sunbound

If Someone has posted this question/problem, I'm sorry but i didn't see it.
Over a year ago i replaced my rear turn signals with LEDs. I didn't put a resistor in cause i kind of liked the up-tempo flashers.

about 6 weeks ago, one of the original bulb style front flashers went, and i upgraded both the fronts to LED as well.

Things were fine till last week when my wife noticed that neither of the front flashers worked for the turn signal.

They work when we use the remote to lock and arm the car, but that's it.

I really HATE having to tear the wheel-well out to swap lights in this thing, especially if replacing the LEDs with old style bulbs wont fix a thing.

Is that what i need to do? replaced them with older style bulbs? will that fix this problem?

thanks

Lucky

Will they flash with the 4 way flashers? If you want to keep the LEDs I would install the resistor the fast flashing may have shortened the life of the flasher.

sunbound

I just went out and checked... the rears work fine, the drivers side doesn't even come on anymore, and the passenger size barely comes on... it flickers more than flashes.

sleeper

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prod

Our cars dont have an old style flasher, bulbs are controlled by the computer.
Id say its a problem with the leds, try the old bulbs.

Oldblue

when I did the LED's I added the resistors and still no flash and the side markers, also LD stopped working, I went back to original bulbs everything works fine, so $115.00 later for bulbs resistors and shipping nothing worked, live and learn, if anybody has a solution please post it, I did search this I noted Shaggy's post for the resistors from a few years ago and maybe I missed something

sunbound

Thanks, I'll have to break down and swap them out.... damn i hate having to change the front lights on this car.

oh well, it is what it is.

Thanks.

sunbound

I finally found the time to swap them out, and everything is back to the way it was before the front blinkers quit working...

Up-tempo flashers, and lights working.

thanks guys.

sunbound

If I did install resistors, would it be one per bulb? one per side? one per car?

donbrew

The fast blinker usually means a light bulb blown. So, next logical step.....

Anyway, usually an LED needs a resistor in order for it to work at all. Most times it is already part of the LED, or already soldered to it.

LEDs use current to light up, not voltage.

All of that together and more education than I have should help.