Need to slow down "hyper" turn signals

[Bear]

With my recent project, I also put the finishing touches on my modified custom bumper. The turn signals that came with the bumper caused my turn signals to flash very rapidly.

I figure it is due to a lower resistence in the wiring used. I tried to cut the resistor of the stock turn signals out and add them to the aftermarket turn signals but to no avail.

Someone mentioned to me that there was an "adaptor" box you can add to the wiring between the flasher and turn signals, but did not have much more detail than that.

Is there such a box? Or is there another fix? Or possibly am I S.O.L?

it was also mentioned to me that this could be a ticket magnet, is that also accurate? I never really thought about that before it was mentioned to me about this.

[Bear]

Got the answer already! If a thread isn't started by the one who gave me the solution, I will try and do a write up later.

[WATRD]

Originally Posted by Bear

Got the answer already! If a thread isn't started by the one who gave me the solution, I will try and do a write up later.

Please do. I would like to run LED tails, but get the fast flash as well and your fix might be my fix.

[Mike]

Hi Rob. You need resistors in parallel with the bulbs to make the flasher operate properly. There is an explanation here:

http://www.superbrightleds.com/carbulb-notes.htm

Later,
....Mike

[WATRD]

Thanks Mike! I hadn't thought of putting a resistor parallel to the LED to put the load back on the flasher... I ordered up some high-angle bulbs and some of the resistors they recommend and I will see how they do.

I REALLY like the idea of LED's. When I see red and blues behind me, I hate wondering if I have a taillight out

[Mike]

Originally Posted by WATRD

Thanks Mike! I hadn't thought of putting a resistor parallel to the LED to put the load back on the flasher... I ordered up some high-angle bulbs and some of the resistors they recommend and I will see how they do.

I REALLY like the idea of LED's. When I see red and blues behind me, I hate wondering if I have a taillight out

I like the idea of LED bulbs also, but my experience with the products from superbrightleds.com was a little disappointing. I replaced the 168 bulbs in the marker lights with LED bulbs. They looked really blue compared to the headlights, and one of them freaked out and died in less than a year.

The 1156 and 1157 replacements for rear brake, blinker, and reverse lights were pretty dim compared to the normal bulbs. I also found that the LED lights I got were very directional, and couldn't be seen from much of an angle.

The only ones I still have on my truck are the rear blinkers, and those will probably get replaced with normal bulbs soon. I would love to put LEDs back in, but they would have to be as bright or brighter than normal bulbs, and they would have to be less directional.

Later,
....Mike

[Dick Foster]

I think ya got it backward pard. You need less resistance in the circuit to slow it down, it's too high now. If you put in LEDs, they don't pull enough current for the flasher to operate properly. I just did the mod that adds a dual filament lamp and turn signals to the side markers and ran that in parallel with the LEDs in the bumper and it worked great.

[Brain]

To make my front LED's work and my LED Jetta side markers work and flash normally, I left the stock bulb plugged in, taped it up and just spliced the LED's into the regular blinker wires. But I do my shit ghetto so don't listen to me LOL

[mgyver1]

http://www.ttora.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5055

Check this thread out. Mid way down a person posts on how to disable the "bulb out indicator" on the flasher relay. Free, and no need for load resistors that heat up. It works on the Taco. If you don't believe me ask Mandataco.

[WATRD]

Okay, I'll bite. How do you get at the flasher. If I am reading the schematic right, it's on the BACK of the junction block, below and to the left of the steering wheel.

[mgyver1]

I know it's behind the fuse box under the dash.