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Turn signals fixed on the Beetle

When testing the lights I found the following:

Lights Off:

Left turn signal on

– Driver Rear blinking normal rate

– Driver Front Bulb off

Right turn signal on

– Passenger Rear blinking normal rate

– Passenger Front blinking normal rate

Lights On:

Left turn signal on all bulbs light up

– Driver Rear blinking normal rate

– Driver Front Bulb solid light

Right turn signal on all bulbs light up

– Passenger Rear blinking slow rate

– Passenger Front blinking slow rate

I asked on the forums to see if anyone had a tips to make my life easier and sure enough I got some excellent suggestions. Most people first suggested checking corroded or rusted connections which makes perfect sense. Armed with the trusty multi meter and a helping hand from my friend we went through the connections on the driver side turn signal. Sure enough the connections were pretty rusted and also not tightened down all the way on the fenders underside. This caused the ground not to connect. Cleaning up both front fender connections resolved all issues. This is a gross simplification of what went on but the forum suggestions saved us a lot of time.