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Posted by hog77el
- January 14, 2013, 23:45:07 PMI also did this too about a year ago. Just take the sockets out of front signals and install them in the rears after you take the old sockets out. I also relocated the front signals with some old harley signal lights 
Posted by pcarrell
- January 14, 2013, 20:55:27 PMWhen doing the front turn signal mod, I was a bit vague on some of it. Let me see if I can clear some of that up. The front turn signal bulbs are 1157 and the rear are 1156. The fronts are running lights and turn signals (dual filament) and the rears and turn only (single filament) also used for back up lamps on most older cars. It is illegal in most if not all states to have steady yellow / amber lights showing from the rear of a vehicle. Yellow / Amber is OK as flashing turn signals. To connect them you'll have the same ground and signal wires as your current rear set plus one more wire that will connect to your running (red) light wire under the seat or behind the tail light.
Posted by pcarrell
- January 14, 2013, 20:20:00 PMYou could also do the LED mod: http://www.vulcandrifterriders.com/drifterdonled.html It's a bit more expensive, but it lessens the load on the electrical system.
Posted by ChilliDrift
- January 14, 2013, 20:10:17 PMYou would have to change the sockets out to 3 wire sockets.
Posted by Pilgrim
- January 14, 2013, 20:07:43 PMSounds good, maybe there is a way to add that additional wire to the rear turns and use them instead of changing out to front turns. Thanks for your help.
Posted by pcarrell
- January 14, 2013, 19:57:42 PMThere's an extra wire in the front signals as compared to the rear. That's for the running light part. Just plug the turn signal wire into the existing wire in the rear then tap into the running light wire (for the rear tail light) with the other wire.
Posted by Pilgrim
- January 14, 2013, 19:31:21 PMWhat do you mean by run the wires? Run them and tap into your front signal lights?
Good advice on changing out the lenses. Thanks
Posted by pcarrell
- January 14, 2013, 18:41:18 PMIt's simple, effective, and inexpensive.
(Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while......)
One important point though.....most states only allow red rear lights, so be sure to switch out the amber lenses for red ones. They come up on Ebay all the time. (Or clear lenses with red bulbs)
Posted by ChilliDrift
- January 14, 2013, 18:40:10 PMThat's a great piece of advice PC.
Posted by pcarrell
- January 14, 2013, 18:21:37 PMGet another pair of front turn signals and mount them on the rear then run the wires. Simplest way I know, and it uses all factory parts that can be bought cheap at any good wrecking yard.
Posted by Pilgrim
- January 14, 2013, 14:05:22 PMWhat is the most effective way to wire the rear turn signals so they will be running lights and turn signals?