Replacement Socket Options for Turn Signals

Video Transcript

"In this clip, we're going to talk about the proper method to remove, replace, and diagnose a turn signal bulb and socket on a ninety-one Ford Explorer. In this step, we're going to talk about some of the options for a replacement socket. As you can see, I have a socket and wiring here. I got this from my local junkyard. The odds of finding the exact one for your vehicle through a parts store, like an AutoZone or Nappa, CarQuest, things of that nature are slim to none. It's not really economically feasible for those part stores to stock all the various different kinds of sockets for every vehicle out there. So, a junk yard is one option. I got this one here for five bucks. At the dealership it was twenty-six. So, you can see why I went with the junkyard one. Back earlier in the season, I hit a deer with my truck, as you can see this is destroyed, which is the only reason I'm replacing it. Now like I said, I have this one here. Those are the options that you have when it comes to using a replacement socket. What I'm going to do now is take and cut the wires off. On the one you're going to get rid of, you're going to want to cut it off as close to the connector as possible, that way you save as much factory wiring as you can because you'll need some room to make your new connection onto your new socket. I have my wire strippers here. And, for the last one. Alright. That is the proper way to remove your old turn signal socket, the one you're going to sacrifice, and prep the vehicle wiring for re-installation."