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Tacoma Blinker Mod to Fog lights for around $ 10.00 or less

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by keeganfl, Oct 29, 2010.

  1. Oct 29, 2010 at 6:47 PM
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    keeganfl

    keeganfl [OP] Well-Known Member

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    offroad fog and lights,pa,rough country suspension kit 2.5 inches,and leveling kit in the front.bilstein 5100,4X 150 watt lights
    Supplies Needed

    Wire
    Wirer Connectors
    Clear 3157 LL Sylvania
    Orange 194NA LL Sylvania
    Electrical Tape

    Step one

    Remove the corner lights and remove the bulb and switch the running lights with the orange lights, cut the connector off with enough wire to attach new wires. Extend the new wires down towards the blinkers attach wire and run the wires towards the blinker on the bottom bumper .

    Step two

    cut blinker connector and attach the wires from the top to the blinker connector since this will be your fog lights or running lights."running light wires" attach blinker light switch orange bulb with "3157 clear bulb"

    Step three

    attach new wires to the blinker light wires that used to be connect to the blinker connector on the bottom and extend the new wires up to the corner lights and connect the running light connector "194 NA bulb" to the new wires that used to run to the blinkers.

    If this doesn't make since to you the " wiring is vice verse " your just running the bottom wires to the top and the top wires to the bottom while reattaching the light connectors to the new wires that.
    Top "running lights will still be the same connector just switching the new wires that are being ran from the bottom since this will be your blinker, same with the blinker connectors will be attached from the wires that are from the running lights




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  2. Oct 30, 2010 at 10:11 AM
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    IamTacO

    IamTacO red balls got me!

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    your "new" blinkers don't look very bright. it might just be the pic i guess.
     
  3. Nov 30, 2011 at 6:53 AM
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    igarrpan

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    I got a new bumper and i want switch drive lights with blinkers. has it worked good for you? I'm unskilled in the electronics department so i wanted to make sure this works fine before i start cutting wires and stuff.
     
  4. Nov 30, 2011 at 7:42 AM
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    Blackdawg

    Blackdawg Dr. Frankenstein

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    not bad...could do this for free..and add fogs later..:D But i have to agree..doesn't seem very bright:notsure:
     
  5. Nov 30, 2011 at 7:29 PM
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    Norton

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    x2.

    Beau02's "fog light mod" writeup cost me about $20 to do. While a little more expensive, the "new" blinkers rely of dual-filament (1157) bulbs that provide more light than the smaller single-filament (194) bulbs.
     
  6. Dec 1, 2011 at 7:10 PM
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    SunDevilTacoma

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    That's how I did mine. The corners and turn signals are plenty bright.
     
  7. Aug 7, 2013 at 9:40 AM
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    I cut the connectors off the side makers and the turn signals and swapped the side marker connectors with the turn signal connectors.) So the blinker wires are connected to the side marker connectors) and I got hyper flash. Did I miss something or do something wrong? I'm about to add a hole and just have both bulbs in each side marker housing. Being that I have a trail-gear rock defense bumper, and have no space for the original blinker housings.
    Was I supposed to change a relay or something? I apologize if I explained this in a confusing way.
    I know there are so many ways to do this but I thought the first way I tried would be the easiest.
     
  8. Aug 15, 2013 at 11:35 PM
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    JuansTaco

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    which wire color is positive and which is negitive?
     

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