Thread: Too close?
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11-04-2015 05:28 AM #1
The link didn't work for me, probably your settings on FB limiting access, but glad to know it worked for you! Rear turn signals should be pretty easy if your wiring harness included the plug to the steering column. It's all done, just hook up the wires out of the fuse block and be sure of your grounds out back.Roger
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11-04-2015 07:20 AM #2
I'll have to youtube it then. The tail lights should be fun. Again it should be straight forward but it wont be because I added the second set of signals in the center that I want to use as just signals. I don't want them to come on as running lights or as brake lights. If there is a way I will find it just takes time...sigh.
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11-04-2015 08:14 AM #3
I think you'll be OK. The turn signal flashes the brake light filament/LED, so if you simply wire the center lights into the circuit in parallel with the side lights they should flash with the outers, but not be lit when the tail light filament is lit on the outers. Kind of like a third brake light, for turns....Roger
Enjoy the little things in life, and you may look back one day and realize that they were really the BIG things.
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11-04-2015 09:02 PM #4
I think I got it. Please correct me if I'm wrong. In the simplest of terms the tail lights are usually run through the headlight switch then the signal switch (flasher) makes them blink where as these inner signals will be run directly to the signal switch bypassing the headlight switch.
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11-05-2015 04:55 AM #5
If I understand you correctly, you have a seperate center type light you want to come on with turn signals, but not come on with the brakes?
It is a little more complicated as the brake filament is what is controlled by the turn signal circuit. Essentially the brake circuit is interrupted by the turn signal switch sending the desired side through a flasher to blink the brake filament. There were some turn switches designed to do this, not sure if they are available for your column (or at all anymore). However, a electronic circuit could be designed to do this with your existing switches.
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11-05-2015 05:48 AM #6
36 sedan, correct me if I'm wrong, but if I have a functioning tail & brake light circuit (think 1157 bulbs, one filament tail, one filament brake), and I take a pair of single filament bulbs (1156 style) and wire them in parallel with my existing L & R brake light filaments won't the single filaments light with the brakes, but not the tail lights? I think that's what Jim is talking about, a two piece center light that acts with both brake & turns, one side flashing with turns, both sides with brakes.
Now maybe I misunderstood and it's a single bulb in the center light. If so, then it's gonna be a bit more of an issue, and there's gonna be some "interesting" circuitry involved (or re-working the light to have two bulbs, which would be my approach....).Roger
Enjoy the little things in life, and you may look back one day and realize that they were really the BIG things.
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11-04-2015 07:35 AM #7
I saw last night on fb about John. The world sure lost a great one. I'm going to miss his humor, advice, and perspective from another portion of the world. Rest in Peace Johnboy.
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