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Tilt168

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Colorado Springs, CO
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94 Bronco XLT
before any of you kids (you know who you are!!) respond with one of those "try the search function you numbskull" replies know that I did and while there was some info it was confusing so :p!
I have clear corners, silverstar headlights and i'm switching out to blue bulbed/white lighted bulbs for my corner/marker lights, now I assumed (hits head) that all 3 of the front marker lights were the same bulb but it turns out that they arn't...so as is I have the turn signals changed out (looks very sexy!) but the upper-outer light is empty right now (i hate amber! this is all part of my quest to remove all amber lights...) I looked in the manual but I can't find the bulb size for them...
the turn signals are 3157 and i have those covered with Nokya Hyper-Whites but the marker lights...? i think i saw 194 but i just need to make sure thats the size...so a lil help here?
 



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i hate amber! this is all part of my quest to remove all amber lights

Careful, check your laws. Federal DOT says you must have amber lights. Fines can range from 50+ bux, and even some other problems such as suspension depending on the state laws.

I like the sound of what you're doing, and beautiful truck, but just a heads up, check your laws. I got nailed two nights ago coming home from the bar for having white instead of amber in my front turn signals of my 95 xlt. 3 bulbs each side, 6 bulbs white instead of blue, $50 fine per light, $300 fine for better looking lighting, hurts the bank a bit.
 






from what i have heard, CO is lax on vehicle laws... a lot more lax than CA where i live, and here, amber or white is allowed in the front lights.... that is CA state law, so i think you might have the dot law cited wrong... as state law must meet federal and can only be stricter

the corner light is a 194
 






It's a 194 bulb, but can I make a suggestion? I also have clear corners/diamond headlights, 9007 HID conversion, all the goodies... I also didn't want amber running lights. If you mix a 3157 (or 3357, whatever it is....) and a 194, the light color isn't the same.

Up for some custom touches, I was... Here's what I did (sorry, no pics...). I removed the corners, cut off the bulb sockets (actually cut them from the wires, leaving enough to replace later if needed. I put them in my old housings, and re-boxed/stored). I used junkyard taillights (don't remember what kind of car, but it doesn't matter. I cut out the 194 bulb mounts, pigtails, etc... Fabricated 2 into the housing (above the headlight) and 2 into the side marker. I run hyperwhite 194's in each of these sockets. Yes, that makes 5 194's per side, but it isn't stupid bright. That took care of the running lights, but no blinkers now. Now it's time for a trip to autozone. I got 10 of the amber LED 194's (I know... more bulbs...) I cut small holes in the housings, and epoxy'd the led's directly to the housing (I did it with them lit, so I'd know what it'd look like lit up). It's a lot of work just for cool looking lights, but isn't that what it's all about?

I have done this on 2 other cars, my old 87 GT Mustang, and my buddy's 02 Grand Cherokee Limited (It's a jeep thing, we don't want to understand... lol)

My local laws state that blinkers must blink amber, and It definitely looks sick having them flash a diff color. Plus, no-one else has it... (That's what I'm all about)
 






nj and co say blinkers have to be white or amber or a color in between, believe me I look into laws being an ex-mp and all. yes I immediatly figured out that it was 194's but the prob is I can't find the same color for them, thinking I'm gonna go to a junyard and find an ex and pull the 3157 sockets out and put them in the running lights, thanks all for the input!
freewheeling-thanks and i havn'tn updated in forever! just wait till till next week when the 32's get put on, then you'll all be in for a big shock as to whats happend since the last time i updated!
 






Tilt168 said:
nj and co say blinkers have to be white or amber or a color in between, believe me I look into laws being an ex-mp and all. yes I immediatly figured out that it was 194's but the prob is I can't find the same color for them, thinking I'm gonna go to a junyard and find an ex and pull the 3157 sockets out and put them in the running lights, thanks all for the input!
freewheeling-thanks and i havn'tn updated in forever! just wait till till next week when the 32's get put on, then you'll all be in for a big shock as to whats happend since the last time i updated!


the idea of jsut gettign sockets and mounting them isnt going to work... there jsut inst enough room in the houising or behind the light to put a 3157 in place of the 194

you can get wired sockets at pepboys for $5
 






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