Re: Side lights

["dmcnorway" <delorean@xxxx>]

Here is a nice little fix if you haven't done it already.

If you splice the wires belonging to the front indicator lights with 
the side marker lights, it is possible to get turn-signals on the 
side marker lights along with the front indicator lights.

When you drive the car, all 4 lights will shine bright orange, then, 
when you use the turn-signal switch on either side, 2 of the lights 
on the same side (front indicator and side marker) will blink 
independently from one another, that is, when the front indicator 
blinks orange, the side marker will be off, then the side marker will 
blink and the front indicator be off etc etc. Very cool effect which 
no other car has - after all, it IS a DeLorean!

I think this adds to more traffic safety having the sidemarkers work 
both as "running lights" and indicator lights.

Best thing is that you can do this mod behind the grille using 
sugarcube connectors instead of scotch-locks, so that you can change 
everything back to normal when you want to. You will need to stretch 
some new wire between the side markers and front indicator lights in 
order to make this work.

How do you do it? This is a description when viewing the car from the 
front...looking towards the grille.

RIGHT ORANGE SIDE MARKER has two wires: BLACK (ground) and RED/BLACK
LEFT ORANGE SIDE MARKER has two wires: BLACK (ground) and RED/ORANGE

The RED/BLACK wire from the RIGHT ORANGE SIDE MARKER is connected to 
the RED/BLACK on the RIGHT ORANGE INDICATOR LIGHT. Leave the 
GREEN/RED WIRE as it is, the same with the BLACK WIRE (ground)

The RED/ORANGE wire from the LEFT ORANGE SIDE MARKER is connected to 
the RED/ORANGE wire from the LEFT ORANGE INDICATOR LIGHT. Leave the 
GREEN/WHITE WIRE as it is, the same with the BLACK WIRE (ground)

How do you remove the grille? You simply grab it, and pull hard 
towards you. It comes off quite easily.

Final note - I did this mod last year, and this is how I remember it!
Please correct me if anything is wrong.

Good luck!

Stian Birkeland
Norway

VIN # 06759

--- In doc-uk@xxxx, "funkymcfly" <danielpwillis@xxxx> wrote:
> Since I have limited light... who wants to cut my research?
> 
> Just fitting my spanky new headlights and I need to take the 
correct 
> wire off the indicators to run the new sidelights... so, red green 
> and black.. which one peeps? I guess black is positive... so which 
of 
> the bright colours needs to come off?
> 
> Cheers in advance!
> 
> (Really helpful workshop manual ain't got it)
> 
> Dan
> Vin#5284 - Hana