What is wrong with my passenger side blinker housing?

Gageraid · **Posted:** Wed Mar 12, 2014 6:29 pm

Passenger side

Driver side

The panels on the fender don't even line up with the housing. Maybe this is what is causing the fogging in my passenger side housing? Sorry for the really crappy cell phone pictures.
Anyone else have body lines that don't match here?

Gageraid · **Posted:** Thu Mar 13, 2014 10:19 pm

Bump. Will post better pictures tomorrow.

At The Helm · **Posted:** Fri Mar 14, 2014 12:16 am

The turn sigs are mounted to the plastic bumper, so unless you bumped into something I'd bet someone bumped into you without your knowledge...

Gageraid · **Posted:** Fri Mar 14, 2014 8:49 am

Atthehelm wrote:

The turn sigs are mounted to the plastic bumper, so unless you bumped into something I'd bet someone bumped into you without your knowledge...

It's been that way since day 1 of me owning it. Must be from the previous owner. Gonna take some better pics of it today. Might be a safety issues having moisture in there. Wonder what it would cost to get fixed if I couldn't do it myself.

Gageraid · **Posted:** Fri Mar 14, 2014 1:30 pm

Think I found the problem. Look at how the wheel arch doesn't line up as well on the passenger side compared to the driver side.

Passenger

Driver

And a few more photos

Do you all think this is repairable? Maybe I need to take the wheel arch off. I guess something isn't snapped in all the way. Not sure what holds it on.

Cherrie 274 · **Posted:** Fri Mar 14, 2014 1:44 pm

Or it got kissed!;).

Gageraid · **Posted:** Fri Mar 14, 2014 1:48 pm

Cherrie 274 wrote:

Or it got kissed!;).

Like I said, I'm pretty sure it's from the previous owner. I park in a enclosed carport every night and have a great spot at work to park at.

nFodzy · **Joined:** Sun Oct 06, 2013 1:30 pm **Posts:** 389

When I had this issue with the blinker before I had it replaced at the dealer, they told me I could wait until summer to see if the moisture was gone. I believe this would have worked, but since I had it replaced under warranty and the fact that they let it go through a safety with moisture in it, was there fault so I'm not going to pass up free parts

Gage, depending how the weather is there, if it's cold, you could wait to see if the moisture goes away if you're in no hurry to fix it or the funds aren't there. Good luck!

Gageraid · **Posted:** Fri Mar 14, 2014 3:28 pm

nFodzy wrote:

When I had this issue with the blinker before I had it replaced at the dealer, they told me I could wait until summer to see if the moisture was gone. I believe this would have worked, but since I had it replaced under warranty and the fact that they let it go through a safety with moisture in it, was there fault so I'm not going to pass up free parts

Gage, depending how the weather is there, if it's cold, you could wait to see if the moisture goes away if you're in no hurry to fix it or the funds aren't there. Good luck!

I doubt the warm would do anything. It's been this way since day one it came home with me.

nFodzy · **Joined:** Sun Oct 06, 2013 1:30 pm **Posts:** 389

Gageraid wrote:

nFodzy wrote:

When I had this issue with the blinker before I had it replaced at the dealer, they told me I could wait until summer to see if the moisture was gone. I believe this would have worked, but since I had it replaced under warranty and the fact that they let it go through a safety with moisture in it, was there fault so I'm not going to pass up free parts

Gage, depending how the weather is there, if it's cold, you could wait to see if the moisture goes away if you're in no hurry to fix it or the funds aren't there. Good luck!

I doubt the warm would do anything. It's been this way since day one it came home with me.

Did you get it used from a dealer or private?

huntb · **Posted:** Fri Mar 14, 2014 4:03 pm

Gage did you check the carfax? It may have been in an accident. I'm assuming not because you wouldn't have bought it if you knew what kind of gas mileage it got :-)r

Gageraid · **Posted:** Fri Mar 14, 2014 4:23 pm

huntb wrote:

Gage did you check the carfax? It may have been in an accident. I'm assuming not because you wouldn't have bought it if you knew what kind of gas mileage it got :-)r

Bought certified used from the Jeep dealer. Clean carfax.

nFodzy · **Joined:** Sun Oct 06, 2013 1:30 pm **Posts:** 389

Gageraid wrote:

huntb wrote:

Gage did you check the carfax? It may have been in an accident. I'm assuming not because you wouldn't have bought it if you knew what kind of gas mileage it got :-)r

Bought certified used from the Jeep dealer. Clean carfax.

I'd go and complain then just like I did, it worked. Figure they would rather have a happy customer than an angry one.

Gageraid · **Posted:** Fri Mar 14, 2014 4:28 pm

nFodzy wrote:

Gageraid wrote:

huntb wrote:

Gage did you check the carfax? It may have been in an accident. I'm assuming not because you wouldn't have bought it if you knew what kind of gas mileage it got :-)r

Bought certified used from the Jeep dealer. Clean carfax.

I'd go and complain then just like I did, it worked. Figure they would rather have a happy customer than an angry one.

Idk, maybe I'll give them a call or see what they suggest. Bought it at 35K, now 60K. I don't think they'd budge on that one.

Cherrie 274 · **Posted:** Fri Mar 14, 2014 4:33 pm

Gageraid wrote:

nFodzy wrote:

Gageraid wrote:

[quote="huntb"]Gage did you check the carfax? It may have been in an accident. I'm assuming not because you wouldn't have bought it if you knew what kind of gas mileage it got :-)r

Bought certified used from the Jeep dealer. Clean carfax.

I'd go and complain then just like I did, it worked. Figure they would rather have a happy customer than an angry one.

Idk, maybe I'll give them a call or see what they suggest. Bought it at 35K, now 60K. I don't think they'd budge on that one.[/quote]
Do they come apart like the headlights? If so maybe you can bake them, take apart and clean, then reseal.

Gageraid · **Posted:** Fri Mar 14, 2014 10:38 pm

I believe they do, Cherrie. I'm more worried about that wheel arch now.

Cherrie 274 · **Posted:** Fri Mar 14, 2014 10:45 pm

Gageraid wrote:

I believe they do, Cherrie. I'm more worried about that wheel arch now.

Must have missed that!

Gageraid · **Posted:** Fri Mar 14, 2014 10:46 pm

I think I remember someone saying a while back that taking the wheel arch/fender whatever you wanna call it, isn't that hard. Guess I'll start researching that.

Bmxer524 · **Posted:** Fri Mar 14, 2014 11:35 pm

Something looks tweaked. It's all plastic there so a rivet might have gone, or it might have had a small run in with the previous owner. Something stupid in a parking lot that was settled with cash.

Gageraid · **Posted:** Sat Mar 15, 2014 11:49 am

Bmxer524 wrote:

Something looks tweaked. It's all plastic there so a rivet might have gone, or it might have had a small run in with the previous owner. Something stupid in a parking lot that was settled with cash.

I'm thinking something just needs to be pushed in. No obvious signs of damage. Dang previous owner! :banghead:

Time to start researching how to fix this.

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