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Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
« Reply #30 on: July 03, 2013, 11:53:53 am »
No, not without running relays and other things.

You'd have to wire things up so with the lights off but the ignition on, the lights were actually on, however you had a switched relay (done by the headlights being on(or on auto) or off).

You can check US Daytime Running Lights which with the handbrake down would illuminate the front headlights only with the handbrake down.
You can then dim the daytime running lights (being the dipped beam bulb) and theoretically you could dim this by 100% but I've not tried this and I don't think it would go down well with Xenons..

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Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
« Reply #31 on: July 03, 2013, 09:57:19 pm »
I think I tried that on the caddy and the lights had a fit! They just flashed on and off randomly!

I'm in the north east by the way and have vcds. Sunderland, Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Gateshead etc.

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Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
« Reply #32 on: July 04, 2013, 12:08:14 pm »
So what happens when you use the indicators?  Do they flash on off at 100% brightness?
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Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
« Reply #33 on: July 04, 2013, 12:17:59 pm »
So what happens when you use the indicators?  Do they flash on off at 100% brightness?

Yes they do

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Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
« Reply #34 on: July 04, 2013, 03:36:04 pm »
That legal?. Thought you should only show a ''white light'' to the front?.
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Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
« Reply #35 on: July 04, 2013, 03:51:16 pm »
Yes it is legal. I never got pulled with them and they passed 2 MOTs.
BMWs have them as factory..

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Re: how to turn indicators on front on as side lights
« Reply #36 on: July 06, 2013, 09:52:22 am »
I've recently changed my indicators to led bulbs along with orange led side lights. Looks crisper and matches sidelight brightness, but flashes much brighter now (had to modify headlight internal slightly)