Another car question.

[Bug-Eyed Earl]

I have to get my turn signal switch fixed; it is broken and basically can be pulled out of its socket, so to speak, though it still remains attached by the fabric covering it. The headlights got stuck on bright the otehr night, so that was the final straw.

I need to make a budget for the week, and I can't get it fixed until Thursday (I don't do a lot of night driving, so I can afford to wait and not worry about blinding other drivers). I guess this is a pretty common problem, so does anyone have a ballpark area of how much this will cost me? Having a general idea now might help me out.

[Queeb Salaron]

I have to get my turn signal switch fixed; it is broken and basically can be pulled out of its socket, so to speak, though it still remains attached by the fabric covering it. The headlights got stuck on bright the otehr night, so that was the final straw.

I need to make a budget for the week, and I can't get it fixed until Thursday (I don't do a lot of night driving, so I can afford to wait and not worry about blinding other drivers). I guess this is a pretty common problem, so does anyone have a ballpark area of how much this will cost me? Having a general idea now might help me out.

Let's see... First of all, what make/model is it? This is important. If a repair shop has to order the part from a manufacturer (I'm assuming that it's broken), if they have to get it from a factory in Europe or Japan, it'll cost more. If it's a simple electrical problem, or if the switch is in the shop, it shouldn't cost more than $80 or $90. (Yeah, an arm and a leg for a switch.) Depending on the repair shop, and depending on exactly what's wrong, it could cost markedly less.

[Bug-Eyed Earl]

It's an 86 Plymouth. As for the parts- I've never had to have a part ordered; the mechanics usually have what I need in stock, if that tells you anything.

BTW- If I crank the lever I can make my turns signals flash, so it still partially works, meaning the damage to the lever is not 100%.

[EmperorChrostas the Cruel]

Go to a NAPA, and if the part isn't in stock, it will be there in 2 days tops.
The part is called a turn signal cancel cam. The product line is Balkamp.
The part is probably less than 40.$
It comes ready to install, with wiring harness connection that snap in place.
Your only trouble will be removing the stearing wheel. Usualy in cars less than 15 years old, undoing the nut holing the wheel in place on the spline will let you pull off the wheel by hand. (Work it)
You can probably save 100$ if you do it yourself.
www.napaonline.com/

[EmperorMing]

Raid the junkyard if you have to...Works for me