Turn signal speed

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  1. Scomber

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    My turn signals are too fast. The bulb element doesn't have time to light up. Any suggestions on aftermarket relays to slow them down?
     
  2. craigdbl

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    Have you messed with the bulbs lately? if so, make sure that they are seated in the socket good. I had issues with mine before when I thought they were in correctly.
     
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    also make sure you have the correct wattage bulbs or that one of them isnt out.
     
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    also, could be a burnt out bulb. i know on some toyotas, if they blink fast like that then one signal bulb, either in the front or rear, is burnt out.
     
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    Bad bulb, wrong bulb or switching to LED's would make your blinkers go out of whack. I have LED's on my Tahoe corners and they blink lightning fast.
     
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    Bingo. LEDs in back. But what do you do about it?
     
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    Resistors wired in.
     
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    This is from an LED vendors web site

     
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    You need to grab a flasher relay/ Blinker relay to get them back to normal.
     
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    Okay, so I ordered the flasher relay. It doesn't look quite like the original and I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to make it go.

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    Any suggestions? I guess I'm thinking I need to make three small jumpers.
     
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    yep make some small jumpers.

    the l.e.d. flasher i just put in my truck actually came with them
     
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    Tried a LED flasher with jumpers & it won't work!!
    No mater what configuration was used!!:mad:
     
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    it's a pretty easy fix .. costs nothing

    in the original flasher #81980-22070 (green one) .. remove the lower , most center resistor .. this will STOP the quick flash , and your LED's will work , my shop has done it 100 times


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    Slacker, Thanks. You mean the middle, lowest one in this picture, between the transistor and the capacitor at the bottom of the board? I think it's a 16,000 ohm...

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    I suppose I could just go for it. I have the spare out of my parts truck if all else fails. I guess I'll wait a day for confirmation though.
     
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    I had the soldering gun out for something else and went ahead and disconnected one end of that one resistor. Nice slow turn signal now.
     
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