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DIY? "Side Marker" to "Turn Signal"

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Or I must not be using the right "key words".....

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Or I must not be using the right "key words".....

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Is there a DIY to make the "Side Marker" a "Turn Signal"?

POST 2Original post

Yes...do an archive search...I saw a post on that subject some time back. I think the guy who posted it also had pictures. The DIY makes the turn signal and the side marker flash opposite each other.

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I can't find it!! Or I must not be using the right "key words".....

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http://wa4ekg.home.att.net/996mods/sidemarkermod.html

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If you have litronics do the splice in the trunk rather than behind the lights.

POST 6 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I do have Litronic on my '99 996C2.

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BTW, is the "Side Marker" a legal US DOT requirement? Can I just turn the "Side Marker" into a turn signal and just leave it at that? I wasn't a fan of a amberish side marker on my car at night anyways.... -- EDIT -- Dharn55 : thanks for the link, very good info there; cross referencing that website, with the 996 Technical Manual's wiring diagrams really helped me to understand the whole thing. But I instead of following that DIY and keep the "side marker" functionality, I think I'll just wire the "side marker" as the "side turn signal" (just like how RoW cars are...); if members are interested, I will post a DIY. The 996 DO have a "side marker" at the headlamp assembly, but that's probably not enough for DOT, hence, the "side turn signal" on US cars are wired as a "side marker" now.

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