I did not like going with the turn signal arrows on the mirrors or buying new mirrors for my 98 Explorer so I decided to approach the side mirror turn signal dilemma form a different angle. And this is what I came up with.....
First I want to give thanks to a few people who made this project possible,
To BigRondo, for the fantastic detailed inst on the installation of signal mirrors,
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=293175
To Combat, who did this to his motorcycle and got my gears turning on how can I do this to my truck,
http://www.kawiforums.com/two-wheeled-discussion/169700-diy-led-turn-signals.html
I purchased the LED's, resistors from Ebay and solder it all together and used shrink tubing for a better finish.
I used the dent puller to hold the mirror evenly and it gave me a handle to help me pull the mirror without bending or cracking it.
I then proceeded to take everything apart, removed the mirror housing from the doors, snaked the wires through the mirror housing into the doors.
I then drilled the hole for the LED's on the side of the mirror housing, this was the point of no return, I had made a hole on the side of my mirrors!!!.
I then installed the LED to the mirror housing and I used black silicon from the inside of the mirror housing to seal it and secure it in place. Mirrors where installed back on the doors and the wiring was snake through the doors and into the cab, and connected to the turn signal wires in the wire harness.
and this is how it looks when I was done,
here is a movie clip of the LED's working,
Let me know what you guys think,
Dennis
First I want to give thanks to a few people who made this project possible,
To BigRondo, for the fantastic detailed inst on the installation of signal mirrors,
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=293175
To Combat, who did this to his motorcycle and got my gears turning on how can I do this to my truck,
http://www.kawiforums.com/two-wheeled-discussion/169700-diy-led-turn-signals.html
I purchased the LED's, resistors from Ebay and solder it all together and used shrink tubing for a better finish.
I used the dent puller to hold the mirror evenly and it gave me a handle to help me pull the mirror without bending or cracking it.
I then proceeded to take everything apart, removed the mirror housing from the doors, snaked the wires through the mirror housing into the doors.
I then drilled the hole for the LED's on the side of the mirror housing, this was the point of no return, I had made a hole on the side of my mirrors!!!.
I then installed the LED to the mirror housing and I used black silicon from the inside of the mirror housing to seal it and secure it in place. Mirrors where installed back on the doors and the wiring was snake through the doors and into the cab, and connected to the turn signal wires in the wire harness.
and this is how it looks when I was done,
here is a movie clip of the LED's working,
Let me know what you guys think,
Dennis
