Powers739
Donating Member
I picked up the switchback 1157 running/turn lamps from autolumination a while back. I was looking for the sockets to replace the front blinker sockets with to bit the 1157 type lamps. Then TXBusa came along and posted a set of stock rear tail/brake lamp sockets which was exactly what I was looking for since they will fit into the houseing without modification or use of exopy to hold other type of sockets into the housing.
Anyway, the link t the lamps -->http://autolumination.com/switchback.html
The switchback is a two color (white/amber) LED 1157 Lamp. The white LED is for normal running lights and the amber is for the blinker (turn signal). The white will stay on until the blinker is activates, at which time the lamp alternates between the white and amber color. See the link for more details.
I don't like cutting the wiring too much, I like to be able to return it to stock for some reason, so I did a little extra wiring. I could have just hooked these up but cutting the wires and connecting to the exisitng blinker connectors and run the running light from the 12V that comes off the un-used plug.
Instead I used some connectors I has laying around to make an adapter (pig tail). May have been a little over kill, but it works for me. I cut the connector off the socket side of the connector and soldered it to another type of connector, and used the mating half of the other type connector to wire to the 1157 (stock rear lamp holders) sockets. I soldered the aux 12V to the connector as well.
I figure I would lose you all in the explaination, so here are some pictures...
Anyway, the link t the lamps -->http://autolumination.com/switchback.html
The switchback is a two color (white/amber) LED 1157 Lamp. The white LED is for normal running lights and the amber is for the blinker (turn signal). The white will stay on until the blinker is activates, at which time the lamp alternates between the white and amber color. See the link for more details.
I don't like cutting the wiring too much, I like to be able to return it to stock for some reason, so I did a little extra wiring. I could have just hooked these up but cutting the wires and connecting to the exisitng blinker connectors and run the running light from the 12V that comes off the un-used plug.
Instead I used some connectors I has laying around to make an adapter (pig tail). May have been a little over kill, but it works for me. I cut the connector off the socket side of the connector and soldered it to another type of connector, and used the mating half of the other type connector to wire to the 1157 (stock rear lamp holders) sockets. I soldered the aux 12V to the connector as well.
I figure I would lose you all in the explaination, so here are some pictures...
