[Zmagnette] Trafficators

[Steven Trovato]

Yes, you can add trafficators.  Of course, it would help if you find 
yourself a Magnette first!  :-)  My Magnette is right hand drive and 
is equipped with the "home market" trafficators.  You are welcome to 
come check them out some time.  The trafficators must be wired so 
they are on for the whole time you are signalling.  If you just wired 
them in with the lights, they would go up and down with each 
blink.  That would look pretty silly.

My situation is the opposite.  I have trafficators and no blinking 
turn signal lights.  Adding blinking turn signal lights is on my "to 
do" list.  Trafficators are amusing, but American drivers have no 
idea what they are or what they mean.  I will keep the trafficators, of course.

Another issue is the addition of three point seat belts.  If you are 
inclined to do that, the shoulder belt mount point wants to be right 
where the trafficator is.  I believe there are ways to address this 
so they can both coexist.  While the interior panel is off and the 
slot is open might be an opportune time to deal with both.

-Steve T.

At 09:09 AM 2/6/2014, Michael Bright wrote:
>Dear Storm,
>The trafficators are Lucas--I can't give you the parts number 
>because I'm presently in Georgia, where I spend the winter, and the 
>car, along with my records, is in hibernation in Michigan.  I bought 
>them on ebay.  You will need the metal housings for them--these are 
>the pieces that the trafficators fit inside of and that attach to 
>the car. Many of the trafficators on ebay are sold without the 
>housing.   The job is pretty simple.  Remove the interior panel from 
>the post between the windows, remove the blank that plugs the slot, 
>replace the blank with the trafficator in its housing, and wire it 
>to the fuse box.  The electrical diagram will indicate which posts 
>the turn signal uses.  When in place, you will have both 
>trafficators and blinking turn lights.  Good luck and feel free to 
>ask questions.
>Yrs.,
>Mick