[Hoshtaylor]

Just installed my Amber LED's from superbrightleds.com and now I noticed when I drove to lunch, that my turn signals blink twice as fast - I originally noticed because the blinking "sound" inside the cabin was very fast, I looked down, and also checked the bulbs from the outside and they are blinking about 3-5 times faster than the stock...is this normal...? Can a bulb do this...? I thought you needed to buy a switch or something in order to make your turn signals blink faster.. :?:

 

[azwcat22]

you probably need the load resistor to make the car think that a real light bulb is connected. they sell them on superbrightleds website.

 

[Hoshtaylor]

I don't mind it the way it is...but will it do any damage/harm if I leave it...?

 

[azwcat22]

Well, the LEDs don't mind, but if there is a light bulb anywhere blinking at that rate, just figure that it will burn out sooner.

 

[NJ_Jackals]

My experience is that a turn signal will hyperblink when a turn signal bulb burns out. I replaced my oem bulbs with stealth bulbs from matrix racing and I did not experience this behavior. I would remove the bulb and reseat it to make sure it is in properly.

-NJJ

 

[MustGoFastR]

My experience is that a turn signal will hyperblink when a turn signal bulb burns out. I replaced my oem bulbs with stealth bulbs from matrix racing and I did not experience this behavior. I would remove the bulb and reseat it to make sure it is in properly.

-NJJ

No, he's fine, it's doing that b/c he's using LED bulbs, which require a lower volatge, so the system thinks there is a bulb malfunction and initiates the hyper-blinker. As stated above, it probably won't hurt anything, as the rears are LEDs as well, but it looks kinda retarded IMO to have them blinking that fast.

 

[jorgemiranda]

My experience is that a turn signal will hyperblink when a turn signal bulb burns out. I replaced my oem bulbs with stealth bulbs from matrix racing and I did not experience this behavior. I would remove the bulb and reseat it to make sure it is in properly.

-NJJ

No, he's fine, it's doing that b/c he's using LED bulbs, which require a lower volatge, so the system thinks there is a bulb malfunction and initiates the hyper-blinker. As stated above, it probably won't hurt anything, as the rears are LEDs as well, but it looks kinda retarded IMO to have them blinking that fast.

So he needs a resistor to lower the voltage then?

 

[MustGoFastR]

So he needs a resistor to lower the voltage then?

Yes. They can be bought here (look halfway down the page): http://www.superbrightleds.com/1157.htm

 

[jimsbmw]

1. You should check the brighness of the led at night since when I installed mine it was not very bright and not noticable in traffic.

2. I bought the resonator from Superbright but for some reason it was still flashing as if the resonator was not there.

Jim

 

[azwcat22]

Actually, the resistor is there to draw current. An LED has very little current draw. The car thinks that the bulb is burned out so it does the hyperblink thing.