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Gavin--
Let me start from the beginning. My lights on the right side are working differently than you describe (this is an 88--does this make a difference?).
When I start the car and turn the lights on, both the ORANGE and WHITE sections are steadily illuminated (on the right side--nothing on the left). When I engage the blinker, orange blinks, and white illuminates. Blinker goes off, orange stops blinking and is steady.
I've got the concept with the two filaments and two contacts--there actually were some of these in the rear bulb set (used them because really hard to get to right side PL due to AC hoses). I'm pretty certain that I'm using the right bulbs, because when I used the blinker for the LEFT side, the white section comes on, and the orange section blinks, EXACTLY like it is supposed to.
I like your suggestion of tapping into the rear taillight wires (since these work like they are supposed to). There are three wire that go to the bulb holders--black=ground, a solid color, and a striped wire. The solids and stripes are different colors for the white and orange sections, obviously.
Based on your suggestion, here would be my plan:
1--Stop at Radio Shack and pick up a few feet of wire (14, 16 gauge?) and some butt crimp connectors.
2--Look at the rear taillight connector, and see what color wires run to the blinker circuit. I can then run a wire from the LF orange section to that color wire in the front harness.
3--I should be able to then figure out something else for the white section, based upon how things would work for the orange section. There is a running light in the rear cluster--use those wire colors as a guide for the front.
I'll try it tomorrow afternoon--results will be posted after.
Thanks for your help--I am much more hopeful after your post.
Urby
posted by 63.188.8...
, Sat, 21 Aug 2004 11:29:33
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