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Old Aug 20, 2006 | 05:31 PM
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Default Turn signal blinkin too fast

i bought this LED bulbs and use them for turn signal
but the bulb-out thingee goes on and it blinks super fast
and its kinda annoying
is there any way i can disable it?

i took a video of it
first one regular signals(blinks fast)
and second one is hazard(it blinks normal)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfazyRpkJN8
Old Aug 20, 2006 | 06:02 PM
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buy yourself some glow sticks and some techno and have a rave! Sorry, I dont know how to help ya....
Old Aug 20, 2006 | 07:48 PM
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Sounds like you might be out of blinker fluid. Did you top it off when you changed them out?

Also, when the blinker goes faster than usual, it's the car's way of telling you that there's a bulb out. Make sure all of the bulbs are firing, then check your wiring and make sure everything's connected properly. If it all looks good, then put the stock ones back on and send the others back to your supplier with a note about how much they suck.
Old Aug 20, 2006 | 09:01 PM
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The LEDs take a lot less current than the bulbs the system is designed for, and make the flasher think that there is a bulb out.

There are several ways to handle this, but the simplest and least expensive is to put some 'load resistors' across the LEDs so that the flasher sees a 'normal' load and calms down.

(The resistors WILL pull a lot of power and WILL get quite hot, so you need to mount them where they won't melt any plastic or singe anything around them. Possibly the place you got the LEDs from will have appropriate resistors - check with them.)

Another way is to mod the flasher's current sensing circuit to work with LEDs.

Here's a write-up that discusses how one person handled it - there are many more here on ScionLife - you can find them with a search (I did).

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=132513

Good luck!

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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 02:38 PM
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Here's what you need to work with the LED.

http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...0.6033&next=50

RL-650 Tail Light Load Resistor kit
Old Aug 22, 2006 | 03:49 PM
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thanks guys

yeah when i bought the bulb it said it might blink fast
and i thought it would be just okay to blink fast
but it was faster than i thought and its annoying

well thanks guys i will try to mod
Old Aug 28, 2006 | 10:09 PM
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haha oh my... too fast!
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