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Old 03-29-2022, 04:28 AM   #1
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Default Logo Lites - Replacing the Turn Signals

I've bought a set of Logo Lites and dont like the look of the actual turn signals and want to change them. They are quite a bit bigger than I thought, no one's fault but my own.



The signals themselves are one wire with ground through the controller. Has anyone used the kit and replaced the signals with smaller LEDS? If so any issues with the other LEDS having a ground which I assume I would just ground myself?
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Old 03-29-2022, 07:02 AM   #2
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I just use the lights Henry Ford provided. I don't like the add-ons. JMO
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Old 03-29-2022, 08:19 AM   #3
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The signals themselves are one wire with ground through the controller.
The LED signals ground through the chassis. Think about it, there's only one wire. The circuit has to complete somehow. The Logo Lites instruction manual says so in the Troubleshooting section.
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I just use the lights Henry Ford provided. I don't like the add-ons. JMO
Does that mean you don't have turn signals?

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I've bought a set of Logo Lites and dont like the look of the actual turn signals and want to change them. They are quite a bit bigger than I thought, no one's fault but my own.

The signals themselves are one wire with ground through the controller. Has anyone used the kit and replaced the signals with smaller LEDS? If so any issues with the other LEDS having a ground which I assume I would just ground myself?
I'm pretty sure you can use most any light you wish with the Logo Lites controller
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Old 03-29-2022, 01:15 PM   #5
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Does that mean you don't have turn signals?



I'm pretty sure you can use most any light you wish with the Logo Lites controller





To the best of my knowledge Henry put lights on both the front and rear of these monsters. Most have had the right rear light added at some time.
The top bulb is for brake/turn. Bottom is tail.
I use the cowls and parks for the front turns.
If the rears have LED and the front higher CP incandescent they are plenty bright and a thermal flasher works fine.
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I installed the LOGO Lite set up in my TUDOR and I really like them. Easy to install; no drilling of holes; adds to the safety of driving the car.
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Old 03-29-2022, 05:37 PM   #7
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I love Logo Lites. Relatively unobtrusive, easy installation, and people can readily see them. A huge plus for safety in modern driving.
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To the best of my knowledge Henry put lights on both the front and rear of these monsters. Most have had the right rear light added at some time.
The top bulb is for brake/turn. Bottom is tail.
I use the cowls and parks for the front turns.
If the rears have LED and the front higher CP incandescent they are plenty bright and a thermal flasher works fine.
So wouldn't that be an "add-on"??
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So wouldn't that be an "add-on"??
If your car doesn't have the right tail light, then obviously you only turn left, as Henry intended.
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So wouldn't that be an "add-on"??




So if you feel the need to be right, then, a right side tail light added on some 50+ years ago is an add-on.


A third stop light was added-on, but, we were talking turns.
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So wouldn't that be an "add-on"??
I have Logo Lites and really like them. However I was not able to marry the controls with the rear window brake light/turning signal bar - forgot who made the window bar. John
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So if you feel the need to be right, then, a right side tail light added on some 50+ years ago is an add-on.

A third stop light was added-on, but, we were talking turns.
Not trying to be right, trying to clarify what an add on consist of??
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