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Old Jan 30, 2011 | 06:45 AM
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i was at a stoplight and i noticed a scion xb next to me, his blinkers were slightly different, the side mirror didnt blink at the same time as the front and rear blinkers. how is this possible and how can i do it? lol
Old Jan 30, 2011 | 08:21 AM
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Never noticed this before. I will have to see this with my own 2 eyes. Dunno how this was done maybe he has a light bulb going out?
Old Jan 30, 2011 | 12:33 PM
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Front, side, and rear on mine all blink at the same time. If one bulb is burnt, that side will blink faster. They're all wired together.
Old Jan 30, 2011 | 01:41 PM
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no it wasnt burned out and it wasnt blinking faster, it was like he moded it. i know i didnt believe it either at first i was like wtf, thats y i came to the forums for that one, but basicly i think he just did sum wiring adjustments. cuz it looked like it was factory but i know it wasnt.
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does any1 else know anything about this?
Old Feb 1, 2011 | 03:44 PM
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Almost sounds like he put in LED lights in his blinkers and did not install resistors or get a new flasher. I have the switchback LEDs in my front blinkers but installed a new flasher so they would not hyperflash. Check out here.... http://www.v-leds.com/BlinkerWarning-Fix/c132273/
Old Feb 1, 2011 | 05:01 PM
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wait so is it possible for me to do it to my side blinkers? lol cuz i have a 2011 xb
Old Feb 1, 2011 | 05:09 PM
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It's bad for the LEDs though to run them like that, they will burn out much faster than normal.

I have a first gen xB and I wired my side markers to stay on all the time and they blink opposite of my other blinkers, it's pretty cool actually.
Old Feb 1, 2011 | 05:31 PM
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see thats something that i want to do lol, i want my xb to b the unique one in my city :D and i think they look dope when the lights stay on/blink differently(not with a bulb out lol)
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There's a thread in the tech section saying how to do it to gen 1 xB's, don't know how that would compare to a gen 2 or anything since I have never seen one up close in person. But you can draw ideas off it. Look for it in there. I will post a link to it when I get to a computer.
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thanks
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