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Check left direction indicator after replacing bulb

Hi Tudor,

Have you checked that you’re getting voltage at the socket? If you are, maybe it’s a faulty or incorrect bulb. You could always try swapping-in the right indicator bulb to see if that works.

Jeff

 
I tried swapping them but left side still doesn't work and I don't have a multimeter. Could it be the bulb socket perhaps? Is it easy to fit a new one?

 
Can't help I'm afraid. It's quite possible that the bulb holder is faulty [broken wire?], and it may be possible to source a new one but it's part of the headlight unit so I'm not sure that will be possible. Best to talk to your Porsche Dealer I reckon, or you may be able to get a used unit and salvage the holder from that or use the replacement.

Without a multi-meter you're going to struggle to trace the source of the fault, but if you don't fancy that then an auto-electrician will be able to help.

Jeff

 
I‘ve a feeling that the Dealer will tell you that you have to replace the whole unit Tudor - they’re not into repairs! That’s going to be very expensive when all you probably need is the bulb holder, assuming that’s the problem and not an internal connection problem in the headlamp unit.

I expect that the bulb holder is going to be unique to the headlamp unit, so unless you can identify the pattern you may have difficulty sourcing it from a third-party supplier.

Jeff

 
I had a similar problem with a rear bulb replacement on my 987.1 Cayman 2.7.

It turned out that the replacement bulb seemingly had a slightly different electrical resistance compared to the stock OE part.

After replacing the bulb with an OE part from my local Porsche Centre parts dept, the rear light message problem was solved.

Brian

 
I thought that could be the case Brian but Tudor said that swapping-in the opposite bulb didn't work, so unfortunately it seems as though something else is amiss. Because the headlamp unit's connector remains in the wing it's difficult to check the functioning of the bulb without rigging a 12V supply and earth, although if he had access to a multi-meter he could at least check continuity.

Jeff

 
If you've just bought the car, have you considered contacting the seller? If it's a trader, it's really up to them to fix it for you.

Cheers,

Bryan

 
Thanks all for the replies, I've managed to track down the problem and fix it. I removed both headlights and looking at the pins in the back noticed that on the LHS some of pins were not straight and so weren't making contact with the socket. After I straightened them with pliers they worked :D

https://www.flickr.com/gp/189676696@N08/Yg448d

 
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