L.E.D Blinkers

ACFarmer · Dec 28, 2011

My 02 has L.E.D front turn signals and rear as well which makes them flash pretty fast. Can I just wire in a resistor behind the front signals to fool it into thinking it has regular bulbs in the front so it blinks like a factory speed?

cfdeng7 · Dec 28, 2011

You can get a new flasher relay for leds. most part stores have them. Its kind of a pain to change its under the dash to the right of the fuse panel. You have to take the lower dash panel off.

Spastik monkey · Jan 8, 2012

the newer replacement relays are electronic instead of mechanical. I know my 04 had one in it factory.

genie144 · Jan 9, 2012

You can get the resistor from Recon for ~$8 if I recall...

Sam

RedSmokey · Jan 9, 2012

cfdeng7 said:
You can get a new flasher relay for leds. most part stores have them. Its kind of a pain to change its under the dash to the right of the fuse panel. You have to take the lower dash panel off.

I am interested in this. Is there any special name for it so the dumdum behind the counter doesn't look up the wrong one?

genie144 said:
You can get the resistor from Recon for ~$8 if I recall...

Sam

Good to know. For me I would like the new relay so im not chopping up the wiring.

cfdeng7 · Jan 10, 2012

RedSmokey said:
I am interested in this. Is there any special name for it so the dumdum behind the counter doesn't look up the wrong one?

Good to know. For me I would like the new relay so im not chopping up the wiring.

My napa guy is pretty good I just told him I needed a flasher relay for leds and he got me the right one. Just check it to make sure it works before u put the dash back together.

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Betarocker · Jan 18, 2012

Napa PN EP27

ACFarmer · Jan 23, 2012

Ok so say I get that new flasher. What happens when I hook up my snowplow? Because as it is now, when I have my plow on they flash at the right speed, so if I install this new flasher, will they flash too slow?

cfdeng7 · Jan 23, 2012

ACFarmer said:
Ok so say I get that new flasher. What happens when I hook up my snowplow? Because as it is now, when I have my plow on they flash at the right speed, so if I install this new flasher, will they flash too slow?

Doesn't affect my truck or my old 2000 with the snowplows on. I think u can run normal bulbs or leds with that flasher.

RedSmokey · Jan 23, 2012

ACFarmer said:
Ok so say I get that new flasher. What happens when I hook up my snowplow? Because as it is now, when I have my plow on they flash at the right speed, so if I install this new flasher, will they flash too slow?

cfdeng7 said:
Doesn't affect my truck or my old 2000 with the snowplows on. I think u can run normal bulbs or leds with that flasher.

I did a little research on the net about these and it looks like it would be fine. From what I gathered it seems the difference with this relay is it's electronic instead of mechanical, which is how the blinking stays the same speed no matter the bulb.