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Side Marker Lights
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Happy Hummer
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I'm uncertain as which side marker lights your referring to... If you mean the amber ones at the corner front of each side that would be doable. If you pull the front end apart you'll find all the wiring very accessible and there are threads here that have the info on color of each wire and what they do.
The turn signal has 3 wires:
Black - Ground
Brown - Parking Lights / Running Lights - These basically keep the turn signals on the whole time. (They get even brighter when you actually turn the ON the turn signal)
Blue - Turn signals. - These are the ones that actually blink
In order to wire them up you will need to remove you grille which is held in by 6x 10mm bolts and 4 plastic clips. 2 Clips on each side.
Then you will need to remove the entire headlight assembly. There are 3x 10mm bolts, 1x 7mm bolts, a bracket that you need to take off when you unbolt it, and then disconnect the main wiring harness if needed.
From there you will have access to the side marker lights and turn signal wiring.
You should be able to just tap in to the turn signal, create a new wire, and send it to the side marker. You will need to figure out which wire on the side marker bulb is the one that supplies power to it.
Black - Ground
Brown - Parking Lights / Running Lights - These basically keep the turn signals on the whole time. (They get even brighter when you actually turn the ON the turn signal)
Blue - Turn signals. - These are the ones that actually blink
In order to wire them up you will need to remove you grille which is held in by 6x 10mm bolts and 4 plastic clips. 2 Clips on each side.
Then you will need to remove the entire headlight assembly. There are 3x 10mm bolts, 1x 7mm bolts, a bracket that you need to take off when you unbolt it, and then disconnect the main wiring harness if needed.
From there you will have access to the side marker lights and turn signal wiring.
You should be able to just tap in to the turn signal, create a new wire, and send it to the side marker. You will need to figure out which wire on the side marker bulb is the one that supplies power to it.
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If I recall correctly, Reloader wired his to flash alternately with the turn signals.
Reloader
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Yup I dood that very thing. I have the European side markers that stick out. They are available from GM. You don't need these to make it work.When lights are on, the front turn lamp and side marker alternate when activated. When lights off they flash together. I used a wiring diagram for a 1976 Chevy K10 cause they did this back then.its just a couple of connection changes. No need to pull headlamp capsules. I got diagram from Alldata when I lived in Wisconsin and worked at Toyo dealer. I printed it out but Im sure its long gone with the move to to AZ. Diagram should be in a Haines manual for that vintage K10.
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Seems like these would work:
Topic: Complete 73-87 Wiring Diagrams http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?topic=11766.0
Topic: Complete 73-87 Wiring Diagrams http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?topic=11766.0