So, I've been having some problems with my "77 b210's turn signal & headlight switch. as far as i can tell, all the bulbs still work, as i've had all of them on at one point or another in the last two weeks, but now the switches do nothing to activate them. the hazard switch is the only one that has any effect, and all four bulbs work. this leads me to think that either the switch or.. the wiring. *shudder*
i have two options here, as far as i can tell: option 1: test all the electrical components of the aforementioned parts with a voltmeter, and find the exact malfunctioning part. the only thing that's a problem with that is i have no idea how to do this. i am being very literal. total wiring noob over here. i'm not even sure what a voltmeter(?) looks like. option 2:THROW MONEY! ALL NEW PARTS! HIRING UNNECESSARY ELECTRICIANS! in all seriousness, i'd like to know where a good place to get NOS or quality used parts... local auto places come up with "oh nope we don't have that." about 3/4 of the time. i live in AL, so there's about 10-15 dattos in the entire state, the only thing that ever shows up in junkyards is zcars. so what's a good place to order parts from? is rockauto.com a good source? and on a side note, i'm looking at a '78 stanza to save from the crusher.... it also needs a headlight switch, oddly enough.