C5 corvette blinker noise
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C5 corvette blinker noise
I daily drive this car and I can't exaggerate enough how much I hate the "Tick Tick" when the blinker's are turned on. I got in a cousin's infiniti and his car had a soft and calming-ish type blinker noise, which I fell in love with. I was curious to if it is possible to change the tone to something a lot less annoying?
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I daily drive this car and I can't exaggerate enough how much I hate the "Tick Tick" when the blinker's are turned on. I got in a cousin's infiniti and his car had a soft and calming-ish type blinker noise, which I fell in love with. I was curious to if it is possible to change the tone to something a lot less annoying?
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I always found that on import cars the warning and blinker chimes are nicer sounding.Out of the million vet mods that are out there i never heard of a blinker upgrade.........then again i could be wrong..
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I've seen aftermarket flashers that play a gentle tune for people with bad nerves. Do a search on line or maybe find one on ebay or JC Whitney , but in the meantime if yours is too loud , just wrap the flasher with multiple layers of electrical tape and it will result in a soft thud. Found one on Ebay Motors. Plays Elvis Love Me Tender sold by memotronics LLC Model TF 510 Will make you feel all warm and fuzzy.
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Mine seemed to quiet down when I installed the hyperflash harness.
I'd like everyone's blinker to be loud and annoying. Then maybe they wouldn't drive down the highway with them flashing with no turn in their future.
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I thought GM made the sound loud as part its plan for the future. They knew that a whole bunch of old guys would be buying c5s and they didn't want us to embarrass ourselves driving down the road with our blinkers on.
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I thought I was the only one who noticed that after I installed my new HID/LEDs and installed my hyperflash harness.
I also installed a new DD NAV/stereo/sub system around the same time and thought that had something to do with it as well. I can't hear my blinkers with Led Zepplin IV rocking the system.
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I thought I was the only one who noticed that after I installed my new HID/LEDs and installed my hyperflash harness.
I also installed a new DD NAV/stereo/sub system around the same time and thought that had something to do with it as well. I can't hear my blinkers with Led Zepplin IV rocking the system.
So if anyone hates the blinker as much a I or OP did/does, grab a hyperflash harness and you'll be set.
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Def wasn't the only one who noticed. It was apparent to me right away and I couldn't tell you how relieved I was after hearing how quiet it was. Before doing the LED upgrade I hated how lowed the blinkers were. I like driving around without the stereo on sometimes and had to shut off my blinker cause it was driving my up the wall. Now, I can hardly hear it and I'm surprised with how happy I am with this mod.
So if anyone hates the blinker as much a I or OP did/does, grab a hyperflash harness and you'll be set.
So if anyone hates the blinker as much a I or OP did/does, grab a hyperflash harness and you'll be set.
Isn't the hyperflash harness only for led set up's?
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Same Here, although I did it for the LEDs, not the noise. It was a nice bonus.
I see no reason why you couldn't do this without the LEDs.
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That must be it, cause I can't hear mine at all. They still work too!
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I think what OP and others are experiencing is some aftermarket flasher units which are cheap and noisy. Replace your flasher with OME purchased at a GM store and it will be as quiet as mine...which is stock.