"where's My Flasher"
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"where's My Flasher"
C5 2003.....i Decided To Change My Tail Lights With Led's But I Have To Change My Flasher To A Led Flasher. I Called The Dealership To Ask Where It Was Since I Didn't See It Under My Hood With My Other Fuses. They Told Me It's Under The Dash Connected With My Hazard Switch. There Has To Be An Easier Way To Get To It????? Anyone Know??
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Here's the web site below to show my choices of flashers.
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http://www.superbrightleds.com/flashers.htm
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http://www.superbrightleds.com/flashers.htm
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You can’t replace the flasher with an LED one because the hazards flasher is built in and so is the switch. You can by pass the flasher with a LED flasher for just the turn signals. Do a search on here to see the write up on how to do it, it is not that hard to splice in and you don’t have to take the dash apart.
BTW the LED rear tail lights should have a built in load resistor, I never had an issue with mine. I only splice in the flasher when I changed the front bulbs to LEDs.
BTW the LED rear tail lights should have a built in load resistor, I never had an issue with mine. I only splice in the flasher when I changed the front bulbs to LEDs.
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You can’t replace the flasher with an LED one because the hazards flasher is built in and so is the switch. You can by pass the flasher with a LED flasher for just the turn signals. Do a search on here to see the write up on how to do it, it is not that hard to splice in and you don’t have to take the dash apart.
BTW the LED rear tail lights should have a built in load resistor, I never had an issue with mine. I only splice in the flasher when I changed the front bulbs to LEDs.
BTW the LED rear tail lights should have a built in load resistor, I never had an issue with mine. I only splice in the flasher when I changed the front bulbs to LEDs.
The flasher unit is built into the hazard warning switch.
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No, the hyperflash is a feature built in to the flasher to indicate that filament bulb is out. The LEDs draw very little current and the flasher thinks there is a bulb out.
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i just installed the black cherry led tail lights and mine hyper flash.. ive heard that you can wire a bulb in serious as an added resistor but i'm just gonna leave it how it is.. i kinda like the hyper flash
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From: Bugs Bunny should'a made a left turn here
this new harness will solve all your LED flasher issues.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1844244
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1844244
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this new harness will solve all your LED flasher issues.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1844244
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1844244
Just ordered the lights and flasher for mine. Hope it solves the hyperflashing problem.
I will post the results. 
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this new harness will solve all your LED flasher issues.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1844244
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1844244
Objective - instead of removing heaven and earth to replace the stock (OEM) flasher unit - install this one instead
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From: Bugs Bunny should'a made a left turn here
yes, this one bypasses the stock flasher, you won't ever hear it again unless you press in the hazard switch.
the flasher i now have sounds more "upscale" or "classy" if you will, than the OEM click-clack flasher...i like it.
the flasher i now have sounds more "upscale" or "classy" if you will, than the OEM click-clack flasher...i like it.
