krispies13

I want to keep my side markers on at all times.. is this a smart idea?? I just like that look on the side.. I want to do it myself.. can someone tell me how to keep them on at all times and have them blink when I'm signaling??

CHPRBOX8

i dont know how but you should be able to tap into the parking lights.

jct

you would also need a dual filament light bulb or led's

Driver_Lost

I don't think they have a small enough dual filament bulb.

Pop them out, drill a small hole in the back to install your favorite color LED. This has been on my box to do list for over a year now. I'm going with white and wiring it to the parking lights. That way the turn signal will still do its thing.

striperjake

What about wiring them to a switch and putting leds in them? That way you could turn them on an off as you please. Just a thought.

Knoxbox

this is probably your best bet you don't want ot lose functionality of the sidemarker... this is probably what i would do.

dudehitt

Here's a thread I made with a video when I did my front and rear sidemarkers.

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...ght=side+blink

and here's the diy I followed with a little modification

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=37917

snowromance

LEDs dont have filaments. just wanted to point that out for you in case you planned on searching for one.

dudehitt

no, but you can get led bulbs for the turn signals that get brighter when they blink, look just like dual filament bulbs.

snowromance

for the sidemarkers? i'd like to see them. can you please find where he can purchase them and post it here? You are right when it comes to front and rear signals but we're talking about sidemarker signals.

dudehitt

I haven't seen them for the sidemarkers. You'd have to add wiring anyway, so you might as well do the rewire like the link I posted above, then they will stay on with headlights and blink off when you signal.

snowromance

so then you cant get LED bulbs for the sidemarker turn signals that get brighter when they blink. ??? thats what we have been talking about here...

dudehitt

Actually, we were talking about keeping the sidemarkers on all the time. Somebody said dual filament LED's do not exist and I was just pointing out that they do. The bulb in the side marker is wedge base, but much smaller than the dual filament one that is used for the brake lights.


There are only two wires going to the side marker. A dual filament bulb would require running an additional wire and modifying the fixture to accept a much larger bulb which would probably not fit into the housing anyway.

snowromance

lol so then you cannot purchase an LED dual filament light that fits in the original socket of the sidemarker lights that gets brighter when they blink.

dudehitt

I think that's the short version of what I was trying to say.

I just wanted to be sure they were aware that it's not that simple.

snowromance

gotcha :-)

krispies13

So drill a hole add another bulb and tap into what now??? Sorry guys. I'm a newb.. just trying to figure it out..

Driver_Lost

Your parking light wire for the + side We have wiring codes here somewhere for the correct wire color. The ground is there for the turn signal bulb. That's white.

HondAudio

They make dual-color LEDs that have three leads: two positive leads (one for each color) and a common ground. If you can find some that light up in amber and (white?) then you can put them in. You'll still need to run a switched wire to turn the second LED on,