it totally fried out like that.

[hoogiesngrinderz]

Common problem with these cars.

You can pull the pins and use a new housings, insert, and seal.

Mouser sells the stuff, I think the part numbers are:
Socket - 12160395
Insert - 12177163
Seal - 12129909

Supposedly you can go to AutoZone and pick up the socket with pig tails, part #85881

[ElusiveYanniW68]

^Thanks a ton! thats the kind of reply I was looking for.

[c0ncEpT]

Make sure to out dielectric grease on the connections before you plug the socket in this time.

[hoogiesngrinderz]

Also check for cracks or a bad seal on the lens.