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LED Bulb Install Need Resisitor


Headnsouth
01-18-2020, 04:10 PM
Swapped out some burned out bulbs on my truck to LED. They are nice and bright but now my flashers are hyperflashing. from what I've read I now need a resistor to stop this. It also says I need one for every bulb on the circuit.
is there any way around installing one on each?

Blue Bowtie
01-18-2020, 04:41 PM
It depends upon which flasher is installed. Older models with plug-in flashers could use a "heavy duty" flasher to eliminate the need for a load. many newer models have the flash incorporated into the BCM and/or lighting circuit, and that eliminates the option of simply plugging ing a different flasher unit.

Headnsouth
01-18-2020, 06:28 PM
It depends upon which flasher is installed. Older models with plug-in flashers could use a "heavy duty" flasher to eliminate the need for a load. many newer models have the flash incorporated into the BCM and/or lighting circuit, and that eliminates the option of simply plugging ing a different flasher unit.

Thx for your reply. I looked around and found that I can swap out the flash module to a Novita LM487 or install resistors on each light. No way I want to do that.
On a different type of resistor you can just clip a wire.

Blue Bowtie
01-19-2020, 09:22 AM
Sounds like you got lucky.

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