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Old Feb 9, 2004
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double filament sidemarkers??

is there such a thing? and where can i get one?
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I've never seen one. Even the stock sidemarkers on every car is single filament. I have mine wired to come on with parking lights and also function as signals. Just tap one wire to the signals and the other to parking lights.

You will get sidemarker blinking in sequence with front signal when lights are off, and blinking out of sequence when lights are on. They will also stay on with the parking lights. Or you could wire them one way or the other.
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i don't think so
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Ive never seen them eather
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i remember seeing this civic with sidemarkers that flash like the corner lamps (dim with parking lights and brighter each time the signal blinks). doesn't the vw jetta markers blink like this?
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what about new TL sidemarkers. i saw one earlier tonight and they might be double filament. not sure though. someone correct me if i'm wrong
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Jetta has single filament bulbs that flash in sequence with the front signal. They only come on when signaling.
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my friend has some sidemarkers that blink and do a scan type thing they are really nice and they are blueish

he has them on his 99 civic
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do u guys know if the s2000 or ctr blinks only with the signals or does it turn on with the parking lights?
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I've never seen cars with sidemarkers that come on with parking lights. Some SUVs have parking lights like a sidemarker, but they only stay on.
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You could hook up your single filemnt bulbs to a N.C. relay. That way the would come on w/ the running lights and flash off when the signal buld flashes. That would give you an alternating light effect...hey that sounded cool...Im gonna do it
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Here's a link to buy the relays...http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...5Fid=275%2D248
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couldn't u just hook it to the signal wire and the parking lights and still have that alternating effect?
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Originally posted by asianmatrix02
couldn't u just hook it to the signal wire and the parking lights and still have that alternating effect?
You could just hook the side markers up to the turn signal wires but then the side marker would flash on and off w/ the signal bulb. What Im sujesting is that you hook the side markers up too the parking lights so there always lit up at night. Then using the relay the sidemarkers would turno off every time the signal bulb lights up thus giving you an alternating effect. Then as soon as the signal bulb stops flashing the sidemarkers just stay on untill you turn the parking lights off.

Ill even make you a wiring diagram if you descide to do it.
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No need for relays. Hook one wire to the parking lights, and the other to the turn signal wire. When one is on, the other will act as a ground. When parking lights AND signal are used, you will get the alternating effect. Very easy. I have it hooked like that now.
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huh....I didnt think that would work like that. So there kinda hooked up in series?
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Yeah, it works. Instead of hooking one wire to ground and another to either parking OR signal lights, just hook one up to signal AND one up to parking. Whichever one is being used will treat the other wire as a ground. Trust me on this. So let's say the parking lights are on. When the front signal flashes, it will interrupt the ground for the sidemarkers, causing them to turn off. This will make them alternate. Front signal flash = sidemarker off, and vice versa. Try it.
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