Topic: Blinkers ?

[MidgetMike]

Has any body converted the clear lights right next to the head lights into blinkers or the little side markers?

[FIREBALL]

Yep, pretty easy. Pulled out the socket on the blinker, and used my drimmel tool to make a new hole in the back of the marker light that the socket would fit into, and done.

[Uncle Jesse]

I wanted to do that forever on my 84, but the stock corner markers just aren't deep enough for an 1156 bulb.  I did do it on my 90.  I love it.  The lights are twice as bright and actually shine towards the side as well as the front.  Basically, I used some info I found on the internet and then did it a bit different.  I drilled out a hole below the stock corner marker bulb hole, about 1" in diameter.  Then got an 1157 socket (the 1156's didn't have a ground tab) with the spring tang ends, and jammed it in there.  Then I wired it to the turn signal circuit.  On the 84, both the corner and signal connectors were the same, so you could just swap them (I can't remember if they are on the 90).  The only problem is that the corner bulb is smaller and less bright, and will also make the signals flash faster.  That really isn't a problem, but the lack of light was the whole reason I moved the signals up there in the first place.
I actually followed these instuctions:
http://www.off-road.com/toyota/tech/turnsignal/index.html

[SWAMPER]

Yeah FireImp did that...oh and Fireballs deal sounds easier

[MidgetMike [OP]]

Right on thanks I hope mine turn out that bright 

[WHITE_TRASH]

Damn you guys all think way too hard!  Instead of taking all the extra time to go to the parts store and buy all the stuff (IF they have it in stock) and them modify the housings just rewire them.  Instead of using a ground on the corner lights connect the + from the blinker harness to the ground wire of the marker.  The blinker will be faster but that is easily fixed with a EL-12 electronic blinker module from napa.  This mod takes all of maybe 10 minutes and is as close to free as you can get.

[MidgetMike [OP]]

Damn White how do you remember all this I can't remember to put gas in my car let alone what frigen oil filter to buy    thanks I'm gonna try it 

[WHITE_TRASH]

It works very good n 1st gens.  I just did it on the 83 sunday night.

[brainlessfool]

I did it the hard way on my 83