Hood Turn Signals

[jefferson]

I didnt realise the signals/indicators were options on the charger, i thought they were just part of the design from 68-70?
My 68 has them, so when i hit the indicator the lights on the bonnet flash.

Funny the new things we learn everyday

If these were an option and a charger owner opted OUT of them, was there something else to replace the gap where they are mounted, or was it just a plain bonnet?

Cheers

[70 sublime]

Just a flat plate went over the hole that you can see the lens in

[Bronzedodge]

Saw a pair of plates for 68-69 at Carlisle last year.  Think they were asking $25-35.-   I remember thinking, "who would want these?"

[Ghoste]

Not many I would think, unless you were restoring something significant that came without them.  It's a feature that should have been standard equipment in my opinion.

[Nacho-RT74]

Not many I would think, unless you were restoring something significant that came without them.  It's a feature that should have been standard equipment in my opinion.

Just like seatbelts, passenger side mirrors, bumper guards... but diff concepts back in the days

[TexasGeneral]

Cant find the plates but found this

[jefferson]

so the chargers that came without them?

how could u tell if you had your blinkers/indicators on? besides the light flashing on the dash lol

i guess the light flashing on the dash was the only way then? lol

everytime i drive my charger, i know when my indicators are on when the hood signal is flashing/ plus the light flashing on the dash
cant imagine driving without the hood indicators hahah

[Dino]

so the chargers that came without them?

how could u tell if you had your blinkers/indicators on? besides the light flashing on the dash lol

i guess the light flashing on the dash was the only way then? lol

everytime i drive my charger, i know when my indicators are on when the hood signal is flashing/ plus the light flashing on the dash
cant imagine driving without the hood indicators hahah

I have never owned another car that had hood turn signals. The dash indicators oughta be enough.   

[Ghoste]

Its like a primitve head up display lol.

[tan top]

 

[Wasco]

My '68 has them, but they don't appear on the option tag.  I assumed they were added later by someone or the hood had been replaced.  The passenger side fender is from a '69, so I figured the hood might have been replaced with the fender.  I plan to keep them but install LEDs instead.

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

My R/T was never originally optioned with the L31 Hood Turn Signals.....I kept my block off plates after I added them

[Ghoste]

I don't know why, but I had always just assumed your car was loaded.

[stripedelete]

so the chargers that came without them?

how could u tell if you had your blinkers/indicators on? besides the light flashing on the dash lol

i guess the light flashing on the dash was the only way then? lol

everytime i drive my charger, i know when my indicators are on when the hood signal is flashing/ plus the light flashing on the dash
cant imagine driving without the hood indicators hahah

Wow.   You just made me realize just how focused I am on looking out for idiot drivers.  I can't recall ever looking at the hood indicators .   I don't know if they work or not....

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

I don't know why, but I had always just assumed your car was loaded.

Nope.  Pretty basic R/T.  Major option was AC.  4 wheel HD drums and even a 3.23 non-Sure Grip rear!

All the goodies you see I added!  LOL

[Ghoste]

Only add on I was aware of was the hood paint.  Though it was a hood pin car and all sorts of other goodies.  You sure made it into a great example my friend. 

[mr. hemi]

My '69 one option R/T had empty holes when I acquired the car. Found a P/N for the blank plates in the parts book. Took me a few years to find them (seems indicators are more common), but then it was only one. If it wasn't that it was NOS in the original packaging I would have sworn it was home made. Made a duplicate to match and got the black filler decals from Pheonix Graphics and ben good ever since.

[Polygon]

I ordered new wires for the hood blinkers from Krusinmoons. LOL I had the plastic blinker part out, I polish the face with one of those headlight polishing kits and it turned out very nice. For my 1970.

[6pkrtse]

I have had like 15 Chargers over the years & every one of the Charges I owned all had the hood turn signals but I have seen a few without them on the net.

[alfaitalia]

Mine does not have them.....or any holes to fit them (no blanking plates) so the hood must have been replaced with a cheap pattern one somewhen in its life. It has one very BIG hole in it now though!!

[69B5]

My R/T was never originally optioned with the L31 Hood Turn Signals.....I kept my block off plates after I added them

Mine came in with the amber plastic in the hood, but nothing else (no wires, no sockets, etc). I would like to add them. Did you need to splice into the wiring harness or was there a plug in spot ready to go?
thx!

[Nacho-RT74]

front lighting harness must have a female plug close to bulkhead to add them. Options usually got everything easy to be added without any splice job

[VegasCharger]

front lighting harness must have a female plug close to bulkhead to add them. Options usually got everything easy to be added without any splice job

Correct. 

Here's a pic of mine. My '68 did not come equipped with hood blinkers but I've added them. The female plug is already in the harness from the factory. It's actually near the brake booster (see red arrow in pic).

[BrianShaughnessy]

So Black Betty came with hood signals but since I went fiberglass hood I didn't use them as there were no holes in the hood.

Sinnamon came back to me without hood turn signals and had block off plates in the hood.

So my big idea was to try to save $ and reuse the stuff from BB for Sinnamon...   HA!!!   Of course not!! I lost the main power harness and neither of the hood signals worked anymore either.

So you can buy all the stuff on ebay either together or separately to put in hood turn signals on your 68-69.   

[b5blue]

  I had a 67 Mustang with "in hood blinkers" in the 70's. For our Chargers it was a delete on economy package cars. Not caring about this detail I bought a set of delete plate inserts off eBay for my 70 car rather then dump 100's to replace all the missing crap. (Spent $$$$ on all new wire harness front to back so dash blinkers work nicely.)

[Kern Dog]

I don't understand why people refer to their car with names. It seems just as odd as referring to themselves in 3rd person.

[cdr]

I don't understand why people refer to their car with names. It seems just as odd as referring to themselves in 3rd person.

You are such a fucktard !!! Thats the name I have for you 

[b5blue]

I thought the "Kernhole'eo" remark was hysterical a few comments ago myself.   

[Alaskan_TA]

Bad behavior gets noticed.

Especially when it is the same, over & over & over again......