Re: HOWTO: Side repeater

["Robert Moseley" <videobob@xxxx>]

Does this modification affect all four of the side markers,
both the fornt orange and the rear red, or does it only work
on the front fender lights?

If not, what is the trick for doing the rear?
- VB


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Martin Gutkowski <webmaster@xxxx> wrote:
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> Martin
> -----
> 
> How to make the front marker lights double-up as side repeaters
(indicators)
> 
> [Note: Parking lights are white and are called sidelights in the UK]
> 
> The result of this modification provides the following function:
> 
> 1) With headlights/sidelights OFF, the side markers flash in time with 
> the indicators
> 
> 2) With the Headlights/sidelights ON, the marker lights light up as 
> normal, but when indicating, the marker lights switch OFF in sequence 
> with the indicators switching ON
> 
> THIS IS A VERY EASY MODIFICATION, though the job itself is much simpler 
> with the front fascia removed, though it can be done where the wiring 
> for the side markers joins the headlight loom behind the headlights
> 
> 1: Take each side in turn. You should not need to remove the marker 
> light covers. Locate the GROUND (Black) wire to the marker light and 
> making sure you have a decent length of wire from the marker light, cut 
> this wire. This removes the ground for the marker light
> 
> 2: Of the three wires feeding the indicator bulb, locate the 
> Green/Red wire.
> 
> 3: Splice a wire from this lead and connect it to the ground wire 
> feeding the side marker.
> 
> 4: Repeat for the opposite side and that's it!
> 
> WHY IT WORKS (the bit you can ignore if you wish). A bulb is a
resistive 
> device and as such will work plugged in either way around.
> 
> 1: When the indicator is OFF, the Positive feed to the indicator
bulb 
> is grounded.
> 
> 2: When the side marker light is OFF, the Positive feed to the
marker 
> bulb is grounded.
> 
> 3: When the side marker is OFF, and the Indicator is ON, the maker 
> will light up because its ground wire gets pulled to 12v through the 
> indicator, and its Positive feed is grounded (see 2)
> 
> 4: When the side marker is ON, its ground wire is grounded through 
> the positive feed to the indicator (see 1).
> 
> 5: When the side marker is ON, and the indicator is ON, both the 
> supply side and the ground side of the marker light's bulb is 12v,
so it 
> turns off.