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Side marker mod goes bad #731775 08/26/03 08:28 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 5 L'Assomption Qc R Ron95SE OP Newbie
OP Ron95SE Newbie R Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 5 L'Assomption Qc	I did the side marker mod last weekend with the diode and the resistor as writen in the HOW TO list to have them half bright with the parking light and i read too fast it's for the 98+ not the 95. When i finished my wiring thing and try my setup my flasher was way to fast like when you have a burned light. Then i read back the instruction "ooooops" i saw the mistake i removed the the resistor and the diode but the bad was done. Now if i'm using the flasher alone, it work well but if i turn on the parking light and try the flasher it goes too fast, my hazard light are flashing ok with or without the parking light. Any idea witch parts to look at to replace ? If yes don't tell me it's 500$ module. Too bad Jeff "J-Lab" was not there to watch me Ron 1995 Contour SE Duratec Manual Toyo Proxes4 205/55/15 SVT exhaust with Vibrant Rez Alpine head-unit /12 CD changer / amp MRV-F 400 Pioneer speakers 6.5" and 6X9 Oil filter FL-882 Stop/turn and backup Halogen

Re: Side marker mod goes bad #731776 08/27/03 05:09 AM
Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 17,248 IL L Loco4G63 CEG road warrior
Loco4G63 CEG road warrior L Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 17,248 IL	I have no resistors on my sidemarkers.....why did you try resistors? Hector 2003 Rally Red Mitsubishi Evolution VIII 257HP/259TQ 2005 Lapis Blue Mazda 6s RET: 00 Cabernet Red Ford Contour Zetec ATX SUPERCHARGED 160HP/141TQ

Re: Side marker mod goes bad #731777 08/27/03 01:33 PM
Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 260 Orlando U unknown_dup1 CEG\'er
unknown_dup1 CEG\'er U Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 260 Orlando	The resistor is to get the half-bright effect while the parking lights are on. I used a resistor and a diode when I did mine. 2k silver svt #1721 Ignorance breeds stupidity..

Re: Side marker mod goes bad #731778 08/27/03 08:29 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 5 L'Assomption Qc R Ron95SE OP Newbie
OP Ron95SE Newbie R Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 5 L'Assomption Qc	It was supposed to be a good idea at first to have the parking light half bright. Now i wonder witch parts blows up. Morale of this story: Read the darn instruction Common guys give a shot, what to check ! Ron 1995 Contour SE Duratec Manual Toyo Proxes4 205/55/15 SVT exhaust with Vibrant Rez Alpine head-unit /12 CD changer / amp MRV-F 400 Pioneer speakers 6.5" and 6X9 Oil filter FL-882 Stop/turn and backup Halogen

Re: Side marker mod goes bad #731779 08/29/03 10:20 AM
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,816 Ramstein AB, Germany B Big Daddy Kane Hard-core CEG\'er
Big Daddy Kane Hard-core CEG\'er B Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,816 Ramstein AB, Germany	Originally posted by Ron95SE: It was supposed to be a good idea at first to have the parking light half bright. Now i wonder witch parts blows up. Morale of this story: Read the darn instruction Common guys give a shot, what to check ! Ron uhh... maybe your bulbs got messed up somehow?? maybe the reconnect where the resistor was isn't the best?? i dunno, but i think it'd be cool to have them twice as bright (like maybe buy some halogen turn signal bulbs ), but they already nearly shine farther than my low beams (they DID before i got in two seperate accidents which killed drivers, but knocked cover off passenger, which made it twice as bright as low beam.... new headlights with non cloudy lenses help A LOT!!). http://insayne_kokane.tripod.com/8-22-2003.html if you wanna see pics of it while it was wrecked, 4th & 5th pic down. what it looks like now: http://www.shadyeights.com/david_kane/96_contour.html (you can see the non-cloudy replacements.... nice and reflective) so yeah.... sometimes for no reason my left turn signal flashes fast (both bulbs flashing at the time), don't know why, maybe accident damage from skinned wires (i just taped em up to seal again) Goin' Round Traffic Circles @ 50Km/h!!! \m/ -- 1998 E0 SVT #2119 of 6535 \m/ -- 2003 Sentra SE-R Spec V

Re: Side marker mod goes bad #731780 08/30/03 01:57 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 5 L'Assomption Qc R Ron95SE OP Newbie
OP Ron95SE Newbie R Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 5 L'Assomption Qc	...(i dunno, but i think it'd be cool to have them twice as bright (like maybe buy some halogen turn signal bulbs )...) Gat already brake/turn and backup halogen And i don't know what happend tonight but my flasher gat the right beat Must have done something good today, God love me now ! Did not do anything,(except PTL?) maybe i had a sticky contact somewhere And you should have read or i may said i should have write "side marker half bright" in my original post it was not the parking light. Happy Ron ! 1995 Contour SE Duratec Manual Toyo Proxes4 205/55/15 SVT exhaust with Vibrant Rez Alpine head-unit /12 CD changer / amp MRV-F 400 Pioneer speakers 6.5" and 6X9 Oil filter FL-882 Stop/turn and backup Halogen

Re: Side marker mod goes bad #731781 08/30/03 08:48 AM
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,816 Ramstein AB, Germany B Big Daddy Kane Hard-core CEG\'er
Big Daddy Kane Hard-core CEG\'er B Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,816 Ramstein AB, Germany	OH, were you talkin about the ones behind the wheels in the fender?? if so, then sorry about that, wasn't thinkin too much.... that also means i get why putting the resistor in.... maybe it's too many lights for the module to work with correctly (?) Goin' Round Traffic Circles @ 50Km/h!!! \m/ -- 1998 E0 SVT #2119 of 6535 \m/ -- 2003 Sentra SE-R Spec V

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