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Old 07-27-20, 08:01 PM
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Turn Signal & Front Side Marker Wiring

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I'm rewiring my front end and using round style turn signals. They have a only two wires coming from them: a positive and a ground.I noticed the OEM front turn signals have three wires. Black, Green/Red, and Green. I'm curious as to why there are three wires set up for the front turn signal and which wires I could be wiring together.

Also I want to have my side markers flash at the same time as my front turn signals. How would I go about wiring that and would I need any inline fuse or relay?
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the USA market lights have two functions, so 3 wires. it uses a dual filament bulb (1157). there is a ground, turn signal and parking light wire.
the Japanese market has the same 3 wires, but the parking light is in the FTP instead of the turn signal.
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So for a front end conversion using a bulb with only a positive and ground it's safe to say I would lose the parking light function?
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Originally Posted by Gabriel82
So for a front end conversion using a bulb with only a positive and ground it's safe to say I would lose the parking light function?
I believe what you are trying to accomplish is very common (you want the light to illuminate with your headlights/parking light on AND you want it to flash indicating you are turning?).
This link is for a Miata, but the concept is the same, you're basically just connecting the turn signal wire and the parking light wire to the bulb, ignore the ground.

https://www.miata.net/garage/sidemar...n_signals.html
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Originally Posted by DC5Daniel
I believe what you are trying to accomplish is very common (you want the light to illuminate with your headlights/parking light on AND you want it to flash indicating you are turning?).
This link is for a Miata, but the concept is the same, you're basically just connecting the turn signal wire and the parking light wire to the bulb, ignore the ground.

https://www.miata.net/garage/sidemar...n_signals.html
Oh sweet. This write up states that I should link my sidemarker ground with my turn signal wire acting as a "floating ground". When signaling the side marker and turn signal would go back and forth. Since I want both to flash at the same time would I wire my side marker power wire to my turn signal wire(green)?
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