Lariat Front Turn Signal Mod

[CaptKirk]

Your desired change will actually make it more difficult for other drivers to know when your front blinker is on. There are big reasons that the cars with LED DRLs turn the white OFF on that side when the LED amber turn signal turns on.

Your desire for aesthetics will HIDE the blinker function a little bit. No matter how bright or faint the LED is, the contrast between no light and the amber light is a huge signal for human eyes & brains.

Well, you are simply WRONG- are you done being negative? The white turns OFF then the yellow comes on just like the Lasfit Switchbacks. It is VERY visible, and the LEDs are way brighter than the stock amber bulbs.

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[CaptKirk]

Well I don't live in my truck like you apparently do... I like the look, you really don't need to do this or even comment at all if you don't. I was trying to be helpful to other Lariat owners who might want to do this on the cheap. I also like the extra light at night.

 

[gp1200x]

Well I don't live in my truck like you apparently do... I like the look, you really don't need to do this or even comment at all if you don't. I was trying to be helpful to other Lariat owners who might want to do this on the cheap. I also like the extra light at night.

Great! Thanks for the update. I was hoping the switching off was all in the bulbs and not dependent on any DRL voltage change to the bulbs, which there wouldn't be in my wiring setup. Hopefully It all works the way I am wiring them up. Ordered the TEMU lights and canbus resistors too.

With these, the DD fog light setup (which are always set with their amber backlits on when running) and the hood led strip (always on) I think I am finally finished getting the look I want for the front.

Whenever I have my lights on (running, high or low) my DD white fogs are always on. Some say running the highs with the fogs on causes you to loose long distance viewing. I have never noticed that to be true after 50 years of driving....maybe it effects my ability to see at 1 mile + out which I don't care about. As far as I am concerned the more light in front and on the sides the better chance I have of seeing an oncoming object.

 

[CaptKirk]

I was hoping the switching off was all in the bulbs and not dependent on any DRL voltage change to the bulbs, which there wouldn't be in my wiring setup.
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As far as I am concerned the more light in front and on the sides the better chance I have of seeing an oncoming object.

Yes, the BULB does all the switching. The amber over rides the white and shuts it off automatically in the bulb. I got the white power from the headlight, not the DRL so power is ON to the white part of the bulb all the time the headlights are on. When you hit the turn signal, the BULB autmatically shuts off the white LEDs while the amber is blinking. When amber stops blinking, there is a half second pause before the white turns back on automatically. It is quite elegant. I checked this behavior using a bench power supply before I put them in. No dependence on DRL power at all the way I did it. It works the way you need.

You do get more light in the front which was my reason to do this. And it makes the front look nicer without the blank spot in the middle.

 

[gp1200x]

Yes, the BULB does all the switching. The amber over rides the white and shuts it off automatically in the bulb. I got the white power from the headlight, not the DRL so power is ON to the white part of the bulb all the time the headlights are on. When you hit the turn signal, the BULB autmatically shuts off the white LEDs while the amber is blinking. When amber stops blinking, there is a half second pause before the white turns back on automatically. It is quite elegant. I checked this behavior using a bench power supply before I put them in. No dependence on DRL power at all the way I did it. It works the way you need.

You do get more light in the front which was my reason to do this. And it makes the front look nicer without the blank spot in the middle.

Great....I was hoping that would be the case. I have them all wired up with an optional inline port so that I can inject the resisters if needed. Working correctly with the stock dual filament amber bulbs so now I just need to wait for TEMU....however long that is going to take.

 

[CaptKirk]

now I just need to wait for TEMU....however long that is going to take.

Temu is pretty fast- they seem to have regional warehouses that they ship out of for speed.

 

[24atlasmaverick]

It wouldn't be too hard to add. You'd need the socket with the extra terminals. And either add the extra wire to the existing connector or get a connector with 3 wires already (the first option is simpler, really). Then tie it into something like the corner marker wiring.

All you’d need is a pin for the middle of the socket for the park circuit. Then you can just probably splice it into one of the marker lights.

 

[gp1200x]

Yes, the BULB does all the switching. The amber over rides the white and shuts it off automatically in the bulb. I got the white power from the headlight, not the DRL so power is ON to the white part of the bulb all the time the headlights are on. When you hit the turn signal, the BULB autmatically shuts off the white LEDs while the amber is blinking. When amber stops blinking, there is a half second pause before the white turns back on automatically. It is quite elegant. I checked this behavior using a bench power supply before I put them in. No dependence on DRL power at all the way I did it. It works the way you need.

You do get more light in the front which was my reason to do this. And it makes the front look nicer without the blank spot in the middle.

White led running light works perfectly with TEMU bulbs and switches over to amber turning light without any issues. I placed a 4 ohm 50 watt resister inline to the turning bulb and it is NOT enought to stop the hyper flash on the dash although the outside lights blink at the normal rate. I guess I'll have to experiment to see how much resistance is really needed. My 4 ohm resister does not even get warm after leaving the blinker on for minutes.

 

[gp1200x]

White led running light works perfectly with TEMU bulbs and switches over to amber turning light without any issues. I placed a 4 ohm 50 watt resister inline to the turning bulb and it is NOT enought to stop the hyper flash on the dash although the outside lights blink at the normal rate. I guess I'll have to experiment to see how much resistance is really needed. My 4 ohm resister does not even get warm after leaving the blinker on for minutes.

Finally got around to fixing my hyperflash. First off...you cannot put the resistors inline...they need to be run from the + side of the turning signal to any ground which was my original mistake. Plus I needed to put two 4 ohm 50 watt resistors in series to get enough resistance drop to trick my truck. Everything now works okay and the inside flash speed is normal.

I have my Mabett side markers, white front TEMU turn signals, hood led stip and amber backlight fog lights all on when the car is turned on and idling. Front turn signal led Switchbacks are very bright and do not appear to be affected in their brightness by the added resistor circuit wired up. The resistors only come into play when the turn signals are flashing amber (resistors wired into that turn signal wire circuit).

One side note is that the resistors do get hot and I tested them leaving them on for 15 minutes...no issue with heat on the plastic mount I used but I did add another piece of metal to support them and placed a rubber washer between it and the plastic mount. Plastic stays cool to the touch no matter how hot the resistors got. Mounted on strut towers top on both sides.

 

[numike]

Lasfit LEDs front turn signals. Works for my XLT Hybrid.

NO TY
ALL the lasfit bulbs burned out on me
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[Rlward]

NO TY
ALL the lasfit bulbs burned out on me
GO WITH QUALITY REPLACEMENTS!
https://www.diodedynamics.com/

Yes when and if mine go will switch to DynamicDiode. LEDs.

 

[Chris_G]

NO TY
ALL the lasfit bulbs burned out on me
GO WITH QUALITY REPLACEMENTS!
https://www.diodedynamics.com/

I just removed my Lasfit LEDs and installed factory bulbs. Just say no to Lasfit for the Maverick.

 

[gp1200x]

Not true....my sister commented that she always knows if it's my truck coming since the front end is always lit up during the day. Without the signal lights lit up the truck looks like a lot of other trucks but with the signal light area lit up in white the frontal white section during the day is large and unlike any other truck out there at this time.

 

[gp1200x]

Your desired change will actually make it more difficult for other drivers to know when your front blinker is on. There are big reasons that the cars with LED DRLs turn the white OFF on that side when the LED amber turn signal turns on.

Your desire for aesthetics will HIDE the blinker function a little bit. No matter how bright or faint the LED is, the contrast between no light and the amber light is a huge signal for human eyes & brains.

Again not right....the turn singal flashes orange when the turn signal is on and the DRL is the same lighting area before and after this change. The switch on the front from white to amber is very noticeable during the day and not even an issue. With the amber LEDS in there they are even much brighter than the original Ford halogen lights. When the turn signal is flashing there is no white led on in that area so it is exactly the same as a stock Lariat but now with the much brighter turn signal.

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