Turn signal help.

[Bootboy]

Sorry if this has been addressed before but the search function here is pretty worthless and I didn't find what I was looking for.


Anyway, I'm comfortable with mechanicals but electrical as it pertains to automotive is completely foreign to me.

So I have a shrockworks bumper that I've been rocking for two months now with no turn signals. Mostly laziness on my part.

My question is, how is everyone else wiring in their turn signals on aftermarket bumpers?

The factory connection only has 2 wires. What do I do with the ground on the new turn signals?

Even after inserting the signal wires into the factory plug to test them, my blinkers are still doing the fast flashing thing. Do I need to wire in some resistors?

Why the go round?

Why are the new bulbs dual filament?

I bought new bulbs hoping that a greater draw would get the blinkers to slow back down. No dice.

I've looked for videos online and all
I can find are ground up wiring tutorials, nothing about aftermarket to factory connections.

A any help is greatly appreciated.

Boot

 

[Sean K.]

My very limited understanding is that if you are trying to use your side marker lights as turn signals, you need resistors.

It sounds like you're using a completely different turn signal lamp and not trying to use the side markers....but I'm not clear on what you're doing.

Do you have some pics of the turn signals you're trying to wire up?

 

[IBallEngineer]

Sorry if this has been addressed before but the search function here is pretty worthless and I didn't find what I was looking for.


Anyway, I'm comfortable with mechanicals but electrical as it pertains to automotive is completely foreign to me.

So I have a shrockworks bumper that I've been rocking for two months now with no turn signals. Mostly laziness on my part.

My question is, how is everyone else wiring in their turn signals on aftermarket bumpers?

The factory connection only has 2 wires. What do I do with the ground on the new turn signals?

The factory turn signals have power and ground.The 3rd wire on your bumper lights is a running light. THAT is why you have a dual filament bulb, running lights and turn signals.

Even after inserting the signal wires into the factory plug to test them, my blinkers are still doing the fast flashing thing.
What does this mean? What wires did you attach to WHAT factory plug?

Do I need to wire in some resistors?

NO

Why the go round?

No go round, it is simple and we can fix it.

Why are the new bulbs dual filament?
See first answer above.


I bought new bulbs hoping that a greater draw would get the blinkers to slow back down. No dice.

Sorry, no dice!

I've looked for videos online and all
I can find are ground up wiring tutorials, nothing about aftermarket to factory connections.

A any help is greatly appreciated.

Start by identifying the two wires you need on your replacement lamps, one is ground, ground it. Touch power to the other two, which ever lights the brighter filament is what you need. Connect ONLY that wire and the ground to the OEM wires. Voila, you are done!

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[Bootboy]

I don't have pics handy and I can't get any till tomorrow

 

[Bootboy]

Nothing?

 

[IBallEngineer]

Nothing?

Read my post from two days ago!

 

[Bootboy]

Ah, I see that you answers are tucked into the quotation. (I'm on mobile so it looks more subtle.) thank you!

 

[Bootboy]

Got it all soldered up and flashing SLOWLY!!! Wahoo!

Thanks for your help