Lol. You are probably in the best thread. It was made a resource. Check the first few posts. It’s described in detail how to do it.Ok. Any advice or threads on making the side markers 3 wire?
Did you do the mod for the LED relay, or get one of the LED relays installed?Is there a ground connection or something between the front turn signal/fender lights and the tail lights? With the LED relay in, I put LEDs in the tail lights, normal bulbs everywhere else (the interior and dash lights are LED).
Repeatable with the normal flasher relay in, only hyper speed.
- When the left turn signal is on, the lights on the dash dim in time with the flasher (including the odometer), the front passenger side turn signal blinks very dimly, and the driver's side turn signal blinks normally.
- When the right turn signal is on, the dash lights dim and the passenger side turn signal flashes, but the driver's side turn signal stays off.
Also, as a side note, if I put LEDs in the turn signals, I blow fuse 7 every time they try to light up (flashers or running lights).
I bought the LED flasher relay from Gulf Coast Distributors. But the problem persist regardless of whether I use the stock or LED flasher relays.Did you do the mod for the LED relay, or get one of the LED relays installed?
Did they work for you? I need to do this to my JeepRather than cut the wires to the side marker light I made a patch cable that will do the same thing. Way more easier to build the circuit, no cutting of wires, and it's reversible.
When the adapter is installed you may run into the following issues.
If the LED does not light at all, you need to spin the bulb 180 degrees in the socket.
If the LED does light but it is bright, you need to rotate the plug into the factory socket by 180 degrees.
The second if statement has to do with the default mode of the side marker is dim, and when it flashes it gets bright. If you put the plug into the factory socket the wrong way the bulb will always be bright, even when it flashes.
If you want to build this circuit like I did here's the parts you will need the following additional items to your BOM.
194 Male Sockets
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07WTZMNZL/?tag=wranglerorg-20
194 Female Sockets
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07H8F322J/?tag=wranglerorg-20
Here's what it looks like. I haven't tested it yet but I did build the circuit exactly Steel City 06 described.
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Did they work for you? I need to do this to my Jeep
You had to jinx me!Side market LED will give you all kinds of weird problems unless you run a separate ground, better off going incandescent with those
thanks. looks like I will be building a 3 wire setup this weekend.I have found you can use LED sidemarkers with incandescent front turn signals if (and only if) the sidemarker LEDs are the reversible (non-polarized) kind.
If you put LEDs in the front turn signals and either incandescent or LEDs in the sidemarkers, you will have issues with the sidemarkers, and also have issues with the front turn signals as well if the sidemarkers are incandescent.
Converting to a 3-wire setup on the sidemarker corrects issues with both the sidemarker and the front turn signal, and allows LEDs to be used in both locations.
How did you make these?Rather than cut the wires to the side marker light I made a patch cable that will do the same thing. Way more easier to build the circuit, no cutting of wires, and it's reversible.
When the adapter is installed you may run into the following issues.
If the LED does not light at all, you need to spin the bulb 180 degrees in the socket.
If the LED does light but it is bright, you need to rotate the plug into the factory socket by 180 degrees.
The second if statement has to do with the default mode of the side marker is dim, and when it flashes it gets bright. If you put the plug into the factory socket the wrong way the bulb will always be bright, even when it flashes.
If you want to build this circuit like I did here's the parts you will need the following additional items to your BOM.
194 Male Sockets
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07WTZMNZL/?tag=wranglerorg-20
194 Female Sockets
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07H8F322J/?tag=wranglerorg-20
Here's what it looks like. I haven't tested it yet but I did build the circuit exactly Steel City 06 described.
View attachment 169551
How did you make these?Rather than cut the wires to the side marker light I made a patch cable that will do the same thing. Way more easier to build the circuit, no cutting of wires, and it's reversible.
When the adapter is installed you may run into the following issues.
If the LED does not light at all, you need to spin the bulb 180 degrees in the socket.
If the LED does light but it is bright, you need to rotate the plug into the factory socket by 180 degrees.
The second if statement has to do with the default mode of the side marker is dim, and when it flashes it gets bright. If you put the plug into the factory socket the wrong way the bulb will always be bright, even when it flashes.
If you want to build this circuit like I did here's the parts you will need the following additional items to your BOM.
194 Male Sockets
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07WTZMNZL/?tag=wranglerorg-20
194 Female Sockets
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07H8F322J/?tag=wranglerorg-20
Here's what it looks like. I haven't tested it yet but I did build the circuit exactly Steel City 06 described.
View attachment 169551
Ok, so if I buy 3 wire bulbs, how do I wire them to the 2 wires that go to the existing marker bulbs?Nope. This is just a way to make your own 3-wire LEDs using the existing socket and housing.
(Just need to make sure whatever 3-wire kit you buy can't backfeed anything)