indicators

[g__humm]

i have recently got LED rear indicators and now the inside light is flashing fast but no bulb has blown i have checked this already
some says its to do with resistance. is this true if so how do i make it even again??

[RUM4MO]

Well, normally, indicator flasher units are designed to flash at a certain rate when the correct load (bulbs - current) is applied, by doing this you are alerted to a faulty bulb by the flasher rate changing. Anyone buying LED bulbs for this use should really only buy one that have shunt resistors fitted so that they load the circuit exactly the same as a tungsten filament bulb would. Now why anyone would want to fit LED indicator bulbs that seem to be very poorly manufactured - and to do it correctly fit LED indicator bulbs that use the same current as a filament bulb - but with a shorter service life - beats me! It is time though that bulb manufacturers did embrace LED arrays manufactured well and car makes use indicator flashers that could use these bulbs - but still let you know when a bulb fails, until then I will stick with crappy old fashioned filament indicator bulbs that normally last well even although the orange painted ones seem to lose their integrity after a couple of years - bring on orange glass instead of orange painted clear glass!

[Tim_GTi]

You can sort this by buying resistors that take a few mins to install. I have them on mine.

http://www.hids4u.co.uk/resistor-kit-fo ... r-131.html

[Benmeister]

I had the same problem when doing this on my bike, i found that if i kept the standard bulbs connected they acted as a resistor and solved the problem of flashing too quick.

I hid them away under my seat you could try hiding them in the boot,

Bit of a piky way round it but it worked for me lol.

[Tim_GTi]

you could try hiding them in the boot,

They're not that big!

They can just sit under the bonnet where the wires lie, there's loads of room. Just be careful with them touching any wires etc as they can get really hot.