LED turn signals
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LED turn signals
I recently installed LED tail lights and front turn signals along with the LED flasher. The lights and turn signals work great however, when I turn on the parking lights or headlights the turn signal indicators on the dash stay on. They will flash when you are making a turn but stay on all the time otherwise. I believe this indicates that the system thinks there is a blown bulb so should I add load equalizes to correct this problem?
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Instructor
I have turn signal and tail light LEDs with an electronic flasher and everything works properly without load equalizers which are just resistors. I personally would stay away from the load equalizers they just put more load on your electrical system and generate heat. Double check everything and make sure you didn't miss something. It sounds light you have something that is back feeding 12 volts to your indicator lights. The flasher should be a two prong without the ground wire.
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Last edited by BigT2; 07-17-2013 at 04:07 PM.
#4
LED bulbs
I put all L E D bulbs in my 95,(interior and exterior) from corvette mods. @ one point while installing my turn signal bulbs the same thing happened to me! With the lights on my left turn signal light stayed lite on the dash. I removed one L E D bulb at a time and turned it around in the socket until I found the correct one. L E D bulbs can only work properly one way. They look great! By the way, Corvette Mods is a great company and stand behind there products. I broke one of my L E D backup bulbs and they replaced it @ no cost although I wanted to pay for it since it was my fault.
#5
Race Director
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I have turn signal and tail light LEDs with an electronic flasher and everything works properly without load equalizers which are just resistors. I personally would stay away from the load equalizers they just put more load on your electrical system and generate heat. Double check everything and make sure you didn't miss something. It sounds light you have something that is back feeding 12 volts to your indicator lights. The flasher should be a two prong without the ground wire.
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#8
Sounds like you may have hit on it. I purchased 2 flashers from Eckler's and they have a ground wire. I know I connected it because I used one of the screws that holds the knee plate it place. An electrician friend did mention that it probably had to do with a ground connection.
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I have turn signal and tail light LEDs with an electronic flasher and everything works properly without load equalizers which are just resistors. I personally would stay away from the load equalizers they just put more load on your electrical system and generate heat. Double check everything and make sure you didn't miss something. It sounds light you have something that is back feeding 12 volts to your indicator lights. The flasher should be a two prong without the ground wire.
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#10
Instructor
I have a 96 I only changed one flasher. I bought it locally at a place that sells a lot of parts for trucks. I don't know if it will work without the ground wire connected. Do a search for LED bulbs here in the C4 section because someone posted a photo of the flasher with a part number.
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