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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 06:27 AM
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is there any posible way to make is so your side markers stay on wail your driving, and still blink when you turn the blinker on.
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Old Jan 17, 2010 | 08:18 PM
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 04:52 AM
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Not an easy way. Just think about it: there's no existing circuit you can tap into to make this happen. If you want them to stay on what you can do is splice the wires from the side markers with the wires from the headlights but then you wouldn't have the blinking (also they would only work when the headlights are on). You could rewire them to take power from the same circuit as the instrument cluster, then they would stay on whenever the car is on, but again, no blinking.
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 06:52 AM
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You'll need to add relays and fun stuff. Or you'll need to make the bulbs dual filiments and change the wiring to refeed the location from the turn signal lamp.
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 07:05 AM
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And FYI - Comp is an electrical engineer - on the internet anyway, it's not like I've asked for a copy of his diploma.

I can see the look you're going for and I bet it would look pretty nice. I would skip the blinking part unless it has to blink to meet state laws or something. Get two small strips of LEDs that match your headlight K and replace the side markers with those and wire them to the headlight relay. That would look even better.
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Needs to flash.
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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by donromani
And FYI - Comp is an electrical engineer - on the internet anyway, it's not like I've asked for a copy of his diploma.
Classic. Glad I'm just a hill billy.
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