Step 2: Connect Ground to Vehicle Frame Just like we did on the trailer, we now have to connect the ground on the vehicle side. On the 5 wire to the DRL/Turns...the white and green striped wire powers the turn signal. Parts: 2 pieces of wire Power flows through the filament of the lights and then is grounded. @soundman98 A couple years ago a friend Electrician did something like that using relays to the parking lights/turn signals, of a semi truck,, basically he made all 3 lamps per side parking low filament, brakes and turn signal high filament,, but all six lamps were always working,, obviously they … My Honda ST1100 had beautiful 3-wire turn signals (1157 socket) which meant that the turn signals could function as both 'running lights' and as 'turn signals'. Test the turn after the wires are tapped. The remaining wire should be ground. The brake and turn circuits have nothing to to do with the orange wire that feeds the brown parking/taillamp wires. First, cut the turn signal and parking light sockets off, retaining the stock connectors. For Driving Lights: Turn on the high beam headlamps. Now, let’s wire the turn signals and the brake lights. Here I would like to know how to split out the parking/signal lights at the front of the 94 YJ 2.5. I decided to avoid using the brake lights on the UTV, since I really didn’t want to interrupt the existing wiring and end up with a can of worms. Answer: Of those 3 wires; one is on with your lights or always on - that's your running light. When parking lights activate, left turn signal independently stays on Hello there, thank you for asking about your car. Save Share. I have a separate wire to both the left and right front parking lights. Not blue and brown. Note: Don't try to run them with LED's. DO NOT use the green wire from the cross over loom from the LR to the RR tail light. One of the filaments is wired to the parking lights and the other is wired to the turn signals. The tech tip is for a truck using the brake lights as turn signals. Black is ground. From the mid 50's thru 1961, cars which did not have semaphores used the Stop lights to double as the rear Turn indicators. I know on older vehicles you can simply clip the hot wire to the light and splice the cut wire to the parking light, but will this cause a fault light on the dash to lite? Activate each function (turn signal, brake lights, etc.) With the headlights on all the lights function normally. 3. As you turn the signal on … Now its time to wire up the new socket. You will see three wires going to the single lamp in the assembly. I like the idea of having a turn signals visible from the side. I decided to swap the turn signal and parking light positions. If the turn signal still hyper flashes, take the wires out and tap it to another wire and try again. Splice in the black license-plate wire to the orange wire and the white plate wire to the grey wire. The white with brown stripe wire powers the DRL through any lighting function, be it parking lights, DRLs or actual lights. I am going to leave the front amber park/signal combination and would like to split out the side marker into just a white parking light. Then, run the turn signal wires up inside each fender. The parking light wire needs to run through the diode, then through the resistor, and to the positive of your flexible led strip. Use a test light and make sure that this is right. 6. \$\begingroup\$ I want them to do the following: -Blink with turn signal -turn on (at a lower brightness) with parking lights -alternate bright/dim when parking lights are o and blinker is activated. This system incorporates the brake circuit and will not cancel the turn signal when the brakes have been applied. Many of those are run that way right from the dash area. It has three poles for basic functions (running lights, turn signals, and brake lights) and one pin for the ground. The turns and brake lights should function independently if all else is OK (the exception would be an internally shorted 1157 bulb). You can accomplish a lot of your diagnostic work before you drive it into the service bay. In Ireland you must have amber signals and clear parking/side lights. I got lucky installing them on my 2006 Rhino. A 1157 is like 2 bulbs in one. Now lets turn to the Turn Signal system used on early cars. Just like the parking lights, there are turn-signals in the front of the car and the rear. CRAP! No idea what the other two wires are for. The Optronics Oval LED Trailer Turn Signal and Parking Light # STL78AB uses a separate white ground wire along with the two power input wires, black for parking and red for turn. 2 wire led to 3 wire turn signal/running lights. 10.) It doesn't make any difference, as the tail light wiring isn't affected. The turn signal indicators lighting up is a ground backfeed. 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