Front Turn Signal Lights on CJ2A

I'm debating the same.

Not the best picture - but I took existing holes in the bumper and enlarged them to 3/4. Then I plugged a 3/4 LED light in there with a rubber grommet. These things are pretty bright. But if needed, I may sink another one right next to it. So two lights per side would act as turn signals. We'll see how they look when i put some power to them.

46 CJ2a rockcrawler
46 CJ2a - 26819
46 Bantam T3c "4366"
47 Bantam T3C - 11800
68-ish CJ5

rodfrey,
It is possible to still use your original single filament parking lamps as parking lamps, AND as signals with the same single filament bulb...no mods to grille, sockets, or bulbs.
A modern 900 series signal stat (at least the ones I've seen) can be modified to let the single filament fronts work as parking lamps and signals, just like the 800 series signal stats did decades ago.
Basically the guts have provisions for allowing this, but the contacts are missing, and a contact strip must be segmented (cut). The missing contacts are on the left in this image (and I've already put started to put in my homemade contacts)

To fit new "contacts", I drilled holes in the strip on the other side, filed down the heads of some brass m2.5 screws, and installed them with nuts along with solder lugs. The I cut the strip on the other side into three discrete circuits.

Now wire your parking lamp source (from the light switch) to the center strip, and wire the outside strips to your parking lamps. When the signal stat is not being used, the parking lamp juice goes through to both outer strips and the parking lamps work normally (if your parking lamp light switch is off, of course the parking lamps are also off). When the signal stat is switched, the mechanical switch interrupts either left or right parking lamp circuit, and makes contact with the flasher source (blinker), and directs the flasher source to the side you selected. The side not selected will work normally (parking lamps on if you have 'em on, off if you have 'em off).

So, to be sure, there is some custom work here, and some wiring, but it's slick, and works perfectly, and no cutting of the grille socket area.

Dave

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rodfrey Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 25 July 2008 Location: North Newton,KS Status: Offline Points: 153	Post Options Post Reply Quote rodfrey Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Front Turn Signal Lights on CJ2A Posted: 06 Nov. 2017 at 4:26am
	I'm nearly finished installing a Walcks wiring harness on my CJ2A. I decided NOT to convert the front parking lights to turn signals thus retaining the stock lights in the grill. Instead I want to mount separate turn signal lights. For those who have also chosen to go this route, what lights did you use and where are they mounted?
	Rodney Frey 48 CJ2A

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	I'm debating the same. Not the best picture - but I took existing holes in the bumper and enlarged them to 3/4. Then I plugged a 3/4 LED light in there with a rubber grommet. These things are pretty bright. But if needed, I may sink another one right next to it. So two lights per side would act as turn signals. We'll see how they look when i put some power to them.
	46 CJ2a rockcrawler 46 CJ2a - 26819 46 Bantam T3c "4366" 47 Bantam T3C - 11800 68-ish CJ5

leecarr Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 27 Sep. 2016 Location: Massachusetts Status: Offline Points: 910	Post Options Post Reply Quote leecarr Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 Nov. 2017 at 1:36am
	I'm using an M38 grill, I'm just going to find some generic 3 wire motorcycle lights that I like and fit in the hole.

squidtone Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 05 Mar. 2016 Location: CT Status: Offline Points: 42	Post Options Post Reply Quote squidtone Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 07 Nov. 2017 at 3:03am
	rodfrey, It is possible to still use your original single filament parking lamps as parking lamps, AND as signals with the same single filament bulb...no mods to grille, sockets, or bulbs. A modern 900 series signal stat (at least the ones I've seen) can be modified to let the single filament fronts work as parking lamps and signals, just like the 800 series signal stats did decades ago. Basically the guts have provisions for allowing this, but the contacts are missing, and a contact strip must be segmented (cut). The missing contacts are on the left in this image (and I've already put started to put in my homemade contacts) To fit new "contacts", I drilled holes in the strip on the other side, filed down the heads of some brass m2.5 screws, and installed them with nuts along with solder lugs. The I cut the strip on the other side into three discrete circuits. Now wire your parking lamp source (from the light switch) to the center strip, and wire the outside strips to your parking lamps. When the signal stat is not being used, the parking lamp juice goes through to both outer strips and the parking lamps work normally (if your parking lamp light switch is off, of course the parking lamps are also off). When the signal stat is switched, the mechanical switch interrupts either left or right parking lamp circuit, and makes contact with the flasher source (blinker), and directs the flasher source to the side you selected. The side not selected will work normally (parking lamps on if you have 'em on, off if you have 'em off). So, to be sure, there is some custom work here, and some wiring, but it's slick, and works perfectly, and no cutting of the grille socket area.
	Dave