Tail as Turn M56/37

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SnowNYC1
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So today i did the tail as turn mod on my 56. It wasn't to difficult to do and only took me around 40 minutes.

To do this you will need the following:

Tail as Turn mod from Diode-dynamics along with the led resistor kit that they sell
https://www.diodedynamics.com/tail-as-t ... e-diy.html

Wire stripper and crimper

power probe

Step 1: remove the trunk trim around the tail lights to get access to the wiring harness.

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Step 2: Disconnect the harness to get access to the plug pins. The plugs are 1-4 left-right
1-Ground 2-Turn signal 3-Brake 4-reverse

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Step 3: cut the turn signal wire and brake wire and strip them

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step 4: Insert the turn signal wire into the yellow cable and the brake into the red cable on the turn by tail module and using the crimping tool squeeze the ends together.
that way the cables will not fall out and you have a solid connection
After that, take the other end of the brake cable that's on the side of the harness plug and insert it into the wire crimp connector on the other end of the module.
There will only be one cable on that side of the module

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Test your turn signals to see if they work, They will be hyper flashing which is why we have the resistors to fix that.

Step 5: Take the LED resistor and with the included T-taps, marry one end of the resistor to the black ground cable (terminal 1) and the other end further into the turn signal cable (preferably before the module connection).
This will solve your hyper flashing issue

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REMEMBER: The resistor will get super hot so make sure you mount it in an area not near other cables or trunk liner fabrics


The steps for the other light are the same, the wire colors will be different, but the pins are the same.

End result:

https://youtu.be/B_ZP8oFdDRs

Have a good one!


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Ilya
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How does it work when you're braking? Only the opposite side and 3rd brake light turn on while the blinker continues to blink at normal brightness?

SnowNYC1
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let me see
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SnowNYC1
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Ilya wrote:
Fri May 08, 2020 4:52 pm
How does it work when you're braking? Only the opposite side and 3rd brake light turn on while the blinker continues to blink at normal brightness?
thats exactly how it works

Yoda's Master
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Are your hazards in sync?

SnowNYC1
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Yoda's Master wrote:
Fri May 08, 2020 6:57 pm
Are your hazards in sync?
yup everything works perfect

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What will become of the orange turn indicators? Can you replace the orange bulb with a red LED and have them blink as well? or do you just leave them and no longer use them?

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That's an interesting concept Larz. Most people turn those spaces into additional reverse lights

SnowNYC1
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Larz wrote:
Fri May 08, 2020 9:33 pm
What will become of the orange turn indicators? Can you replace the orange bulb with a red LED and have them blink as well? or do you just leave them and no longer use them?
No idea yet, i might just make super bright reverse lights or maybe a red led as you brought up. no plans for now though.

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I also wonder what this does to the life expectancy of the LED lights...as they were not designed to turn on/off like that. LEDs typically have a really long life so maybe it's a moot point.


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