sidemarkers always on
02-25-2007, 09:36 AM
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I would like to change my sidemarkers to a white and have them constantly on instead of only blink when i use my turn signal. Anyone make this mod before?
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02-25-2007, 10:18 AM
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I'm not sure if it's important to you but I'm pretty sure that making them white would be illegal in just about every state. Having them on all the time (with the parking lights, I assume) would probably be okay as long as they were amber...
I've never heard of anyone doing this but if it's been done before, you'll probably get a reply here in no time!
I've never heard of anyone doing this but if it's been done before, you'll probably get a reply here in no time!
02-25-2007, 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='395458' date='Feb 25 2007, 11:18 AM
I'm not sure if it's important to you but I'm pretty sure that making them white would be illegal in just about every state. Having them on all the time (with the parking lights, I assume) would probably be okay as long as they were amber...
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02-25-2007, 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by ImSort0fABigDeal' post='395505' date='Feb 25 2007, 04:24 PM
On when the headlights are on..maybe I'm wrong, but I'm talking about the lights on the fenders...those are called sidemarkers right
02-25-2007, 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='395528' date='Feb 25 2007, 02:39 PM
A side marker light, in the US, is either amber (front) or red (rear) and is usually located in the headlight or tailight cluster respectively. The lights I think you're referring to are turn signal repeaters that are located in the fenders behind the front wheel well. I'm not 100% sure but I'm thinking that it would be legal to have them turn on with the parking lights or headlights but I don't think it would be legal to make them white...
ok then yeah the turn signal repeaters, i'd like to change the bulb or led whatever it is to white and have it on all the time, wonder how hard it would be
02-25-2007, 02:06 PM
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Not that hard really - if you want them on whenever the car is on you just need to tap into an ignition switched power feed and run new wires to the sockets. Just feed the socket with the new circuit insteed of the one that was there previously on the power side. If you still want it to flash when it would have before, it would be more complex (I think it would have to go through a relay).
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