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Old Sep 20, 2006 | 10:59 PM
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So... I put in White LED's for my front turn signals and................

All my turn signals started to blink faster..... is this normal? o.O
Old Sep 20, 2006 | 11:03 PM
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did you turn your signals on and look at em. One of my aftermarket blinker was doing that too because it wasn't pushed in all the way and it used to work sometimes and other times it wouldn't do anything.
Old Sep 20, 2006 | 11:06 PM
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all my signals work fine, its actually cool that they blink faster but im wondering if its normal.

I ordered these LED's from superbrightleds

The tricky thing is... it only blinks fast (twice the speed of regular) when i put in turn

When i put in the emergency signals, they blink normally
Old Sep 20, 2006 | 11:07 PM
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You have to add a resistor because your LEDs dont draw enough current. There are kits to do this on the internet. I suggest looking for a premade one since you dont know much about it.
Old Sep 20, 2006 | 11:09 PM
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Do i really need one?

Will something bad happen if i dont get it ? :X

I kind of like it this way
Old Sep 20, 2006 | 11:11 PM
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Yes. The LEDs use less voltage with less resistance. So it will blink faster. Two of my friends have done that with no ill effects.
Old Sep 20, 2006 | 11:13 PM
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They have them like that for a year.
Old Sep 20, 2006 | 11:31 PM
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cool :O, so if i replace all my signals with LED's will all my signals blink uber fast
Old Sep 20, 2006 | 11:32 PM
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From eveything I've seen, Yes!
Old Sep 21, 2006 | 12:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Iamblahhh
...its actually cool that they blink faster...
Cool if you drive a Honda Civic. If you like it, you should have no problems other than the annoying speed of the blinker(s).
Old Sep 21, 2006 | 12:26 AM
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SEARCH. covered 8billion times..
Old Sep 21, 2006 | 12:45 AM
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i HATE hyperblinking. but my friend has LEDs on his ranger and he's had no problems with the bulbs and it's been over a year.
Old Sep 21, 2006 | 04:34 AM
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thats a big honda ricer thing. I see it all the time. I guess if you like it keep. and no it won't damage anything. my buddy did it to his civic and has had it that way for years. I hate it but to each his own.
Old Sep 21, 2006 | 06:25 AM
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If you didn't believe me. Pirate really knows his stuff.
Old Sep 21, 2006 | 06:34 AM
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are there LEDS signals for the read tail lights?
Old Sep 21, 2006 | 06:31 PM
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haha yea it's a honda thing. you go to school in UB blahh?

i'll be around the fargo lot next weekend to visit my girl.
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Originally Posted by gcxandy
i'll be around the fargo lot next weekend to visit my girl.
And I'll be there the week after to visit his girl.

Just play'n, Brother.
Old Sep 21, 2006 | 06:47 PM
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one time i put in a blown led... and i blew a fuse. err... off topic.. lol.
Old Sep 22, 2006 | 05:39 AM
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Originally Posted by gcxandy
haha yea it's a honda thing. you go to school in UB blahh?

i'll be around the fargo lot next weekend to visit my girl.
haha yea i go to UB, thats cool :O

next weekend... you mean... tomorrow?
Old Oct 2, 2006 | 01:51 AM
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does anyone have like a diy installing the resistors i wanna see where other people have mounted them and how they did it
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