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Offline gold84gmc

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help with LED lights
« on: October 13, 2009, 03:34:04 pm »
i just put in LED parking lights(in the front),brake/blinkers, and reverse lights, if i have the parking lights on and put the blinker on it doesnt blink, the light just gets brighter, but if i dont have the parking lights on they blink and work properly...does anyone know why they are doing this? and yes i have the correct bulbs for the blinkers
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Re: help with LED lights
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2009, 04:55:39 pm »
Most likely you need a HD flasher.
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Re: help with LED lights
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2009, 05:46:27 pm »
led lights have very little resistance compaired to std lights. you need a special flasher made for led lights.

please see this site for more info

http://www.superbrightleds.com/carbulb-notes.htm

hope this helps
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Re: help with LED lights
« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2009, 06:16:23 pm »
Actually you only need the HD flasher availible at any parts store.  Use NAPA 552, we recommend those for the LED taillights we sell.
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Re: help with LED lights
« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2009, 06:26:53 pm »
ok so i got a napa 552 and a napa 550...the 552 is smaller and have 2 terminals and the 550 is bigger and has 3 terminals...im guessing i should still use the 552?
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Re: help with LED lights
« Reply #5 on: October 14, 2009, 07:47:05 pm »
That is what we recommmend on the LED conversion kits we sell.
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Re: help with LED lights
« Reply #6 on: October 14, 2009, 07:51:30 pm »
ok so im just gonna get some load resistors instead of trying to figure out which flasher will work
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Re: help with LED lights
« Reply #7 on: November 12, 2009, 04:20:55 pm »
so now i have an electronic flasher and i got some resistors (50w 6ohm) 1 for each taillight, and the LEDs still dont work correctly....am i doing something wrong or will i just not be able to use them with my truck
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Re: help with LED lights
« Reply #8 on: November 12, 2009, 09:19:23 pm »
Have you tried swapping back to the regular bulbs to see if it is the LEDs actually screwing things up?
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Re: help with LED lights
« Reply #9 on: November 13, 2009, 05:31:10 am »
yes i have because thats the only way i can get blinkers when i have my lights on....i put LEDs for the front parking lights too, do i have to put resistors on those too?...right now i have LEDs in the front and regular in the back, and all of them work fine but when i put the lights on it thinks the front ones are blown because the blinker things on the dash stay lit up
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Re: help with LED lights
« Reply #10 on: November 29, 2009, 07:44:51 am »
so do i need to put a resistor where ever i put an LED light?
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