i have a rhd civic and i guess in jdmland they dont turn on when u got your lights on...does anyone know how to wire it so as soon as i turn on my parking lights they turn on...i guess they are only used for turn signal indicators...i want them on as soon as i turn the key to acc II....thanks!

 

Anyone?

 

Hmmm,
I would think they would turn on with the lights. Are you using USDM bulbs or JDM bulbs? They're different...the USDM bulbs have two contacts where the JDM bulbs only have one...or is the the other way? I can't remember but I know they're different. That might explain why you're not getting juice when you turn on your lights. I learned this when I put in JDM side markers on my USDM hatch and tried to use the JDM bulbs...no go.

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So all I gotta do is put usdm bulbs? No wiring will be needed?

 

i really doubt its because the bulbs are "JDM".. i assume the op is talking about the 'parking lights' where in the US, they turn on when you turn on your lights, and blink with turn signal because they're dual filament... jdm corners ONLY blink when signalingm they do not stay on all the time, im sure its the wiring because thats how they come, not the light bulbs.. but i may be wrong.

 

That's what I thought... Know how to wire it?

 

It should be both wireing and bulbs.

US marker/signal lamps use a dual filament bulb. JDM turn signals only need a single filament bulb. Additionally, the marker filament needs to be disabled when blinking, which means you can't just wire the front marker lamps in parallel with the rears, some control circuitry will be needed.

 

nope, but im sure i could figure it out, or someone can or already knows how.

 

Cool.. I'll keep searching.. Can't I wire it to the fogs...

 

im pretty sure you will need the usdm connector aswell since the jdm connector only has a 2 wire and usdm has a 3 wire.

usdm wiring uses 3 wires. red(constant power), green(blinker), black(ground)
jdm wiring 2 wires. red(constant power), black(ground)

usdm wiring uses the green wire to cut power making the light blink as in the jdm wiring the black wire does.

just head to the junk yard and come up on 2 usdm connectors. cut the jdm connectors off and connect the one way see if it works. if not just keep playing with it. im pretty sure you'll get it sonner or later.