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Dec 26, 2010 | 03:51 PM

ol school

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Rear LED's still not working

so ive been reading on here about installing rear Tail Lens Replacement LED's seems you have to replace the flasher to a heavy duty in order for them to flash, well i did, and all it does now is when i turn the signal on is Buzzzzzzz still no flash !
ANY IDEAS , ANYONE GONE THRU THIS.... HELPPPPPP

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Dec 26, 2010 | 04:24 PM

RollaMo-LT4

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Did you follow the advice in your other thread?
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-g...tailights.html

It's not a "heavy duty" flasher you need.
You need one designed for use with LED lights.

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You will need to switch your mechanical flasher to an electronic flasher in order to eliminate hyper flash and/or to make sure your tail lights work with your flasher engaged. This electronic flasher will make all of your lights, regardless if they are half stock bulbs and half LED's, work just like they are supposed to!

http://www.corvettehid.com/cart/inde...roducts_id=253

Dec 26, 2010 | 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by RollaMo-LT4

Did you follow the advice in your other thread?
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-g...tailights.html

It's not a "heavy duty" flasher you need.
You need one designed for use with LED lights.

http://www.corvettehid.com/cart/inde...roducts_id=253

The key word is "electronic"

also, at least in the earlier cars like my `87, there are two flashers that have to be replaced. Check your FSM

Dec 26, 2010 | 05:33 PM

ol school

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thanks guys i took the new flasher back and exchanged it for another one, i was givin numbers here on CF that the flasher i needed was an
EL2 well friends it reads HEAVY DUTY FLASHER nothing about being electronic..; just the same IT WORKS PERFECT , was a defected part.
thanks for your help

Dec 26, 2010 | 06:14 PM

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The correct flasher is EL12 not EL2.

Dec 26, 2010 | 11:25 PM

ol school

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The correct flasher is EL12 not EL2.

YOU ARE CORRECT .. i asked for the EL2 and that number didnt come up on there computor.. IT IS A EL12 which is a heavy duty flasher..

Dec 27, 2010 | 01:06 AM

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The EL12 is called a heavy duty flasher because it is meant to be used where the user is going to connect a trailer with tail lights on it and the flash rate remains constant and the flasher can handle the extra lamps since the trailer is connected in parallel with the car tail lights. OEM flashers work on current, high current, rapid flashing, low current (like LED's) slow or no flashing.

Dec 27, 2010 | 10:04 AM

ol school

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and this is why i depend on CF for info ,, so many people know a lil something about everything..thanks for the help.. just another thing i understand...