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Old 01-13-2016, 05:40 PM   #1
1774btcrew
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Crappy Dorman 49300 turn singnal cams. Any alternatives?

Let me start off by saying I am well versed at building steering columns. All of the columns I rebuild get new turn signal cams as they most often are brittle and split where the lever screws in. As of recently, the quality of the Dorman ones has went WAY down. They no longer cancel when using the left hand turn signal. The right side works fine. I have also found the retaining clips on the regular OEM turn signal only catch the lip of the cam on one side. This isn't critical but me being a perfectionist, it really bothers me. For some reason Dorman must have changed there molds. I have also tried different turn signal canceling cams in hopes they would work with Dorman's turn signal cam to no avail. I am at a loss! The only other alternative, is a complete turn signal switch. This is really too expensive to put in these columns for what I charge AND you can't get the correct lower plug for the 73-74 trucks. This annoys me as well. I now you can get an adapter harness but that isn't the cleanest way to go. That leaves me with having to unpin the newer plug and install the earlier plug. That isn't even that big of issue if I am doing an exchange for a customer but if not, I have to scramble to find a 73-74 plug. I just don't understand why Dorman cannot build the cams right. Are there any other alternatives?
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