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Old Dec 6, 2004 | 12:35 PM
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04 TL sidemarkers

Is it just me or am I the only person that has an 04TL that sidemarkers does not blink with left, right, or emergency blinkers. I mean they look cool with the lights on but it looks so much better when merging lanes and the side markers are blinking, as on the BMW'S.
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Old Dec 6, 2004 | 12:36 PM
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they are not suppose to blink... you can rewire them to blink, check the 3G garage, there is a tutorial on there on how to modify them
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Old Dec 6, 2004 | 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by sufall96
Is it just me or am I the only person that has an 04TL that sidemarkers does not blink with left, right, or emergency blinkers. I mean they look cool with the lights on but it looks so much better when merging lanes and the side markers are blinking, as on the BMW'S.
i was always told that if i didnt have anything nice to say i shouldnt say anything at all, so that is what i will do
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Old Dec 6, 2004 | 12:45 PM
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i was always told that if i didnt have anything nice to say i shouldnt say anything at all, so that is what i will do


What is that suppose to mean. I was always told if you have a question ask it. I didn't know so I asked it.
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Old Dec 6, 2004 | 12:46 PM
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they are not suppose to blink... you can rewire them to blink, check the 3G garage, there is a tutorial on there on how to modify them

By the way thanks for the advice.
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Old Dec 6, 2004 | 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by sufall96
What is that suppose to mean. I was always told if you have a question ask it. I didn't know so I asked it.
But you ignored the first rule of virtually ALL online forums.

1) Before you ask, SEARCH

I think thats all the other guy was trying to say.
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Old Dec 6, 2004 | 02:14 PM
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they are not suppose to blink... you can rewire them to blink, check the 3G garage, there is a tutorial on there on how to modify them
Does making this kind of change void the warranty at all? I would love to do it but I'm no electrician.
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Old Dec 6, 2004 | 02:23 PM
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I would say any electrical change would void the warranty for the associated parts.
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Old Dec 6, 2004 | 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Casper42

1) Before you ask, SEARCH
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Old Dec 6, 2004 | 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by HondaOnly
Does making this kind of change void the warranty at all? I would love to do it but I'm no electrician.
would void the warranty for the side markers... but the likely hood you damage something (as long as you follow instructions) is slim to none
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Old Dec 6, 2004 | 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Casper42
But you ignored the first rule of virtually ALL online forums.

1) Before you ask, SEARCH

I think thats all the other guy was trying to say.
Originally Posted by deandorsey
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give him a break. I see millions of threads in here that keep repeating... like BUTT PRINTS, VIBRATION. Why don't you both go in those threads and tell them to search.
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Old Dec 6, 2004 | 03:33 PM
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Old Dec 6, 2004 | 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by sufall96
Is it just me or am I the only person that has an 04TL that sidemarkers does not blink with left, right, or emergency blinkers. I mean they look cool with the lights on but it looks so much better when merging lanes and the side markers are blinking, as on the BMW'S.

Hmmmm, mine blink...







<------- WTF is this... It just showed up automatically
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Old Dec 6, 2004 | 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by copter

<------- WTF is this... It just showed up automatically
change the image host for your avatar
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Old Dec 6, 2004 | 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by AcuraTLjatt559
give him a break. I see millions of threads in here that keep repeating... like BUTT PRINTS, VIBRATION. Why don't you both go in those threads and tell them to search.



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Old Dec 6, 2004 | 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by sufall96
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Yeah but Jatt is a Whore. Do you pickup a whore and ask for advice?

The other dude was trying to be nice by not just posting a bunch of REPOST signs like your I Agree sign.

You got all defensive and posted the Guns at him when you were in the wrong.

I was just trying to explain what he was trying to say.

Jatt meanwhile has to reply to fucking everything.
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Old Dec 6, 2004 | 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Casper42
Yeah but Jatt is a Whore. Do you pickup a whore and ask for advice?

The other dude was trying to be nice by not just posting a bunch of REPOST signs like your I Agree sign.

You got all defensive and posted the Guns at him when you were in the wrong.

I was just trying to explain what he was trying to say.

Jatt meanwhile has to reply to fucking everything.
what does POST WHORE has todo with my reply, i'm just standing up for a and u know"those so called gun of urs" are just smilies, he aint going to kill the other guy with that.

As of me replying to everything... well I got too much time on my hands, well u can put it that way, i was in my computer class when i replied at that time and now i'm @ work... so u can't blame me.
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Old Dec 6, 2004 | 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by AcuraTLjatt559
As of me replying to everything... well I got too much time on my hands, well u can put it that way, i was in my computer class when i replied at that time and now i'm @ work... so u can't blame me.
Its called self control slick. Just because you CAN do something doesnt mean you SHOULD.
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Old Dec 6, 2004 | 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by EmuMessenger
I would say any electrical change would void the warranty for the associated parts.
well anyway, the mod would void some stuff, but only if something goes wrong with that particular part....like my fog light mod for example won't be detected because i always keep the switch off when i take it in for service....
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Old Dec 6, 2004 | 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Casper42
Its called self control slick. Just because you CAN do something doesnt mean you SHOULD.
why? If I CAN do something, then I SHOULD do it.... not LISTEN to other PEOPLE and their OPINIONS
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Old Dec 6, 2004 | 10:02 PM
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Actually Acura would have to prove that the mod damaged other parts in the car, in actuality, it operates with better isolation than the brake lights/regular lights do.

Acura uses just a diode to prevent back feeding the parking lights when the brakes are applied.

The only difference between applying the brake light signal to the tails and the parking light power is the use of a different resistor value (lower resistance on the brake circuit, hence brighter lights).

The above info on the brakes was from the Svc Manual (which was not available when I did the mod originally).

The blinking side markers use a fully isolated circuit (via the contacts in the relay) and no back feed leakage through the diodes like the Acura system can do.

Based on their own circuit design for the brake and parking lights on the tail lights, they would be hard pressed to prove the mod caused other problems in the car (remember they have to prove that the mod made the other parts fail, and LED's have a theoretical life of over 200,000 hours, more like 10k hours in real life, way more than any light bulb).

Just have an experienced person do the mod to be safe.
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Old Dec 7, 2004 | 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by AcuraTLjatt559
give him a break. I see millions of threads in here that keep repeating... like BUTT PRINTS, VIBRATION. Why don't you both go in those threads and tell them to search.
i already did
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