Puddle lights with blinkers

[owlman]

I hooked up the puddle lights so they blink with the turn signals.
They're really not bright enough to be useful blinkers but oh well, they still perform their puddle duties properly too.
Here's a video :shifty:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khNh1DsDRu0


How I did it:

These are the 2006 wire colors/locations, might be different for other years

A) driver puddle ground = c201b, pin 18, Brown
B) passenger puddle ground = c201b, pin 12, Brown
C) driver front blinker ground = c201a, pin 5, Black/White
D) passenger front blinker ground = c201a, pin 4, Black/Yellow

c201b is the leftmost plug on the bottom side of the FEM
c201a is the plug on the left side of the FEM
The FEM (front electronics module) is in the A-pillar by the dead pedal.

I connected A->diode->C and B->diode->D.
I put a diode in each for two reasons--1) didn't want blinkers to be on when puddles turn on, and 2) wasn't sure if puddle light circuit could handle extra load from blinkers. But you probably don't really need the diodes.

enjoy!
:wrench

 

[rickztahone]

it's kind of difficult to see with the camera moving so much but from what it seems like it looks great. i wish my side mirrors had puddle lights

 

[owlman]

Thanks, yeah I'll try to take a better video and hold the camera still lol

 

[King03LS8]

Thanks, yeah I'll try to take a better video and hold the camera still lol

I think it looks pretty good, if only the lights were a little brighter. There's got to be a way to get that bulb out and change it. I might just go get a replacement and then screw around with the extra one I'll have to see what I can accomplish.

 

[RANDO CAMMANDO]

I like it

 

[kwazy]

the video sucks

 

[King03LS8]

the video sucks

Ha!

Ouch, owlman.....

 

[kwazy]

no hard feelings its just the truth

 

[NYC LS8]

Looks good. That's exactly why I wanted to do this - a little more night time visibilty!

:Beer

 

[Tricky-Dick]

Novel idea...thanks for the Write up.

 

[xarruda89x]

Get a day time pic. Looks good btw. I would go for the mirror though, I love the blinkers on the mirrors.