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ktmrfs
Nov 10, 2013Explorer II
kaydeejay wrote:donn0128 wrote:Not so serious wiring really Donn.
Not from the factory. The clearance lights are single element bulbs. To make them turn signals also you would have to do some serious wiring and change the sockets and bulbs.
All it would take would be to disconnect the ground from each side marker and connect that wire to the brake/turn signal wire.
Daytime, the parking lights would act as a ground for the side marker, so it would flash in sync with the turn signals.
Night-time, the brake/turn signal would act as ground so the side marker would be lit UNTIL the turn signal/brake was in operation at which time the side marker would go out.
So, the side marker would flash on when the turn signal was off and vice-versa.
The downside? It WOULD mean the side marker would go out when the brakes were applied.
If this is NOT OK, then yes, a major refit would be required, probably meaning the installation of new dual filament side marker lamps and two additional feeds from the tow vehicle turn signals (or an electronic converter to operate them from the existing circuits).
Or one could add a few more side marker lights on the skirting and hook those to the turn signal line.
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