Most (or just many?) cars have turn signals visible from the side, but the side marker lights on the Miata are just that. No blinkage happening there. And then there are the rear side marker reflectors - no actual light at all (but of course the tail lights at the corner are perfectly visible from the side).
Tonight I finally got around to doing the side marker turn signal mod on the front side markers, as per the tutorial at Miata.net. The side markers now blink with the turn signal and hazards, in addition to shining with the lights. Improved communication to cars on my flank! And it just looks good. With the lights on (as I always drive this car) they blink alternately to the front signals, with the lights off they blink simultaneously.
There's another tutorial for adding lights to the rear side reflectors, and instruction is included in that first tutorial to add the turn signal feature even to the rears. I'll be adding the rear lights sometime soon, and I'll probably incorporate the signaling also.
Miles: 25,418
Thursday, October 22, 2009
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