53-56 Indicator lights
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From: Durham NC
Do you mean like clearance lights like you might see on a trailer? I don't think any state here requires them on a pickup. What are the regulations on them there? could you use the LED lights that are designed to go into the ends of the bed side rolls, or possibly the LED license plate bolts? I like LED lights because they are small and bright and no bulbs to burn out.
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Originally Posted by AXracer
Do you mean like clearance lights like you might see on a trailer? I don't think any state here requires them on a pickup. What are the regulations on them there? could you use the LED lights that are designed to go into the ends of the bed side rolls, or possibly the LED license plate bolts? I like LED lights because they are small and bright and no bulbs to burn out.
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From: San Diego area. calif
I have running litghts and brake lites I got from mid-fifty.But my turn signals I ran to the top of the bed side roll.the lites look great at nite but during the day they wash out So Im looking for the led lites that I hope will burn brite during the daylite
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From: Riverside, So Cal
Originally Posted by Aussie 53
Do any of you guys out there have rear indicator lights on your pickups. If so what did you use?
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From: Durham NC
Originally Posted by yield2s
Let me know more about the lights in the bed side rolls. I've thought of making some to use as concealed back-up lights but haven't invented the perfect cure yet. are they produced somewhere????
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From: Thirroul, Australia
Sorry for confusing you guys out there. Indicators or blinkers as they are known in Australia are called by you guys Turn Signals. By law we don't have to have them on a vechile if the vechile originally didn't have them when manufactured. So I have to stick my hand outside the drivers door window to let the other vechiles know that I am making a left or right hand turn. And that would be a pain in the butt. So I can convert my front parking lamps to a turn signal operation. As for the rear I was asking if you guys have any suggestion?
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From: San Antonio, Texas
Paul, thanks for posting that question. Have been thinking about the same thing on my '50. The PO had added additional stock tail lights to the rear and mounted lights on the top of the fenders in the front for indicator (turn signal) lights. I'm thinking that on the front if I can put in a dual contact wiring kit in to the orig. socket of the parking light, I could wire it to work with the turn signal. The rear already has a dual filiment bulb (tail/stop) socket so should only be a matter of wireing it correctly.
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Yes, simply switching the taillight bulb socket for a dual filament one and wiring them into the turn signal circuits would be the easiest solution, and the route most here would take. There are also reproduction taillight assemblies on the market with the dual filament sockets already installed. Another option would be to add a second socket to the housing say like for one of the wedge base bulbs like are used on a lot of late model side marker lights and wire those as indicators. IMHO Our DMV people might take a "dim view" (pun intended) of a turn indicator light that is not incorporated into the taillight or very close by, since that is where following drivers would expect to see them.
