turn signals into parking lights?

[Skinny_Pedal]

i want to make my parking lights into turn signal. i have read Chris Geigers writeup on his old 4runner http://www.off-road.com/toyota/tech/turnsignal/index.html

but has anyone else done this. I dont fully understand....anyone explain this a bit better ? im doing this on my 85 if that makes a difference

[gonzo]

Hey Skinny,
What don't you understand?   It would be easier to ask you questions and then answer them.  I have done this mod.  It is a better way to have your turn signals.  Post up a question and I will see if I can help. 

[Yota4life]

i tryed to do this on my 88 and the corner lense is much smaller and you cant even fit a 1157 bulb in there. I just rewired it back with the original bulb and found a place to mount my turn signals. I wish i could wire mine like that

[gonzo]

Ok......did you replace the light socket?

[Yota4life]

Yes, i used a 1157 bulb and socket. Dont fit in a 3rd gen lense

[Uncle Jesse]

the lense isnt deep enough in 84 - 88 to fit a dual filament bulb.  the 89 and later is a lot deeper and it will fit.  On the 84-88, use the white trash method and wire the signal into the corner marker.  There is another post somewhere with his directions, or you can ask him.

[Skinny_Pedal]

the lense isnt deep enough in 84 - 88 to fit a dual filament bulb.  the 89 and later is a lot deeper and it will fit.  On the 84-88, use the white trash method and wire the signal into the corner marker.  There is another post somewhere with his directions, or you can ask him.

is it just that simple to just wire in the turn signal to the corner and use an 1157 bulb?

[Yota4life]

Here is the thread on it.
http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=6912.msg66663#msg66663
WT says it workes on his 83 real good but i think it will work with 2nd and 3rd gens. also 

[Skinny_Pedal]

that link doesnt come up for me?

[Duffil]

that link is a pic of rebeltilldeath's g/f...

[Yota4life]

wtf...........hold on let me find it again...

[Yota4life]

How about this http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=6912.msg66663#msg66663

[Duffil]

that one's good.

[Skinny_Pedal]

what bulb gets tossed in there?

[FIREBALL]

On mine I pulled the parking light bulb out and drilled a new hole for it down lower. The bulb is pretty small so it didn't need much space. I used my dremel tool to make the notches so it would twist in.
Then I made the other hole bigger and plugged my turn signal bulb into it. Was very easy.

[Yota4life]

The one in the link i posted you use the stock corner bulb

[Skinny_Pedal]

On mine I pulled the parking light bulb out and drilled a new hole for it down lower. The bulb is pretty small so it didn't need much space. I used my dremel tool to make the notches so it would twist in.
Then I made the other hole bigger and plugged my turn signal bulb into it. Was very easy.

that does sound easy

[FIREBALL]

Just a little time and a little patients with the dremel. Not too much patients, cuz I don't have much.

[WHITE_TRASH]

Cutting off the grounds and installing a EL-12 from Napa is the cheapest and easiest way to do this conversion by far.  I just did the whole conversin on my 3rd gen including installing a electronic blinker can (EL-12)  Took all of 20 minutes start to finish.  I used LED bulbs otherwise I wouldnt even have bothered with the electronic module.

[Skinny_Pedal]

Cutting off the grounds and installing a EL-12 from Napa is the cheapest and easiest way to do this conversion by far.  I just did the whole conversin on my 3rd gen including installing a electronic blinker can (EL-12)  Took all of 20 minutes start to finish.  I used LED bulbs otherwise I wouldnt even have bothered with the electronic module.

alright trash man one more time for the masses. give us the white trash way to do it. and give me the color of the wires so i dont have to think about it!

[WHITE_TRASH]

Would you like me to hold you fawking hand too?    Just cut the white wire with a black stripe off both the parking and blinder plugs and put the blinker positive (green with a stripe I think) onto the old ground wire for the marker.  Done deal.

[Skinny_Pedal]

Would you like me to hold you fawking hand too?    Just cut the white wire with a black stripe off both the parking and blinder plugs and put the blinker positive (green with a stripe I think) onto the old ground wire for the marker.  Done deal.

i knew you would come around

[Skinny_Pedal]

well that was easy. now how do i hook up the el-12. once i get that in im golden

[Duffil]

pull your flasher out and plug it in...

[Skinny_Pedal]

pull your flasher out and plug it in...

us kids and are silly questions. thanks duffil

[WHITE_TRASH]

The standard yota plug has 3 wires while the el-12 has only 2.  If you hold the plug with the wires like this [_] then the flasher goes in the bottom and right slots.

[Skinny_Pedal]

maybe there is another desing el-12 flasher. i can't get mine to fit like that WT. heres a pic

[lilbuddy]

I just did this and it wouldnt work... I did exactly what Trash said to do too...

[Skinny_Pedal]

do your wires look like this?

[FIREBALL]

Are you sure this wouldn't be easier. No wiring changes. Stock plugs. Just a little dremel time.