DIY: Replace Flasher Relay to Avoid Hyper Blinking with LED Turn Signals
DaYUUM/Scion Evolution
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Joined: Jan 2011
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From: Southern California
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Yes! Avoiding everything Scion202 had to do! I. Surprised he didnt go this route...he seems to be very in tune with car wiring.
And the flasher doesn't have anything to do with switching to LED tail lights. Just make sure you get CK-type bulbs and it is a quick swap. There is a thread on LED tail lights in the owners lounge.
Yes! Avoiding everything Scion202 had to do! I. Surprised he didnt go this route...he seems to be very in tune with car wiring.
And the flasher doesn't have anything to do with switching to LED tail lights. Just make sure you get CK-type bulbs and it is a quick swap. There is a thread on LED tail lights in the owners lounge.
DaYUUM/Scion Evolution
SL Member
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 3,538
From: Southern California
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Yes! Avoiding everything Scion202 had to do! I. Surprised he didnt go this route...he seems to be very in tune with car wiring.
And the flasher doesn't have anything to do with switching to LED tail lights. Just make sure you get CK-type bulbs and it is a quick swap. There is a thread on LED tail lights in the owners lounge.
Yes! Avoiding everything Scion202 had to do! I. Surprised he didnt go this route...he seems to be very in tune with car wiring.
And the flasher doesn't have anything to do with switching to LED tail lights. Just make sure you get CK-type bulbs and it is a quick swap. There is a thread on LED tail lights in the owners lounge.
hey if u have time can u PM everything u know/what i need to get to do a complete exterior led swap (i only have the reverse and license plate lines done) thanks!
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I guess he considered the flasher relay and was like naaaaaah that's WAY too easy. Lol
And I'm the closing manager at my store so imma message you some stuff when I get home on my computer mayne.
I guess he considered the flasher relay and was like naaaaaah that's WAY too easy. Lol
And I'm the closing manager at my store so imma message you some stuff when I get home on my computer mayne.
haha
Hahahaha well mine came in the mail right before I had to go to work so I will click it in tomorrow morning. My leds probably wont be in until Tuesday-ish but I will tell you if it at least works with the incandescent bulbs
It is an electronic flasher as opposed to a load-based flasher so it will flash at its normal rate regardless of bulb type.
With that being said, Scion202, it may not hyper blink to notify of a bulb out...
With that being said, Scion202, it may not hyper blink to notify of a bulb out...
I know that several sites sell the CF-18 flasher, but I got mine from v-leds:
http://www.v-leds.com/resistors-flas...ignal-fix.html
Mainly because it specifically stated that the lock/unlock confirmations WILL work.
Getting the old flasher unplugged was a bit of a pain with the awkward work space under the dash. I had to pull the stock one off of the frame where it was attached so I could get it unplugged. You guys will see when you get under there lol.
Anyway, my preliminary tests results were very promising...as expected!
I unplugged one of the blinker bulbs from its socket and turned that blinker on with the stock flasher. It hyperblinked as it should. I swapped flashers and did the same test...no hyperblink!! It flashed at it's normal rate. With that being said, obviously we lose warning if we have a bulb out. That's not really a concern though because we are all so in-tune with our rides that we'd notice very quickly.
Also, the keyless entry lock/unlock confirmations work as they should
Can't wait to plug in these LEDs when they arrive on Tuesday to see the real deal!
http://www.v-leds.com/resistors-flas...ignal-fix.html
Mainly because it specifically stated that the lock/unlock confirmations WILL work.
Getting the old flasher unplugged was a bit of a pain with the awkward work space under the dash. I had to pull the stock one off of the frame where it was attached so I could get it unplugged. You guys will see when you get under there lol.
Anyway, my preliminary tests results were very promising...as expected!
I unplugged one of the blinker bulbs from its socket and turned that blinker on with the stock flasher. It hyperblinked as it should. I swapped flashers and did the same test...no hyperblink!! It flashed at it's normal rate. With that being said, obviously we lose warning if we have a bulb out. That's not really a concern though because we are all so in-tune with our rides that we'd notice very quickly.
Also, the keyless entry lock/unlock confirmations work as they should
Can't wait to plug in these LEDs when they arrive on Tuesday to see the real deal!
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Joined: Aug 2011
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From: Irvine, CA
so I've got the same relay a you steve... but something seems weird... it seem like the blink rate is actually slower than the stock blink rate... somehow it seems a bit too slow after switching the relay... thoughts?
I believe i know exactly what you are referring to. For me, the initial blink is like .5 seconds longer than normal. After that though it is close to stock for me. Perhaps a little slower, but not very noticeable after the first blink. Is that what you are talking about?
Just confirmed mine works like a charm! Just replaced all four corners and they all blink as normal. They have a neat color to them too...a cleaner amber than stock.
And we get rid of the egg yolk in the fronts and rears
And we get rid of the egg yolk in the fronts and rears
They aren't a bulb-type. There is an LED diode (i know that is redundant) soldered directly to a circuit board. The only way you are replacing that is to do some re-soldering...I'm leaving them alone 
