DJRcustoms

Well today I got a new blinker switch in (now I know it was from and s5 and not an s4 like I thought) But now my headlights won't work it started to smoke right after I popped the blinker switch in (of course I took it out as soon as it did this) I searched and can't find anything like this.

I know I will have to repin the harness to work with the s5 blinkers, but how do you repin them? What tools will I need?

I found the post and have the diagram for the harness, but I need to know how to repin it.

Icemark

S4 and S5 turn signal switches are wired different.

What is your car, and what are you trying to do???

DJRcustoms

Sorry, I was pretty mad when it all happened.

My car is a '86 base model, I went to replace the turn signal switch due to the old one being bad (it was really hacked up from the previous owner) I bought it off a guy thinking it was the S4, i even specified that it was an s4, I plugged the new one in today and next thing I know the headlight switch starts smoking.

As soon as that happened I unplugged it and checked the fuses, 1 of them was blown and I replaced it, went to check the headlight switch after the fact and nothing worked. I opened it up and sure enough, the large black box on it was melted.

Now I am not sure how or why it melted but thats besides the point (I can buy a new one) My porblem is repining the s5 blinker switch to match the existing s4 harness, I have the diagram for it but I have never repinned a harness before.

What tools will I need for it, and how exactly do I go about repining it?

Icemark

I use a small pick.

If you look at the terminal side of the plug (not the wire side) you can look down and see a small lock, that holds the terminal pin into the housing. Lift the small plastic lock tab up (with a small thin pick), and slide the wire towards the rear.

When you go to re-insert the wire/terminal pin back in, it just slides in and the locking tab snaps into lock the terminal into the housing.

DJRcustoms

Thanks alot man

DJRcustoms

Well got it all fixed today, I ended up finding a '86 in damn near perfect condition at the junk yard and got a new blinker and headlight unit for $20. Funny thing was the guy didn't even know he had the car there, I noticed it as I was driving off.

Thanks for the help though