Very Strange Parking Light Issue - EG Coupe

[Wreckless Hype]

My car has two different turn signal sockets in the front. One is a dark gray Stanley piece (OEM Honda) and one is a lighter white (color of the white harness that clips into it) and only has the marking TY522F on it.

When I turn my PARKING lights on, both filaments fire up on the Stanley ballast, only 1 (duller light) fires on the off brand piece. When I activate the blinker for Stanley, nothing happens as both filaments are already on. Other ballast lights up and dims as it should. With parking lights OFF, Stanley's blink to signal a turn is weak as a parking light. So logic tells me the currents are reversed.

I got a two pack of bulbs and replaced both bulbs in the car. I also swapped the ballasts to the opposite side. The issue only follows the ballast / socket, NOT the harness and not the bulbs. Stanley is the problem, off brand socket works fine. Logic tells me Stanley needs to pack his s**t and GTFO.

Honda was happy to sell me a new OEM socket for $7. I plugged it in and it does the same damn thing! If I plug in both Stanleys, old and new, they're BOTH effed up! the only one that works is the NOT Honda part and the number only comes up on Russian sites. Wtf is going on?

 

[JeffBel]

You probably need to rewire with the different socket. Stanley makes quality parts, but you never know could've been a slip up

 

[Wreckless Hype]

Rewire for the Stanleys? The ballast that is not an OEM Honda part is the only part that actually work correctly. Both Stanley ballasts seem to put out reversed currents, and it follows the ballasts, i.e. the not Honda part works fine on either side.

 

[JeffBel]

Rewire for the Stanleys? The ballast that is not an OEM Honda part is the only part that actually work correctly. Both Stanley ballasts seem to put out reversed currents, and it follows the ballasts, i.e. the not Honda part works fine on either side.

If its reversed currents then you have to cut and rewire.

 

[Wreckless Hype]

Has been rainy and cold, plan is to attempt to pop the red and green wires out and swap them around. Will see. Not sure it would get messed up, but who the hell knows with this thing.

 

[JeffBel]

Well let me know, I can get any electrical diagram I need

 

[Wreckless Hype]

Fixed. Swapped red and green wires with a flathead screw driver pushing down and out. Snapped them into the new positions and both Stanley ballasts I have work perfectly. Not even trying the off brand, just chucking it.