<VV> Safety Lighting features for pre 1967 cars

[jvhroberts at aol.com]

 There are a couple of ways to do this. 
1. Get an aftermarket 4 way flasher switch. It has 4 sets of contacts, and ties into the existing wires to the four corners. 
2. If you want to use the diode method, you want diodes rated for 6 amps each, otherwise, the inrush from the bulbs will blow them out. And, unfortunately. silicon diodes often fail as a short. Go online, search for '6 amp axial lead diode', and there's lots of places that sell them fairly cheap. Something like $14 for 25 of them. 
Use 4 of them, one to each bulb, with the silver band pointing toward the bulb. Use the various wiring diagrams online to determine the color codes. Make SURE you get the brake/turn light wires and not the parking/taillight wires. 
Tie the other ends all together, connect them in series with a switch and in series with an emergency flasher. Pretty basic stuff. 

I'm sure there are other ways to do this...

 

John Roberts
 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jerry Brown <air_cooled63 at yahoo.com>
To: virtualvairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sun, Nov 18, 2012 9:16 am
Subject: <VV> Safety Lighting features for pre 1967 cars


I would like to have more details on installing 4 way flashers on a pre 1967 
Corvair.  What is the part number of the diodes etc.
 
Jerry Brown
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