how can I make my signal lights work as running lights AND signal lights
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how can I make my signal lights work as running lights AND signal lights
how can I hook it up so that my bumper signal lights on my CRX also work like the signal running lights on my corners? so that they'll be on with my running lights, and blink when I use the signal. just trying to be as clear as I can about what I'm looking for
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Re: how can I make my signal lights work as running lights AND signal lights (CRXObsession)
stolen from Mtn crx-
This will make your bumper lights stay onw ith your parking/corner lights, buit also function as signal lights with no super fast blinking
Go get some brake light sockets that hold dual filament 1157 bulbs (3 wires coming out and 2 connetions inside socket). Junkyard or kragen/autozone. Mine were supposed to be for a 78 GM brakelights. honda sockets work just the same. just make sure it came with a good amount of wire (i got about a foot).
Then buy your 1157 dual filament bulbs. Dual filament bulbs are bulbs that can be both dim or bright. ex: Tailight/Brakelight
Next, turn your cars headlights on and signal (youll need to turn the key to the second click). Your corner light consists of two lights. One should blink while the other stays on. !!remember!! which one stays on (id tell you but... i forgot)
Take out your bumper light housing, remove the socket, and look at the hole to stick your socket in.
-Theres space for 4 tabs, but your NEW socket has 3 in a different pattern.
-What i did is kept the longest tab of the 3, then cut the other two to very small tabs in order to fit
-youll need to have a good eye and a sharp blade to make it fit.
Now for the wiring. Your new socket should have 3 wires coming out - the black (ground), and 2 others. One is for the "bright light" (your signal), one for "dim"(your new parking lights).
1. Cut your current bumper light socket off about 4-6 inches up. Theres a green and black wire exposed now.
-attach the black wire from your NEW socket to the black wire youve just exposed.
-next, attach the "bright light" wire (yellow in my case) to the green wire youve just exposed. tape up, solder, whatever.
-now, take out the corner light and find the red wire leading to the bulb that did not blink earlier. splice your final "dim light" wire (red in my case) to the wire leading to the bulb that stays on. Make sure this connection is solid.
-Go back to 1 and Repeat with the other side.
This will make your bumper lights stay onw ith your parking/corner lights, buit also function as signal lights with no super fast blinking
Go get some brake light sockets that hold dual filament 1157 bulbs (3 wires coming out and 2 connetions inside socket). Junkyard or kragen/autozone. Mine were supposed to be for a 78 GM brakelights. honda sockets work just the same. just make sure it came with a good amount of wire (i got about a foot).
Then buy your 1157 dual filament bulbs. Dual filament bulbs are bulbs that can be both dim or bright. ex: Tailight/Brakelight
Next, turn your cars headlights on and signal (youll need to turn the key to the second click). Your corner light consists of two lights. One should blink while the other stays on. !!remember!! which one stays on (id tell you but... i forgot)
Take out your bumper light housing, remove the socket, and look at the hole to stick your socket in.
-Theres space for 4 tabs, but your NEW socket has 3 in a different pattern.
-What i did is kept the longest tab of the 3, then cut the other two to very small tabs in order to fit
-youll need to have a good eye and a sharp blade to make it fit.
Now for the wiring. Your new socket should have 3 wires coming out - the black (ground), and 2 others. One is for the "bright light" (your signal), one for "dim"(your new parking lights).
1. Cut your current bumper light socket off about 4-6 inches up. Theres a green and black wire exposed now.
-attach the black wire from your NEW socket to the black wire youve just exposed.
-next, attach the "bright light" wire (yellow in my case) to the green wire youve just exposed. tape up, solder, whatever.
-now, take out the corner light and find the red wire leading to the bulb that did not blink earlier. splice your final "dim light" wire (red in my case) to the wire leading to the bulb that stays on. Make sure this connection is solid.
-Go back to 1 and Repeat with the other side.
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