So, I found some sweet RED lights for my Signal lights and I got them to fit. I got Red LED 1156 Bulbs for the front and back and I got 1 nub shaved off of em and they fit. Now here is where we come to the problem.

So I got them installed and they look super HOTT, they are pure red and they match everything, but when the signal goes on now, it goes super quick...way way way quicker then the factory ones go, BUT when i stick the hazards on, they go at a normal pace.

Question, how do I get em to slow down??? Someone told me to get a new flasher but what flasher do I get..

See my problem??

 

errrr...im no expert but it has to do with the voltage or something with the led's. Since it doesn't need as much power to run it blinks faster...Do a search on LED's and im sure you will find what you are looking for.

 

He's got it. Often a heavy duty flasher is less susceptible to the speed up like a normal flasher. Just llok yours up at the store and see if there is a HD option for it or match it up to a heavy duty. There is not much to a flasher itself.

 

ok, so do i jus switch the flashers then??

 

Typically that means you have a blown fuse. Check out your fuse box.

 

but all my lights work...thats the weird part, someone told me that, "one of ur lights is probably not working" but all of em work. Its only when I use my signal lights is when it starts to go super super fast. It starts slow then really speeds up. BUT...when u turn my hazards on, it works at normal pace...so i dunno...its fully ****ed up and no one seems to know...someone told me resistors..i dunno about that, thats ****in w/ electrical ****. Flasher sounds like a good idea but seems hard 2 find. I searched on the board for "LED's" and got nothing relevent.

 

Hmm... Do you have keyless entry?
If the OZ uses the SWS then the flasher control is apparently in the ETACS module. Basically no flasher, at least that is how it looks for the EVO. To reduce the voltage the flasher sees all you really need to do is increase the resistance at the bulb(s).
You could try various resistors till you get the speed where it should be. You can probably use a 1K and do pretty well.

 

timzcat, sounds like a good idea. I use a the compustar paging system. I do use keyless entry for that, but they light up my park lights not the 2 middle lights.

 

The reason this happens has nothing to do with what everyone's (excepting timzcat) saying. LEDs have a very low resistance - practically nil compared to regular bulbs. Because of this, the lighting system essentially is acting as if the LED-replaced bulb is out, which of course makes your system go faster. With less resistance, more current goes through and they flash quicker.

This isn't an indication that anything is wrong, but here's how to fix it. Essentially, you need to add some resistance to the circuit. I would suggest going to Radio Shack and buying some 10Watt resistors, 100ohm. Put one or two of them in series with each bulb. The in series part is important - in parallel will actually reduce resistance. Anyway, they are cheap, buy a couple and play with different combinations until you like the speed you come up with. You won't hurt anything in trying.
-N

 

[QUOTEd]. I would suggest going to Radio Shack and buying some 10Watt resistors, 100ohm. Put one or two of them in series with each bulb. The in series part is important - in parallel will actually reduce resistance. Anyway, they are cheap, buy a couple and play with different combinations until you like the speed you come up with. You won't hurt anything in trying.
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neilscully, thanks dude, ill try that!!

 

superbrightleds.com has load resistor kits to end this problem...5 bucks a pop...not bad..
ps. u need one for each turn signal

 

why would you want to slow it down? i think it looks hot when the blinker blinks really fast... i guess thats just me though...