[Mgs] Flashers

Fri May 29 12:35:11 MDT 2020

 I own a 1973 MGB so am not sure if this applies to 1980. The turn signal wires run to the Emergency Flasher Switch in the console. Replaced the E Flasher Switch in the console - problem solved with turn signals.

Hope this helps.
Joel Martin
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1. 1980 MGB - flasher location (S.Carr)
  2. Re: 1980 MGB - flasher location (Steve Shoyer)
  3. Re: 1980 MGB - flasher location (PaulHunt73)
  4. Amazon scam me thinks? (Barrie Robinson)
  5. Re: Amazon scam me thinks? (Dan DiBiase)
  6. Re: 1980 MGB - flasher location (S.Carr)
  7. Re: Amazon scam me thinks? (Charley Robinson)

A friend is having problems with the turn signals on a 1980 B.  He’s replaced the left-hand switch unit (turn signals & horn).  Left-hand signals flash, and 4-ways flash, but the right-hand signals only light steadily.  He’s located the one flasher unit, but can hear another one clicking somewhere and can’t locate it --  where should he look?  (The wiring diagram doesn’t help, and the car has been thoroughly hacked up by DPOs.)

Thanks in advance,

Sarah Carr

‘71 B/GT in PA

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On my car there are two flasher units located behind the glove box, mounted next to each other.  One is for the turn signals and the other is for the hazard flashers.   I'm not sure where else someone would mount the flasher, but people do lots of inventive things.

--Steve (1980 MGB)

 On 5/28/2020 9:24 PM, S.Carr wrote:

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A friend is having problems with the turn signals on a 1980 B.  He’s replaced the left-hand switch unit (turn signals & horn).  Left-hand signals flash, and 4-ways flash, but the right-hand signals only light steadily.  He’s located the one flasher unit, but can hear another one clicking somewhere and can’t locate it --  where should he look?  (The wiring diagram doesn’t help, and the car has been thoroughly hacked up by DPOs.)

Thanks in advance,

Sarah Carr

‘71 B/GT in PA

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A friend is having problems with the turn signals on a 1980 B.  He’s replaced the left-hand switch unit (turn signals & horn).  Left-hand signals flash, and 4-ways flash, but the right-hand signals only light steadily.  He’s located the one flasher unit, but can hear another one clicking somewhere and can’t locate it --  where should he look?

  Ladies & Gentlemen,

 This is way off subject, for which I apologise,  but I am one of those people who gets up in arms when I encounter a scam by a company that should do better.

 If you use Amazon you may have taken up their 'Prime' service which you have to pay for.  Neat what?  You have to pay for good service !!!   If it fits your bill then that is fine but just try and cancel it!
 I found we had been charged $7.99 for years plus a yearly fee although cannot remember joining.   We rarely use Amazon as "get it now" does not attract us and the last purchase was 6 months ago.   So obviously cancellation of Prime was required.  Now we come to Amazon's superbly crafted scam.    You cannot cancel.   You end up going round and round their web pages but no how, no where does it allow you to cancel.   What is so blatantly indicative of their dishonesty is that if you do a search on how to cancel Prime you will find a whole raft of books written on it.   BOOKS ON HOW TO CANCEL !!!   UNBELIEVABLE.  And guess what?   The books are sold by Amazon.

 I just had to blow steam off about this.   I find the only way is to cancel my MasterCard and join up with a different credit card.    The bank bod told me that they can follow me across to a new MasterCard -what ????  So it has to be another card.

 Much mumbling in the background
 Barrie
  Hmmmmm.... You're saying you tried this and it didn't work?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201910380 
I'm very happy with Prime. We get an educational discount using my daughter's .edu email address and watch a lot of stuff on Prime Videos.
Dan D '76B, '65BCentral NJ USA
http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/

On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 10:19 AM Barrie Robinson <barrob at bell.net> wrote:

  Ladies & Gentlemen,

 This is way off subject, for which I apologise,  but I am one of those people who gets up in arms when I encounter a scam by a company that should do better.

 If you use Amazon you may have taken up their 'Prime' service which you have to pay for.  Neat what?  You have to pay for good service !!!   If it fits your bill then that is fine but just try and cancel it!
 I found we had been charged $7.99 for years plus a yearly fee although cannot remember joining.   We rarely use Amazon as "get it now" does not attract us and the last purchase was 6 months ago.   So obviously cancellation of Prime was required.  Now we come to Amazon's superbly crafted scam.    You cannot cancel.   You end up going round and round their web pages but no how, no where does it allow you to cancel.   What is so blatantly indicative of their dishonesty is that if you do a search on how to cancel Prime you will find a whole raft of books written on it.   BOOKS ON HOW TO CANCEL !!!   UNBELIEVABLE.  And guess what?   The books are sold by Amazon.

 I just had to blow steam off about this.   I find the only way is to cancel my MasterCard and join up with a different credit card.    The bank bod told me that they can follow me across to a new MasterCard -what ????  So it has to be another card.

 Much mumbling in the background
 Barrie
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Unfortunately we don’t know if the signals worked before the new switch was installed because some ham-handed DPO had broken the stalk and some of the plastic internals….

Sarah C.

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From: PaulHunt73
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2020 3:27 AM
To: MGs; S.Carr
Subject: Re: [Mgs] 1980 MGB - flasher location

<However if this only started when the turn switch was replaced you should check the connections there first, making sure the two connectors are fully pushed together and none of the pins have been pushed out of the back.>

PaulH.
There are other uses for Prime.  Video streaming channel for instance.

CR

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