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Old 01-25-06, 06:04 AM
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Default 98-00 LS Owners - cornering lights?

My 99 LS400 is new to me as of November 05 and so far I love it. After digging around I found out that the lens next to the fog lights is just a dummy because it didn't meet DOT specs or something as a side marker.

I also know that many people have modded their cars to make this a running light. I honestly think that only looks "ok."

What would really be slick is to convert it to cornering lamp. If you don't know what that is - it's a white light that is only on (not flashing) when: your headlights are on AND your turn signal is flashing for the corresponding side. Many Lincolns and Cadillacs have had these for years...I even had them on my '89 T-bird. I've seen some Infinitis with them as well.

I'm not sure how well it would function in the sense that I don't know how the internal reflectors (if any) are angled. So it might just shoot light in a useless spot...?

Anyway - I did a quick search and found that someone retrofitted a cornering light on his truck...there's no reason it wouldn't work on this car. Seems like a pretty simple wiring diagram - check it out: Cornering light wiring diagram

I might give this a stab once the weather warms up. Has anyone tried or accomplished this?
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Someone has done it on the LS. It was somewhere on LOC sometime ago. The housings are already precut for the bulb... so its not hard.
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Lexkost did this to his car i think

what he did was enlarge the holes in the corner lamps and put 60watt fogs in them, and turned the fogs into DRL or something.
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Hmm - 60 watts seem like a lot. That's the same wattage as high beams on most cars. I don't think I need that much.
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https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...&highlight=fog
found it
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...rner+lamps+fog
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...&highlight=fog
enjoy.
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Thanks! I'll have to check those out when I get some free time at work.
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