Amber/Clear signals, how do they work?

[Neejay]

I see the half amber/half clear signals have one connector and 2 bulbs, but how do they light up? Do they light up with the headlights, but only the amber part blinks? Ive always liked them, but never knew exactly how they worked.

[S13 Charlie]

I found my half amber lights on ebay, but they didn't come with bulbs or connectors, just the housing. I used the stock bulb in the amber section, and then bought new sockets and bulbs for the clear part of the lens. Then I spliced the clear bulb into the on/off wire, but not the blinking wire. This makes them both on when I turn my lights on, but only the amber blinks. However, I think this is not "JDM correct" since I saw a car that had only the clear light on with the lights on, and the amber light was just for blinking. This can be done by cutting the on/off wire and wiring it directly to the clear bulb. I like having both amber and clear on anyway...

Hope that makes sense.. Basically, if you wire them yourself, you can do whatever you want with them, provided you know what wire does what..

Cheers,

C

[Neejay]

hmm...so with the regular JDM ones, the clear part stays on, and the amber only blinks when needed?

I found them for $30/per side with everything needed except the bulbs. I dont see why people like jspec.com charges $130 + shipping.

[drifter_for_life06]

where di you find em for $30/side the 240 im getting ready to buy has busted lights i could use a set

[BomexS13]

hmm...so with the regular JDM ones, the clear part stays on, and the amber only blinks when needed?

Exactly.

WHere did you find them for 30/each? Thats cheap

[drifter_for_life06]

thats what im wondering, almost seems too cheap to be legit

[Neejay]

where di you find em for $30/side the 240 im getting ready to buy has busted lights i could use a set

courtesyparts.com http://www.courtesyparts.com/M...-RS13

scroll down to the bottom for the otherside. That is the whole assembly right? minus the bulb...

EDIT: Maybe I better hurry up and order a pair before people starts buying them up and the price raises ...I would have thought this would have been a pretty easy to find link/place to buy.

[BomexS13]

thats cheap....

[onosqv]

crap, i just bought used ones for more than that. HAHA. o well.

[Neejay]

I guess I got lucky to find that link then. I ordered some timing chain parts last night, then a little bit later I decided I'd better go ahead and order them since the link has been semi-exposed.

So this morning I called them and had them added to my order, and hopefully they'll add them in my order without additional shipping charges.

That blew my mind to see jspec charging $130 Thats like 100% profit.

[drifter_for_life06]

awesome, thats cheapest place ive ever seen or even thought

[Twinchy]

but if courtesyparts.com doesnt include the bulbs or sockets where do you get the other socket from if our turn signals just come with one socket ?

[Twinchy]

awwwww...forget it i bought them ill figure it out myself if i have to......if any else is interested they only have about 3 or 4 lights left so you better hurry

[onosqv]

awwwww...forget it i bought them ill figure it out myself if i have to......if any else is interested they only have about 3 or 4 lights left so you better hurry

It looks like you can use an extra sidemarker socket for the other one? You can just check the size once you get it, but seems like that (makes sense since the white part functions basically like a sidemarker - except in the front - so frontmarker) .

[Twinchy]

yea that makes sense....ill see when i get it thanks

[Neejay]

but if courtesyparts.com doesnt include the bulbs or sockets where do you get the other socket from if our turn signals just come with one socket ?

huh?

[Neejay]

Update: I got them in the mail today. They actually do have the bulbs in them. Looks like they're ready to go in (unless Im missing something that I dont know about).

[Twinchy]

keep me updated Neejay because my lights are supposed to come in tomorrow......are they plug and play ?

[Neejay]

keep me updated Neejay because my lights are supposed to come in tomorrow......are they plug and play ?

From the looks of it, yes. They came JUST like in the picture:

[Twinchy]

but have you installed it yet ?

[Neejay]

Not yet, I might get out there tomorrow and play around with it. If you happen to install them first, update me on it.

[Twinchy]

sure no problem.........but by the tim i get out from work tomorrow i probably wont be home till like 5:30pmso there might be a chance that you might get it installed first

[Tsukai240]

why don't they have the 91-94 style

[Twinchy]

iam not to sure why maybe they dont like that year of lights......j/k

[Neejay]

why don't they have the 91-94 style

Its about damn time someone did something for the 89-90. The 91-94 models have almost everything available, off-brand and otherwise.

[Twinchy]

Hey Neejay do you know what time your going to install the lights ?

[Tsukai240]

Its about damn time someone did something for the 89-90. The 91-94 models have almost everything available, off-brand and otherwise.

you are absolutely right. sorry for the hijack

[Twinchy]

i i installed them yesterday pretty much plug and play.............at that price you cant beat that...i dont have a camera unless i would have posted pictures of it........nice but on the process of doing that i had to break one of my bumper lights because the damn screw wouldnt come off

[Neejay]

i i installed them yesterday pretty much plug and play.............at that price you cant beat that...i dont have a camera unless i would have posted pictures of it........nice but on the process of doing that i had to break one of my bumper lights because the damn screw wouldnt come off

I had to work yesterday as well as it rained. So what exactly do you do? Unscrew the screws and pull it out? I havent exactly had a reason to mess with them until now.

[Twinchy]

yeah just unscrew the screws.....pull it out unplug it............then plug in the in bumper lenses....... also make sure you dont put them upside down thats what i did at first.........i dont know what i was thinking....i actually wasnt thinking.........its not hard at all just plug and play