Front turn signals
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Front turn signals
How can I make my turn signals come on as the brightest setting all the time? What do I need to rewire, in detail if possible plz. I know the stuff about the bulbs burning out faster and it'll probably melt the housing, and when it blinks it'll be dimmer. But it's not that big a deal, just wanna try it out, thanks in advance.
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Car: '92 Z28; Dk Teal; Her Pkg
Engine: 305
Transmission: Richmond 6 Spd
Axle/Gears: Moser 9", Detroit Locker, 3.70
There are quite a few ways to do what you described. I designed a daytime running light circuit that you could build & install - it's a fairly simple circuit. It turns the bright filaments on during the day & still uses the bright filaments as turn signals, as well - just like the factory DRL functionality. Willie has one installed in his '87 & he could scan the schematic & send it to you - send him an E-mail if you want a copy.
Another way to do what you describe, if you don't mind the turn signals using the dim filament & if you don't mind the bright filaments burning at night, too, is to do as follows:
1. Cut the brown (pk lts) & light blue (L turn) wires going to the left front turn signal bulb. Hook the light blue harness wire to the brown bulb wire.
2. Cut the brown (pk lts) & dark blue (R turn) wires going to the right front turn signal bulb. Hook the dark blue harness wire to the brown bulb wire.
3. Connect the dark blue & light blue wires from both bulbs to an ignitin power source (thick pink wire going to the coil).
You may have to replace your turn signal flasher with a non-current sensing type, from any auto parts store, to make them flash, if you have the current sensing type flasher installed now. The dim filament in a 2057 bulb draws only 0.6 amperes, compared to 2 amperes for the bright filament.
The wire harness mods listed above will make the bright filaments burn when the ignition is turned on & use the dim filamnents as turn signals, however, the turn signals may not even be noticable.
Tim
Another way to do what you describe, if you don't mind the turn signals using the dim filament & if you don't mind the bright filaments burning at night, too, is to do as follows:
1. Cut the brown (pk lts) & light blue (L turn) wires going to the left front turn signal bulb. Hook the light blue harness wire to the brown bulb wire.
2. Cut the brown (pk lts) & dark blue (R turn) wires going to the right front turn signal bulb. Hook the dark blue harness wire to the brown bulb wire.
3. Connect the dark blue & light blue wires from both bulbs to an ignitin power source (thick pink wire going to the coil).
You may have to replace your turn signal flasher with a non-current sensing type, from any auto parts store, to make them flash, if you have the current sensing type flasher installed now. The dim filament in a 2057 bulb draws only 0.6 amperes, compared to 2 amperes for the bright filament.
The wire harness mods listed above will make the bright filaments burn when the ignition is turned on & use the dim filamnents as turn signals, however, the turn signals may not even be noticable.
Tim
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Car: '92 Z28; Dk Teal; Her Pkg
Engine: 305
Transmission: Richmond 6 Spd
Axle/Gears: Moser 9", Detroit Locker, 3.70
Someday, I'll make a PC board for it - then it will be really easy to build - until then, it will be up to individuals to build their own - just too many projects going for me, right now! If you can solder, there's only 4 transistors & a handfull of other components to the circuit.
Tim
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