What is the little device called that allows the hazard/directional lights on your car to alternate? Like so that it allows the front lights and the side lights to alternate... I know that I am not explaining this very good but I don't know how to explain better, sorry.. lol

example:
::FRONT::SIDE::FRONT::SIDE::

basically one light to the other.

 

like the blinker and the corner light?

 

yes... here is a picture i animated to illustrate my point, lol



(does this help)


what's the lil thing called that alternates the lights... and where can i get one? NAPA? AutoZone?

 

lol.. would that be some kind of flasher, or even the flasher itself? Wait, first what is the problem?

 

I don't know... is it the light itself or something else that sends a signal... that's my question, haha

 

imean does you truck already do that and its messed up? or do you want your truck to do that?

 

no, i'm actually jury-riggin something else for work, lol and i need two different lights to flash back-and-forth... kinda like vehicle warning lights but *** CHEAP haha (my truck is actually fine)

 

an automotive flasher should work then, you can pick one up for 8 or so bux

 

and i would just wire the 2 lights to it and they would alternate back and forth?

 

^yeah pretty much, the flashers are like relays almost, you have the input flasher signal then you have the actual turn signals that plug into the relay

 

sweet, thanks...
yea, its cheaper to build my own solution than to buy real warning lights for my truck... way to much money for a college student

 

lol yeah i know all about bein a cheap college student haha.. good luck with your project!

 

The little green LED lights on the side of my truck turn on with the parking lights, then when I turn on that side signal light they alternate like the animated picture above. It does it on my 94' because I think my dad said they lights alternate the polarity to the signal light (positive - negative, then switch wires each flash) because the added light connects to two positive lights, the parking light and the signal positive wires and I don't know it does the switching in the light or the flasher does it automaticly?