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rapid flashing LED bulbs (turn signals)

Old Sep 3, 2004 | 05:46 PM
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rapid flashing LED bulbs (turn signals)

I just purchased a pair of red LED bulbs (1156). However, when I intalled them for my rear turn signals/hazard lights, they flash twice as fast as the regular bulbs. Is there a way to fix this?
Old Sep 3, 2004 | 06:21 PM
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you have to wire in a resister.. i forget how many ohms. I was going to do it, but I just ended up buying cheap hyperwhites and everything else not blinking LEDs. How are they in terms of brightness during the day?
Old Sep 3, 2004 | 06:30 PM
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They're pretty bright. The LED bulbs are clear but light up as bright red. I couldn't use the hyperwhite ones as they're illegal to be used as blinkers around here. Currently, I have the regular 1156 bulbs with those red gelcap covers. They look kinda ugly though since I have the gen2 altezzas, that's why I thought of using the LEDs instead.
Old Sep 3, 2004 | 08:33 PM
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there are resistors specifily made to fix this probem. 3 watt resistors something something I forget, but they exist. Serch the net, you'll find them.
Old Sep 3, 2004 | 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by azrael
I just purchased a pair of red LED bulbs (1156). However, when I intalled them for my rear turn signals/hazard lights, they flash twice as fast as the regular bulbs. Is there a way to fix this?


http://superlumination.com/equalizers.htm
Old Sep 3, 2004 | 09:54 PM
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why not have it blink a bit faster?
Old Sep 4, 2004 | 08:23 AM
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superbrightleds.com has the resistors
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