Originally Posted by GOPAPA (Post 8280562)

If any of you have done this in an old car (in my case a 1939 chevy converted to 12 volt) from start to finsh ,,I could use some help on doing it right.

I will tell you that I have the 7 wire turn signal control on the steering colume all ready to wire up. Papa is this one of the bolt on aftermarket types or is it stock?

I will run a 12 ga wire (from the battery )to a fuse 14 amp then on to the flasher's X prong and from there to the turn signal with 16 ga

Here's a diagram of the wiring for the turn signals on the bolt on switch.


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Notice the power wire for the switch is fused off the ampmeter. Are you using the old style all the juice goes through the ampmeter type wiring?


I will run a 12 ga wire from battery to the brake light switch then from there to the turn signal with 16 ga wire

I will use 16 ga for tail light led's and also for the headlight that have led's at the bottom of the seal beam

Your tail light wires will come off the headlight switch and are separate from the turn signal switch wires, same with the front park lights. the factory used brown for the rears and purple for the fronts.



I already have the headlights..brake lights wired.

Did you wire the brake lights from the turn signal switch. I assume you did.


I have double filiment bulb hook up (1157)for the brake lights and tail lights ( the new Led's have a twist in thing just like the end of a tail light bulb do .

My plan is to use a EP-28 flasher /with a clamp on mounting bracket Under the dash or on the inner fender wall of the car ,,,any thoughts on this?

It's a pretty common flasher for the LEDs. I think it has to be grounded.

I have been told that I need not run an extra wire to the tail lights to use for brake lights ,,,, when you use the brake lights by pushing the brake peddle down,, this brake switch wire to the turn signal activates a higher voltage that therefore makes the tail lights brighter,, any thoughts on this being a true statement?

I don't see how it can work with LEDs but with the regular bulbs the filament size determines which one is brighter. I'll have to do some research on that one.
Some LEDs with several bulbs in them have them wired so that only a few of them light when the tails are on and all of them light for the brakes. It doesn't sound like yours are like that.

I will stop here and await for any and all advice and questions

thx for reading

Originally Posted by VetteVet (Post 8280975)

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