Turn signals in side view mirrors

[LI-Camper]

Has anyone installed turn signals in their Greyhawk (Ford E450) side mirrors? Or how about along the side of the MH? If yes, what lights did you use and where did you get them? Also how did you run the wires to the side mirrors? I just read about installing these lights in another forum in cars, pickups and motorhomes, but the details were not included. I think this is a good idea to prevent cars from trying to pass you on the right when you are making a right turn. This will make your intentions more clear to bicyclists and pedestrians.
I saw some nice LED marker lights used that require a 3/4” hole to be drilled but I don’t know where to run the wires or how to hook them up so they work as turn signals. Someone on the other forum said Jayco ran an ad showing these on new TT’s. Any thoughts? Thanks

[rgolding]

Son in Law upgraded his F-150 with after market towing mirrors because the unit he bought did not come equipped with the telescoping trailer mirrors with turn signals, remote adjustment and defrost capability. He said it went pretty easy and all the instructions were on YouTube. Have never looked into it personally, but it might be a place to do some searching for ideas.

[LI-Camper]

Thanks for the reply, but the mirrors I have are heated, have cameras in them and otherwise work very well. I have no need to extend them as they are very wide to begin with. What I would like is to add turn signal lights to the existing mirrors and maybe to the sides of the Greyhawk.

[edatlanta]

If you are talking about the turn signal actually being part of the mirror surface give it some thought. When you are looking in the mirror to see what is behind you at night and the turn signal is on and flashing you can not see past the flashing signal. Now if the turn signal is at the end of the mirror assembly where the driver can't see it then that is a great feature. I replaced my factory mirrors that had the flashing signal in the mirror surface years ago with mirrors without that feature.

[GraftonGuns]

Cha-Ching.....Pricey but doable. Google the mirrors you want. You'll find all kinds of options. power folding, telescoping, heated, etc. you already have the wiring harness in your vehicle.

[LI-Camper]

I guess I wasn’t clear about my intentions. What I want is a turn signal light that is attached to the side view mirror arm but not on the mirror surface itself. Thanks for pointing that out. Maybe it would be just outside the mirror so that if a turn signal was inadvertently left turned on, I could see it and then turn it off. I don’t like it when people leave their blinkers on for a long time with no intention of turning and I don’t want to be that person. Many cars have this feature of turn signals built into the side view mirrors and I would like to modify, not replace, my mirrors to have this feature. I think this is a good safety feature to have on a motorhome.

[Mike1313]

i installed small strip LEDs for signal lights on my mirrors. They work good now anyone in my blind spot knows my intentions.

[LI-Camper]

Mike1313,
Could you show a photo? Also, how did you run the wires and attach to turn signal lights? Thanks for your response!

[Mike1313]

There are wires under the dash for the signal lights. I ran a wire into the doors and down mirror arms. I had run a marker light wire as well and put it in the underside of the arm. There's a spot built into it for a light. I'll go out to the shop and get a picture of the lights.

[LI-Camper]

Thanks for your help. I’ll look closely at my mirror arms. The pics will help.

[Mike1313]

Here are a couple pics of what I did. Cheap and easy. 👍👍

[Jayco 24B]

Hello,
Can you post a link to the orange light that is under the arm?

[Jayco 24B]

I just received the orange marker lights and they have some weird connectors. Could you share how you connected the wires to the lights?