anyone with mustang brakelights?
anyone with mustang brakelights?
I am asking because i have them . the light pigtail has 2 wires . tail lights and brake. the new wire kit has 3 wires brake, tail, and turn. do i tie the brake and turn together? also can't get the empi turn signal to work either. any ideas? i only have front turn and not parking lights for the front. the instructions say to ground the housing but it is made of plastic ...... and there is not a grounding wire... it also said the flasher needs to be grounded. mine is plastic , so i will go buy another one that is metal. Question 2 . I also have a bosch alt. does the wire fron the alt that goes to the dash light act like a ground? or a positive. i have the light grounded at the dash and the other wire going to the alt...am i reversed?
this kit has a wire for all 3 , white is running lights , red is brake from plug and brown and yellow wires for turn each side. . do i tie the brake and turn together? this was a pre wire kit from empi. tail light work brake light will work when i bleed the brakes still cant get the turns to work.. note the wires on the harness match the turn signal kit. so i know they are for turn....
[QUOTE="boozer"]Theres gotta be some kinda relay or splitter that seperates the front lights from the back, or a seperat set of lights for the front, because if your turn signal is tied into your brake, then when you brake, your front turns will also light up.[/QUOTE] it is split up . at the turn signal/ emergency kit. here it is http://www.mooreparts.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=AC953513&Category_Code=TTURNES
Im starting to lean more toward you front turn signals and parking lights, is it one bulb, does it have the three wires. (ground, parking, and brake) it should be the same setup as you tail lights, unless you are using a seperate light for the parking. What im getting at, is if you every wired a trialer, if the back of the vehicle uses the same bulb for both brake and turn, your fine, or if the back has an amber turn signal you have to purchase a converter. to keep it from backfeeding to your other lights.
If you have a dual filament bulbs and want to have tail/stop/turn, you could use a trailer converter, or make your own converter. Here's the diagram. 
I ran Mustang lights on my Empi Imp. I didn't want to mess with the converter, so I bought a set of 3 filament boat trailer lights and rigged them up behind the 'Stang lenses and housings. It ended up being kindv'e cool, because trailer lights have a clear 'license tag' light that I used to point at the engine (underneath the body). They really lit up my engine at night! Question#2- The Alt Idiot light acts like a ground when not working, and a positive when it is. You have it reversed. Hook the back of your idiot light to ignition, and the run the wire to the alt. Idiot light should light when ignition is turned on, and go off when running. lastly, here's the wiring for the Empi Turn Signal. You sure the flasher needs to be grounded? 
Oh yeah, do you have a picture of your front turn signals? The bulb holder has to be grounded for it to work. Usually the mounting screws go through the bulb holder bracket. You can use a small threaded bolt instead, and on the underside of your fender, run a ground wire from that bolt to a ground, like your shock tower, or wherever your headlights are grounded. Hope that helps.
I ran Mustang lights on my Empi Imp. I didn't want to mess with the converter, so I bought a set of 3 filament boat trailer lights and rigged them up behind the 'Stang lenses and housings. It ended up being kindv'e cool, because trailer lights have a clear 'license tag' light that I used to point at the engine (underneath the body). They really lit up my engine at night! Question#2- The Alt Idiot light acts like a ground when not working, and a positive when it is. You have it reversed. Hook the back of your idiot light to ignition, and the run the wire to the alt. Idiot light should light when ignition is turned on, and go off when running. lastly, here's the wiring for the Empi Turn Signal. You sure the flasher needs to be grounded? Oh yeah, do you have a picture of your front turn signals? The bulb holder has to be grounded for it to work. Usually the mounting screws go through the bulb holder bracket. You can use a small threaded bolt instead, and on the underside of your fender, run a ground wire from that bolt to a ground, like your shock tower, or wherever your headlights are grounded. Hope that helps.I just helped a friend wire his buggy. If you wire the brake and turn signals together, when you step on the brake, your front turn signals will also go on. I found the simplest thing to do, was to add a 2nd socket and 1156 bulb to the mustang housing, then using this bulb only for brakes. You can purchase sockets at most auto part stores, the ones I used required about a 3/4" hole, I used a stepped drill to make this hole, do not make the hole too big, there are tabs that you bend over to hold the socket on after you push it thru the hole. I also applied some JB Weld to the joining surfaces. As far as your front turn signals, you will have to somehow ground the "socket" sides. I believe the idiot light on the alternator is live, and the alternator provides a ground when not working.
Thank you everyone. after all the good info here i was able to get it working. i did add a bulb in the housing and that fixed that. the plastic signal kit has a small wire that should touch the clamp and be grounded. also i got a new metal flasher and grounded it. that fixed the blinker light in the housing., the only thing i dont have is running lights for the front. as i have the cheep small chrome light with only one wire. I am not woried about that if they cant see the head lights i am in trouble. As a note i installed one of the expencive ignition kits 220$ comufire 65k volts. man the engine fires up like it is fuel injected. thank you again all.
"stang" tail lights
SeaBee Buggy Could you post a pic of the inside of the light assy after the 2 bulb mod , I have the same problem!