Today I installed led 1156 bulbs for the signal lights, does anyone know why led bulbs make it flicker so fast? Will I get pulled over for this?

 

thats because they are LED.. leds use less current than regular bulbs do so the circuit that flashes ur turnsignals thinks that the bulb is out.. u need to put a 100 watt 6 ohm resistor in parralel with that bulb....

 

^^ dont know about all that. but all cars (i think) the turn signal goes really fast when one of the bulbs is out, just look at all your signals (front and back) and make sure they all work, happened to me a little while ago, just had to replace the bulb $3 from autozone.

 

I think I have a short somewhere in my right signal's. Most of the time it will flash normal, and sometimes it will randomly flash quick a bunch of times, then return back to normal again. Haven't gotten around to checking my connections yet. I thought I was tripping out the first few times it happened.

 

bkmax98 its wat f550 said put an equailizer and ur good to go becareful where you mount it because it heats up

 

ummmm, wha? It's called a resistor, not an equalizer. And like what 550 said, adding a bigger resistor will compensate for the lower current that the LED bulb draws.

Edit: V = IR
P = IV = (I^2)R
live by it.

 

He just said he bought new bulbs....why would they be out? It's because they are leds as 550 said.

 

Thanks for the good info guys!!! Does anyone know where can I purchase the resistor for the led bulbs?

 

Or you can get a LED flasher relay and replace your stock one. As opposed to wiring a resistor. I replaced mine when I converted my tails and signals to LEDs. I'll try to dig up the relay part number...Or if Kevlo can chime in here. He supplied my flasher relay.

 

hmmm that relay sounds a lot better, let me know if you can get the part number, i appreciate the help. will i be able to get this at a autozone or dealership?

 

Is the flasher relay in our car the typical 3-prong type used in almost everything? If so you can get a heavy duty flasher/relay for towing at any auto-parts store and it will take care of that problem.

 

yea let me know what kinda flasher we need cuz the way i have my turn signals wired they arent as bright with the resistor cuz there is like 75 of them there and they are really current sensitive...

 

oh arnt led turn signals hot rice?

 

here ya go i picked this one up today....

http://www.autozone.com/selectedZip,.../selectZip.htm

 

you're low on blinker fluid

 

thanks man, i hope i can figure out how to install this

 

yeah alright, so it IS the standard type, just a fyi you can pick up a 'heavy duty flasher relay for towing' and that will do the trick as well, street-bike guys started running into this problem years ago when they'd put flush-mount blinkers on their bikes which had smaller bulbs=less current draw.

 

It's plug 'n play, to find out where it is just turn your directional on and locate the little black box that's making the clicking sound.........

 

guys i need HELP!!!! i cant find where the flasher is located. is it under the steering wheel somewhere? can someone please take a pic for me? lol

 

maybe buy a new hazard switch