[Vwdiesel] 81 Rabbit blinker on the blink + door handle question

[Roger Brown]

Rolf Pechukas wrote:
> hey all
> my 81 Rabbit seems to have suffered a directional signal relay meltdown
> blinking started becoming more and more rapid over a period of days
> now blinking is almost continuous, resulting in a solid glowing  
> directional bulb front and back
> all 4 seem to still work, so it does not seem to be a bulb
> can anyone confirm that this is indeed the relay?
> anyone know which relay to replace?

I think it is one of the 2 black relays at the upper right of the picture below:
	http://www.4crawler.com/Photos/103_pana/p1030394.jpg
Has 3 pins in a |_| pattern.  I used a heavy duty solid state flasher to replace mine when 
it started acting up (would randomly blink fast or so or not at all):
	http://www.superbrightleds.com/flashers.htm


> also, I recently replaced door handles with some relatively cheap  
> (Mexican?) aftermarkets
> driver's side no longer works (and actually I am locked out of the car  
> at the moment because of that)
> anyone know what brand to look for for best quality / price?
> anyone know if you can replace all 4 tumblers and keys for a  
> reasonable price? (driver's side tumbler doesn't work either, since I  
> put it in the new handle)

My try a local locksmith for the above.

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   Roger