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For some strange reason, Ford decided not to use the front marker lamps as turn signals or as flashers. However, you can correct their error with some simple splicing and wiring. In this picture, where, I am running wire to the turn signal, the Marker lamp is the little amber bulb
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Spliced Turn Signal.JPG | Hits: 1585 | Size: 44.73 KB | Posted on: 11/17/04 | Link to this image
Here you can see where I spliced into the turn signal wire and attached a new wire that will attach to the ground wire of the marker lamp.
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Cut the ground (black wire) on the marker lamp and attach it to the wire that is spliced on the turn signal wire.
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I wrapped up the new wire with wire loom and covered up the splice with a section of larger wire loom. Then I sealed up everything with electrical tape.
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Marker Lamp Connected.JPG | Hits: 1438 | Size: 59.44 KB | Posted on: 11/17/04 | Link to this image
Next, the marker lamp's ground wire is connected to the new wire from the turn signal. Be sure and cover up the other, unused end of the ground wire. After this picture was taken. Everything was sealed up with electrical tape.
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There is less room to run wiring on the driver's side. I ended up removing the Marauder Airbox so I could run the wire and it's wire loom in the corridor between the engine compartment and the front fascia. You can see the wire loom in this picture.
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Here's a pic of the wire routing, viewed from the side. A screwdriver points to the new wire and it's loom. You can also see the cut and sealed ground wire and the marker lamp bulb.
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Here's a pic of the wire routing, viewed from where the headlights are typically mounted. Again, a screwdriver points to the new wire and it's loom. You can also see the airbox's opening in the background.
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I replaced the tiny 194NA bulbs with the larger 916NA. Hopefully this will result in a brighter turn signal and flasher.
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One more pic to show the difference in size.
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I also replaced the amber 906 bulbs w/silver coated amber bulbs.
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The tools required to replace the marker lamp bulbs.
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Here's what the amber bulb looks like, installed.
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A close-up of the soon-to-be replaced amber 906 bulb.
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The silver lamp, installed.
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The silver lamp is barely visble when not illuminated.
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The cleaned up front end with silver 3457 turn signal bulbs and silver 906 marker lamp bulbs.
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