Thread: Lamp/Bulb Types

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Getting a wiring harness in hand has brought several things to light that I had not previously considered or realized. One is on the headlight inserts I picked up that have integral turn signals at the bottom of the lense - Snake Eye's by AutoLoc (mine are like this, but the bottom lens section is clear). I have realized that I do not have parking lights, a fact that I had not considered until I was reviewing the harness conductor assignments. The amber bulb is a single element bulb for turn signal only and it is quite small, measuring 3/8" diameter x 15/16"L. The rubber socket for the bulb is 1/2" OD, and the whole assembly is 1 3/8"L. The assembly plugs into the base, friction fit. On our '07 Jeep the headlights have a similar function, but the bulbs are full size, 1157/3157 type plug bottom.

Does anyone make a dual element bulb in this small size? Should I just forget about parking lights, since the "safe" approach is if you need parking lights headlights are more visible? I have spent a couple of hours searching through bulb info but those guys speak a foreign language.