Down Grade 4 Gen to 3 Gen Rear Lights

SLOVFR · 05-16-2008, 10:31 PM

I have always wanted to have the red lens across my rear like the 3rd Gens. So I got a set off ebay that were pretty faded and fugly. I took some steel wool then some buffing compound and my drill to them. They are better but not perfect. I read somewhere that someone made there turn signals work as running lights too by using front turn signal sockets. So I could only find one front socket and was going to order another. Then I searched one more time and found a tail light harness. Perfect! It has both the sockets in the one harness and they fit right into the turn signals. It was straight forward from there, orange to green with stripe, blue to green with stripe, browns for tail lights tapped into tail light and use the existing grounds. I like the looks 100% better over stock. I just finished tonight so sorry for the indoor pics. I have not looked if its cheaper to order the one tail light harness or 2 front sockets from Honda if you want to do this to your yellow ones or step it up and change to Red.

So now just incase I have you confused. I now have running lights across all the lens and then the turn signals will still flash on the ends because they now have dual filament bulbs 1157. Brian

Tori · 05-16-2008, 10:35 PM

That looks friggin' great ! I LIKE IT !

SLOVFR · 05-17-2008, 01:15 PM

Ill post up some day pics soon

safetypro10 · 05-17-2008, 04:26 PM

Careful, some states require amber turn signals in the rear, too.

Otherwise, nice.

Larry

Rev · 05-17-2008, 05:17 PM

Yep, that's how i have mine, except for the red turn signal lenses. I bought another tail light harness for the sockets and wired them in; looks great.

SLOVFR · 05-17-2008, 07:50 PM

Alot of the cars were built with red turn signals in the early days. I dont think it will be an issue here.

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05-16-2008, 10:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
SLOVFR Uber Guru Join Date: Oct 2006 Last Online: Today 06:33 PM Location: Pismo Beach Ca. - Find Me! My Ride: 97 vfr 750 View my Photo Gallery Posts: 1,180 Thanks: 16 Thanked 27 Times in 19 Posts	Down Grade 4 Gen to 3 Gen Rear Lights I have always wanted to have the red lens across my rear like the 3rd Gens. So I got a set off ebay that were pretty faded and fugly. I took some steel wool then some buffing compound and my drill to them. They are better but not perfect. I read somewhere that someone made there turn signals work as running lights too by using front turn signal sockets. So I could only find one front socket and was going to order another. Then I searched one more time and found a tail light harness. Perfect! It has both the sockets in the one harness and they fit right into the turn signals. It was straight forward from there, orange to green with stripe, blue to green with stripe, browns for tail lights tapped into tail light and use the existing grounds. I like the looks 100% better over stock. I just finished tonight so sorry for the indoor pics. I have not looked if its cheaper to order the one tail light harness or 2 front sockets from Honda if you want to do this to your yellow ones or step it up and change to Red. So now just incase I have you confused. I now have running lights across all the lens and then the turn signals will still flash on the ends because they now have dual filament bulbs 1157. Brian

05-17-2008, 05:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
Rev 4th Gen Guru Join Date: Oct 2006 Last Online: 01-06-2009 03:02 PM Location: Olympia,WA - Find Me! My Ride: 1994 VFR Posts: 563 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts	Yep, that's how i have mine, except for the red turn signal lenses. I bought another tail light harness for the sockets and wired them in; looks great. __________________ Capo - 4G Mafia 1994 VFR - H4 Silverstars, 2 Bros. SS/CF exhaust, re-snorkled, chopped rear fender, amber rear running lights, Metzeler SporTec M1s, forks raised 10mm, 929 shock mod, Zero G Double Bubble.

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Tori Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Last Online: Yesterday 07:06 PM Location: Grover Beach, CA. - Find Me! My Ride: 2003 VFR800, 2001 CBR-F4i 1984 50hp Wetbike 1987 60hp Wetbike View my Photo Gallery Posts: 493 Thanks: 9 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	That looks friggin' great ! I LIKE IT !

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safetypro10 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Last Online: Yesterday 11:05 AM Posts: 122 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Careful, some states require amber turn signals in the rear, too. Otherwise, nice. Larry

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SLOVFR Uber Guru Join Date: Oct 2006 Last Online: Today 06:33 PM Location: Pismo Beach Ca. - Find Me! My Ride: 97 vfr 750 View my Photo Gallery Posts: 1,180 Thanks: 16 Thanked 27 Times in 19 Posts	Alot of the cars were built with red turn signals in the early days. I dont think it will be an issue here.