teardrop markers on '69

[onsight512]

Are the teardrop side lights on a '69 Roadster running lights, or turn signals?

[sfdaugherty]

Running lights unless you replace the bulbs and rewire them..

Shannon

[onsight512]

Running lights unless you replace the bulbs and rewire them..

Shannon

Thanks Shannon. The car is getting rewired today and they're going to become turn signals. I figure it can't hurt.

[spl310]

Are you going to do the rears as well?

[onsight512]

Are you going to do the rears as well?

Not the rears. They got 'deleted' when the paint was done.

[sfdaugherty]

I turned my teardrops into turn signals on one of my cars. I like the look.

Shannon

[Curtis]

Thanks Shannon. The car is getting rewired today and they're going to become turn signals. I figure it can't hurt.

Well this always makes me nervous.

I rewired mine to dual filament with a new shorter socket and LED bulb since a regular bulb doesn't want to fit and the LED is cooler.

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[GoldHawg]

I rewired mine to dual filament with a new shorter socket and LED bulb since a regular bulb doesn't want to fit and the LED is cooler.


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Curtis, I want to do this. Can you post what is the bulb that you bought that fits in the housing well? If there is anything else needed to install, I'd love the pointers since electrical is not my strength.

[Curtis]

I'll take some photos and write it up.

[70-1600]

I did a mod to my '70 rectangular front side markers to make them dual function (running lights and turn signals). It's here in the TechWiki:

http://www.311s.org/pmwiki-311/pmwiki.p ... arkerLight

I was able to source a low profile dual filament bulb to fit under the lens.

-jt

[Curtis]

I did a mod to my '70 rectangular front side markers to make them dual function (running lights and turn signals). It's here in the TechWiki:

http://www.311s.org/pmwiki-311/pmwiki.p ... arkerLight

I was able to source a low profile dual filament bulb to fit under the lens.

-jt

I would say that the 69 is much easier. Press out the old socket carefully out of the cast housing and tap in a new shorter socket. Rewiring the socket with correct color wires is more work than anything.