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PostPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 6:39 pm    Post subject: EF LED blinkers flash fast Reply with quote

Hey boys i put led globes in front,side and back.. and they flash too fast like a globe is blown with the standard globes... Is there a LED flasher unit for them to stop the fast flashing? If so what brand, i checked out Bosch, they dont make one..
And the Led tail lights are dimmer than the standard, can they be made brighter?
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 6:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Need a replacement flasher relay as the LED's draw less current. Dunno where you get them but. Perhaps JayCar or someone sells a universal one that you can replace the genuine one with.
Brightness of the LED's is based on what LED is used (assuming it's getting the right voltage). So different brand might be brighter.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 6:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

thanks dude..
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 8:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 8:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

should be able to purchase a Bosch electronic flasher, these are not fed by load. and are worth about $20
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

data_mine should be able to help with this - his EL had LED tail lights.
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 4:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bosch dont make a LED one, Trident do, but they sent the wrong one... So see what happens next week
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 5:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

the LED lights are dull because they are directional and the light doesnt reflect back into the chrome reflector in the tail light. I had the same problem trying to put LED's in my AU II taxi cause I was spending more time and money changing tail light globes instead of picking up customers icon_sad.gif


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PostPosted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thumpdaddy wrote:
the LED lights are dull because they are directional and the light doesnt reflect back into the chrome reflector in the tail light. I had the same problem trying to put LED's in my AU II taxi cause I was spending more time and money changing tail light globes instead of picking up customers :(


If the pic refers to your tails lights, I wouldn't get in your taxi either.

The Bosch electronic flash unit may not have 'LED' specified on it, however it has its own timing circuit and should work 100% with ANY load of upto around 7amps.

But if you need it to have a large price tag and LED written on it, be my guest. I've got one in my cortina and it worked fine, as long as you have an incandescent globe in the cluster so it can have 'some' type of earth.

grab one from the wreckers, hunt around escorts, sigma's, gemini's etc they've all got these 2 pin flashers.
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 7:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Krytox wrote:
Thumpdaddy wrote:
the LED lights are dull because they are directional and the light doesnt reflect back into the chrome reflector in the tail light. I had the same problem trying to put LED's in my AU II taxi cause I was spending more time and money changing tail light globes instead of picking up customers icon_sad.gif


If the pic refers to your tails lights, I wouldn't get in your taxi either.


HUH!!!!!!! I dont get it........... what drugs are you on LOL
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 10:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i got one off ebay.. $4.95.. see what happens
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 10:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Private9 wrote:
data_mine should be able to help with this - his EL had LED tail lights.


Narva sell a LED flasher unit, you can order them from most auto shops (they're not normally stocked).

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I put all the standard globes back in, it was a huge waste of time and money!! My advice.. DONT BOTHER WITH IT!!
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