LED - Flasher Issue

Cascade_Crawler · May 14, 2007

So I installed some LED taillights on my YJ and I've ran into an issue with my blinker....it doesn't flash, just stays solid. Its wired correctly and I assume the issue stems from the fact the LED unit has far less resistance than the stock tail light. Any tips on how to solve the problem? New flasher unit?

Lucky Jeff · May 14, 2007

depending on the type of rig. It'll either flash rapidly or stay solid because it thinks it's warning you that a bulb is out.. You have to get a different relay. I had to get one for a Ford to stick in my Dodge

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Glenn · May 14, 2007

http://www.superbrightleds.com/carbulb-notes.htm

Scroll down to "Turn Signal Issues with LED Bulbs." That might help.

ToyZuki · May 14, 2007

I found it in the toyota faq on pirate. Someone copied it from a jeep site. If you take your blinker relay apart theres a little chip. Terminal#7 is the bad bulb detect circuit. Just cut the trace leading to it and your good to go.

hunkajunk · May 14, 2007

Just read about this in Jeep Ragazine.

Supposedly all you need to do is go buy an electronic version of the flasher. schuckels has several for around $10.00.

Haven't tried it though.

Kelley1 · May 14, 2007

just wire in a cheap little light between the relay and the tail lights. That will fix it as well

Lucky Jeff · May 14, 2007

Bronco Chick said:
just wire in a cheap little light between the relay and the tail lights. That will fix it as well

That is TOTALLY the white trash way :haha:

And yea, the electronic relay is what I used.. it just happend to be from a Ford.

fullthrottle1 · May 14, 2007

inside the flasher rela there should be several rsistors try bypassing the resistors one at a time untell you find the one that you need to remove for it to work

Toyotanut · May 15, 2007

Lucky Jeff said:
That is TOTALLY the white trash way :haha:

And yea, the electronic relay is what I used.. it just happend to be from a Ford.

Yep the white trash way but will work in a pinch.

heep70 · May 15, 2007

This is what I used. Works great for me.

http://www.customled.com/PRODUCTS/FLASHER_RELAY/flasher_relay.htm

Cascade_Crawler · May 15, 2007

Thanks for all the info guys. :awesomework: Ill have to run up to napa later in the week and try to pickup an electronic flasher.

nick c · May 15, 2007

I had this issue when i had my ranger, i went to LED lights and all i did was go down to Radio Shack and buy a handful of resistors (they were cheap) and started soldering them in till I got the lights to work correctly.

dr drae · May 15, 2007

hunkajunk said:
Supposedly all you need to do is go buy an electronic version of the flasher. schuckels has several for around $10.00.

Haven't tried it though.

I did this, it fixed it for me.