taillight modification
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Forum Name: Lights, Neon, LEDs, HIDs
Forum Discription: Under Car Lighting, Strobe Lights, Fog Lights, Headlights, HIDs, DRL, Tail Lights, Brake Lights, Dashboard Lights, WigWag, etc.
URL: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=125150
Printed Date: June 15, 2024 at 6:20 AM
Topic: taillight modification
Posted By: tervy12
Subject: taillight modification
Date Posted: December 19, 2010 at 9:12 PM
I need to replace a three bulb taillight on a 1999 ford f150 with a two bulb taillight what do I need how do I go about getting it done
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Garfield
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Posted By: 91stt
Date Posted: December 20, 2010 at 10:14 AM
what year did the 2 bulb setup come out of?
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Posted By: tervy12
Date Posted: December 22, 2010 at 8:44 PM
the bulb did not come out of another truck it a completely new tail light bought from Xenon but carries only two bulb slots, Which means that the park lights, signal and brake lights have to be on the same bulb and the reverse separate. The reverse light is not the problem it putting the signal brake and park lights together that would require relays and how do I connect the relays to get all three operations in that one bulb.
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Garfield
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: December 22, 2010 at 9:26 PM
Is the lamp available for brake tail and blinker a single or dual element socket?
Posted By: tervy12
Date Posted: January 03, 2011 at 9:43 PM
On the new tail light its a single socket but the original tail light was dual sockets
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Garfield
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: January 03, 2011 at 10:20 PM
Does the socket accept a single or a dual element lamp?
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: January 03, 2011 at 10:25 PM
Posted By: oldspark
Date Posted: January 04, 2011 at 12:10 AM
This is another "combining flasher with stop or reverse lights" situation. (Stop lights stateside; reverse lights for older Jap and many other cars.)
Assuming you do not have the appropriate flasher switch and wiring, you need a DPDT relay per side, and to relocate the flasher can.
Instead of connecting the flasher-can to either side, the stalk (flasher switch) switches either relay which then disconnects the stop and connects the can to the respective side. The other pole is used to connect the front flasher lamp. (That's from memory...)
The low wattage tail/clearance lamp is unaffected. (Just wired appropriately whether a dual-filament hi/low power bulb or whatever.)
Ah - memories of pre-1970 Jap cars....!
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