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How to Wire Modern Turn and Flasher Lights?

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15K views 5 replies 2 participants last post by  terrylewisac  
#1 ·
When I wired up my GTX car with an aftermarket fuse box, it had separate Turn and Hazard flasher relays and the Turn and Hazard functions were powered by separate fused fuse box circuits. I did not use the oem Turn/Flasher relay. Unlike the oem system, the turn signals are not on separate Fr, Rr, L, R wires. So, I wired it up like this......minus the diodes:

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The fuse box:

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It all works just fine, but the turn signals would feed back somehow through the flasher circuit and all the FR, Rr, L, R lights would flash, basically turning my turn signal lever into a dual position flasher switch. So, I had to add the diodes to stop the feedback.

Modern cars control all of this via the ECU, not via flasher relays.

So, how would I "properly" wire up Turn and Hazard circuits that are each on separate fused circuits, with each having a dedicated flasher ralay, and not need to use diodes to prevent feedback that would cause ALL the lights to flash when I activate a turn signal?
 
#4 ·
Here's a diagram that I found that seems to show my set up. Not sure I understand it though:

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The single pole/dual throw switch on the upper left should be how the turn signal switch works. But the other switch, for the flasher function, is a dual pole/single throw switch. I don't think the switch I'm using can be configured like that.
 
#5 ·
I've been looking at bunches of googled Turn/Hazard wiring diagrams. The dual pole switch seems to be what I need. I have some extra switches, maybe I can check to see if I can configure one to have 2 outputs. Here's another diagram that uses one flasher relay to do both Turn and Hazard functions:

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This diagram seems to show how to isolate the Turn and Hazard, as Terry suggests, using two relays, but it only uses one flasher relay:

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This diagram seems to show how I have it wired using 2 diodes and a single throw/single pole switch, but it only uses one relay:

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I actually found very few 2 flasher relay set ups, most just use the turn signal flasher and either a dual pole Hazard switch, or several relays, or diodes. Considering the complexity of the circuits I looked at, my solution using a SPST switch and 2 diodes, and 2 flashers, is actually elegant in it's simplicity. It wasn't really my choice to use 2 flasher relays, the fuse box came with 2 separate Turn/Hazard relays and they are separate circuits with their own fuses. I could just as easy use just one of the circuits and one relay and wire it up as shown in the diagram above. The unused circuit and flasher relay would just be an extra unused circuit. The only reason I wanted to get away from the diodes is because they are fragile and where I have them, under the carpet on the side of the tunnel, is right where I lean my leg. If I had them in a different safer location, they wouldn't bother me at all. I'll be wiring this car differently, so I should be able to put them in a better place.