Reply: 4000 Turn signals to running lights

[christopher_bender@fmc.com (CHRISTOPHER BENDER)]

     Somebody asked about this idea, and I can say from personal 
     experience, it works quite well.  I changed my headlights to the twin 
     bulb euro styles, which loose the orange corner marker, so I needed 
     something to squeak me through a state inspection.
     
     Anyway, this is real easy to make work,  The bulb holder is already 
     set up for this, but you have to add another contact.  Unfortunately, 
     you can only get the contact with the bulb holder, so buy two more 
     bulb holders, either new or used, and take one contact out of each of 
     two, and stick one each in the other two.  Now you have the holder 
     configured properly.  Next, splice the corner marker hot lead into the 
     previously unused wire on the turn signal plug that goes on the bulb 
     holder.  The wire is already there, it just doesn't go anywhere (on US 
     models I'm assuming).  Use an orange 1157 bulb, reassemble everything, 
     and you're done.  
     
     I'm sure it technically violates US laws, because it can't be seen 
     from the side, but so far I have not been harassed by any cops or at 
     inspection time.
     
     Have fun...
     
     Chris