MageMinds

Hi I want to make my side parking light to flash reverse to the main flasher ... I mean :

When the main flasher (the round one) is high the parking light is off, when the main is low the parking is on.

But actually the parking light always stay on ...

I think a realy would be neccessary for each side.

Can anyone correct me if I'm wrong...

TIA

MageMinds

MageMinds

Can anyone confirm that this should work ???

[THE PICTURE WAS USELESS, SO I REMOVE IT FOR BANDWIDTH PURPOSE]

njaremka

go here:
Add turn signals to side marker lights

those instructions are for a miata, so the wires might be different colors, but you do not need a relay to do what you want to do.

MageMinds

Thanks, you just save me 20$CAD for the relay and a lot of wire...

mazdaspeedwest

why 2 relays in that pic above? the same can be accomplished with one relay.

the miata site info is good, but the wiring is a pretty ghetto for my tastes. I'd flip it with a relay anyway and solder all connections, but thats just my opinion.

for more info on relays for side markers and other goodies, my site has a How-To section.

click here

MageMinds

The reason for two relay is because I was ignoring that flasher have constant 12V and a pulsed one ...

So I used two relay because with one I was unable to make the parking light to flash when they are off.

Plus what I want from the start is the parking light flash alternatively with the real flasher ...

I think I will use the ghetto way to have the result I want. But your way is a really good way, but I really want them to flash alternatively, and when I will install my sidemarkers I will make them flash same time the parking light will do.

Thanks

hihoslva

Wow - that Miata site was interesting.

I already re-wired my side bumper lights, but they work in conjunction with the flashers ALL the time - as in, they do not illuminate at night - they ONLY work as auxilliary flashers, and flash the same as the fronts.

I just might have to re-wire them bad boys again, using this Miata info. The only drawback to the way I have it is that the lights are not illuminated at night. I'd love to have them on at night, and flash opposite of the turn signals!

Schweet! Great info njaremka!

~HH

mazdaspeedwest

the bumper light will flash wether the parking lights are on or not, even with the one relay.

Hawkeye

where can I find a normally closed relay. The auto parts stores in my area only have normally open ones.

MageMinds

Bosch relay are both normally open and normally closed

87a = Closed
87 = Open

Use the one you need

Murda

How are you guys accessing the side markers in the P5? The engine bay doesn't seem to have any access to it.

Or, are you simply cutting the negative terminal of the side markers somewhere further away from the markers themselves?

I'm at a loss here, can't seem to figure out where to intercept the negative terminal.

Hawkeye

check this out. This what I ended up doing. The clicking of the relays started to bug me.

BTW, to get to the sidemarkers, the easiest way is to put the car up on RhinoRamps and get to them from underneath.

Murda

The result of your set is.. (I'm going to try and figure this out)

1) Day: Flashes WITH flasher
2) Night: On as always... flashes opposing the flasher

I'm curious, does the parking light have a constant 12v even when the flasher is activated at night? If so, then my above statements are right I believe. Otherwise, night is the same as day?

MageMinds

A simplier way that involve to only reroute one wire :

Connect ground from side marker to the flashing 12V of the flasher. I mean cut the ground and connect it to the flasher.

I repeat: DON'T LET THE GROUND OF YOUR SIDE MARKER GROUNDED... CUT IT AND CONNECT THE CUT WIRE THAT GOES TO THE BULB TO THE FLASHING WIRE ...

I have done this and it's working as Murda said :

MageMinds

MageMinds

here is a little picture of what I have talked earlier