Baby ///M3

I have two spare parts that I wish to replace on my SC4, but I have no idea who I can take off the older parts.

1. Antenna nut: It can be easily seen but I have no idea how to remove it using conventional tools. Any ideas? The part number is 86396-50010.

2. Flasher: This little unit is a bit tricky. It's supposed to cure the lightening quick flash problem I have on my SC4 after swapping to 96' tail lights. It's a little sensor and the part number is 81980-12070. Does anyone know how to locate this part and how I can replace it?

Thanks in advance.

Jon

BLK13X

Jon,

There are a couple of guys here in Australia that have converted their 91~93 tails to later model ones, what most of them did is fit a resistor to the blinkers (wherever it's getting the signal from), so it stops the hyper blinker (lol) and the warning message on the dash.

Jose

mteele

iTrader: (5)

There are a lot of easier ways of taking care of the hyper blinker. Either wire in another bulb (search, you will find the thread) or wire is a resistor with the same resistance that the light bulb produces, and the problem will go away.

vredniykot

on the #1: do you mean the nut that holds the antenna from the outside? the one with 4 small notches on it?

on the #2: what mteele said

PERRYinLA

The nut with 4 small notches on it can be removed by using a pair of needle-nosed pliers (wrap the tips in tape so you do not scratch the nut). With the antenna lowered, hold the pliers vertically and dig the tips onto 2 opposite notches. Hold the pliers steady and rotate.

Don't slip- your paint job is mere millimeters away.

Baby ///M3

Thanks for the tips guys. I appreciate it.

Soarer_25GTT, mteele, and vredniykot: Very good ideas about having either an extra bulb or resister installed. The reason why I didn't go with such route is that I have this flasher/sensor thingy handy and thought I could just replace it with the old one to fix the problem..... Perhaps locating this item is harder than it seems?

PerryinLA: Thanks! That's the exact item I was referring to. Should I watch out for the antenna assembly falling off on me while I take out the nut? Or is it simply a screw/unscrew procedure?

Jon

vredniykot

the flasher relay is located in your drivers side kick panel just above the fuses
there is also a lamp failure sensor that is located in the antenna area, i dont know which one you are after

and if you undo the antenna top nut there should also be one from inside the trunk holding it down also

vredniykot

and when i upgraded to 95 tails i was told by various people who tackled this thing, wiring in an extra bulb is simplest way
i was told switching flashers dont work and resistors build up too much heat and will blow and are expensive


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Baby ///M3

Thanks again!

I think it's the flasher relay that's located in the driver side kick panel.

Do you know if I need to take the panel apart to gain access to the flasher?

Jon

Baby ///M3

LOL.. okay

In that case, just leave an extra bulb hanging in the trunk then?

Jon

vredniykot

its in top right corner abve the fuses, big grey box
there is no panels over it, i dont know how hard it is to pull out, look at your spare one and see if there is any tabs and go from there i guess

Baby ///M3

Very cool.

I appreciate your help!

Jon