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Old 04-16-2003, 04:04 PM
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Marker/Signal Light Question

I drive, almost exclusively, with my parking lights on...love the look of it, I guess...and last night was so bright out that I drove with them on only (just on a back road, nowhere populated, and very late at night). Anyways, I noticed when I put my signal on, the light doesn't go on/off/on to blink, it just gets brighter/dimmer/brighter...now I was wondering, is their any way to hard wire the signal light so it's always that bright...?? I'd love to find a way to brighten the intensity of the light emitted...
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I would not have a clue about hard wiring it to be brighter...but I have seen where, I think JC Whitney, Sells high intesity turn signal bulbs...they are supposed to be 2x as bright. That might be what you are looking for...they are a higher wattage bulb...I remember thumbing thru the cataloge and seeing them! I think with these bulbs, the dim is as bright as the normal bright blink... and the bright blink is even brighter...never have seen them in person though. check at your locak parts stores... see if they have higher wattage turn signal bulbs...
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Just do the Daytime Running light mod like I did. Here is a pic with them on:
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I bought a kit from a guy to get this to work but his site is gone.
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Turning them on is no problem, I just want them BRIGHT, like Corvette-esque intensity.
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Turning them on is no problem, I just want them BRIGHT, like Corvette-esque intensity.
Maybe you didn't understand, they are on the bright mode all the time with the DRL mode. Also only the two front ambers illuminate like on new vettes, and f-bodies, not all the parking lights like normal.
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JC Whitney sells a kit for this as well. Not sure wht quality it is, but its probably a matter of a relay that ties into the wire that powers the bright filament
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