preotic
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I had already wired my sail panel leds as running lights. I wanted to turn them into stop/turn/running lights. I used this pdf I got from here
http://chevyavalanchefanclub.com/cafcna/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=21719.0;attach=106511
the pdf helped a lot as long as I was paying attention. One thing I did notice about the pdf that wasn't correct for the tie in for the turn signal it says to tie into the brown wire. That's not correct, brown is running lights, blue is turn on the turn and stop on the stop. brown is running lamps on both and black is ground on both.
As far as not paying attention, I built the diodes and resistors into a easy to splice package at my work bench in the garage. I brought out the resistors and diodes all tied together out to the avy and proceeded to splice into the taillights. I did the right side first. I already had leds installed as running lights. I located the correct wire tying the positive side of the panel leds and cut it. I splice the single lead into that wire and then I had three splices to make with the other end. I made my three splices and tested out my work on the right side. Because the pdf had me splice the brown wire twice my running lights wouldn't work, I figured out that the brown on the turn signal was running lights and I already spliced into that on the stop. I switched my splice from brown to blue and it appeared all was functioning correctly. I ran out of time and had to complete the left side the next day.
I did the left side exactly as I did the right after I figure out the blue vs brown. I tested the turns by turning on the flashers and the brakes appeared to work. We(the family ran an errand) after getting in the avy and going home I realized that the turns didn't function the both flashed together regardless of what turn I turned on. I came home and relooked at the pdf and realized the pdf called for a diode on all splices, for some reason I was only seeing one on each side.
I had to splice in 4 diodes(luckily I had to by six) the splices were easy. I tested the new setup and it wasn't working I would turn on the turn signal, one side worked the other didn't at all. The side that didn't work also flashed the third brake light. I came to the conlusion that I biased the diode on the that turn wrong, I cut it out and flipped it around.
Now the turns functioned but one of the sail panel leds brake function didn't work, I figured out I biased the diode in that splice wrong too, I cut it out and flipped it and everything worked after that.
After lots of splicing that wasn't needed I have my stop/turn/running lights. Bias your diodes as the pdf shows and use six diodes total and splice the blue wire on the turn signal and u should avoid the splice fest I did.
http://chevyavalanchefanclub.com/cafcna/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=21719.0;attach=106511
the pdf helped a lot as long as I was paying attention. One thing I did notice about the pdf that wasn't correct for the tie in for the turn signal it says to tie into the brown wire. That's not correct, brown is running lights, blue is turn on the turn and stop on the stop. brown is running lamps on both and black is ground on both.
As far as not paying attention, I built the diodes and resistors into a easy to splice package at my work bench in the garage. I brought out the resistors and diodes all tied together out to the avy and proceeded to splice into the taillights. I did the right side first. I already had leds installed as running lights. I located the correct wire tying the positive side of the panel leds and cut it. I splice the single lead into that wire and then I had three splices to make with the other end. I made my three splices and tested out my work on the right side. Because the pdf had me splice the brown wire twice my running lights wouldn't work, I figured out that the brown on the turn signal was running lights and I already spliced into that on the stop. I switched my splice from brown to blue and it appeared all was functioning correctly. I ran out of time and had to complete the left side the next day.
I did the left side exactly as I did the right after I figure out the blue vs brown. I tested the turns by turning on the flashers and the brakes appeared to work. We(the family ran an errand) after getting in the avy and going home I realized that the turns didn't function the both flashed together regardless of what turn I turned on. I came home and relooked at the pdf and realized the pdf called for a diode on all splices, for some reason I was only seeing one on each side.
I had to splice in 4 diodes(luckily I had to by six) the splices were easy. I tested the new setup and it wasn't working I would turn on the turn signal, one side worked the other didn't at all. The side that didn't work also flashed the third brake light. I came to the conlusion that I biased the diode on the that turn wrong, I cut it out and flipped it around.
Now the turns functioned but one of the sail panel leds brake function didn't work, I figured out I biased the diode in that splice wrong too, I cut it out and flipped it and everything worked after that.
After lots of splicing that wasn't needed I have my stop/turn/running lights. Bias your diodes as the pdf shows and use six diodes total and splice the blue wire on the turn signal and u should avoid the splice fest I did.
