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Parking/ Turn signal adaptation
« on: September 10, 2013, 08:59:20 PM »
Bear with me as I am trying to post a pic for the first time

O.K. that worked. I wanted turn signals on my jeep and fortunately the opening for the old lamps were buggered so I went ahead and opened them up and welded a spacer to grill and then opened up the lamp socket and welded it to spacer
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Re: Parking/ Turn signal adaptation
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2013, 09:04:55 PM »


Here is assembly welded up. Jeep is 12 volt so using standard dual element lamps
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Re: Parking/ Turn signal adaptation
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2013, 09:06:54 PM »
Interior of welding conduit to grill

It is 1 1/4 emt
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Re: Parking/ Turn signal adaptation
« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2013, 09:08:55 PM »

Lens assembly and it is back far enough to keep lamp off of lens
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Re: Parking/ Turn signal adaptation
« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2013, 09:10:22 PM »

covered up nicely
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Re: Parking/ Turn signal adaptation
« Reply #5 on: September 10, 2013, 09:12:26 PM »

all together and easy to get at
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Re: Parking/ Turn signal adaptation
« Reply #6 on: September 10, 2013, 09:16:58 PM »

ta da. My wiring harness is from Vintage Wiring of Maine and he built it with turn signals and flashers and it works really well. I'm not sure if all these pic's can make it on 1 page so let me know if they could have.
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Re: Parking/ Turn signal adaptation
« Reply #7 on: September 24, 2013, 02:02:57 AM »
Nice fix!
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Re: Parking/ Turn signal adaptation
« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2013, 05:58:13 AM »
Great work Steve, I have been toying with converting my running lights to directional.
I am curious as to whether you can go with the clear lens as you have or must it be replaced with an amber lens to be legal?
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Re: Parking/ Turn signal adaptation
« Reply #9 on: September 25, 2013, 07:11:06 AM »
Many cars came from the factory with white turn signal lenses, that used amber bulbs... Go with an amber bulb and you should be fine.
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Re: Parking/ Turn signal adaptation
« Reply #10 on: September 26, 2013, 07:41:10 AM »
And much cheaper then replacing the lens, thanks Bill.
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