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Jun 12, 2008 | 01:28 AM

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need help replacing rear left blinker

hello, i recently just got an 05 cobalt and the left blinker was blinking faster than the right.
so i thought that the bulb just has blown out. basicly the title explains it all. thanks

Jun 12, 2008 | 01:29 AM

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dont forget to replace the fluid too

Jun 12, 2008 | 01:30 AM

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lol. so do i take the whole tail light out. or it unscrews from the trunk?

Jun 12, 2008 | 01:33 AM

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it just unscrews i believe, just lift the cheap trunk stuff on the left side. and u should be able to get at it. turn it left, bulb should come out

Jun 12, 2008 | 01:37 AM

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thanks ill try that

it seems like if i turn it anymore i would be brake it .do i turn it and pull it out? sorry its my first time fixing anything in a cobalt..

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Jun 12, 2008 | 01:38 AM

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yes lol its not a screw. turn then pull. should only be about a quarter to half turn

Jun 12, 2008 | 01:39 AM

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look in your manual...it should be pretty detailed as how to do this...

Jun 12, 2008 | 01:42 AM

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girl threw it at me when she got mad in the car and went right out the window. got way to lazy to turn the car around and pick it up

Jun 12, 2008 | 01:44 AM

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dump her ass

Jun 12, 2008 | 01:45 AM

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lol seriously guys, need help with this stupid thing

Jun 12, 2008 | 01:46 AM

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did you check your blinker fluid?

Jun 12, 2008 | 01:47 AM

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i am serious. its not rocket science. it does not have threads. so its only like quarter to half turn and pop out

Jun 12, 2008 | 02:17 AM

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hell yea got it out

Jun 12, 2008 | 02:28 AM

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good job. wasnt that hard now was it lol. next will be a thread on how to put the new bulb in. dont forget to change your reverse light grease filter its a real bitch.

Jun 12, 2008 | 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by bluestreaks

hello, i recently just got an 05 cobalt and the left blinker was blinking faster than the right.
so i thought that the bulb just has blown out. basicly the title explains it all. thanks

Usually when a blinker blinks faster than the other, it means you have a light out some where. Check all your lights including tail lights.