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Adding LED turn signals to a 2002 chevy truck

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Grunt

11-21-2007 17:50:07




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I had a custom aluminum bed made for my 2002 chevy Pickup, and added LED lighting. The Brake lights work great, but the Seprate Turn Lights Flash way to fast. auto parts dealer tells me to buy a voltage control for around $100.00 . does anyone have any other Fixes?Thanks




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caterpillar guy

11-23-2007 15:40:03




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 Re: Adding LED turn signals to a 2002 chevy truck in reply to Grunt, 11-21-2007 17:50:07  
If knowbody else can get you a flasher like being talked about for it go to a truck dealer:ie Peterbilt, Volvo, Freightliner or such They have them in stock for about $10.00.



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guido

11-23-2007 15:06:03




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 Re: Adding LED turn signals to a 2002 chevy truck in reply to Grunt, 11-21-2007 17:50:07  
Hey grunt

You need an electronic flasher that flahes at the same rate regardless of the load. Go to you local Chevy dealer and they will fix you up.
Guido.



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Charles (in GA)

11-22-2007 07:20:45




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 Re: Adding LED turn signals to a 2002 chevy truck in reply to Grunt, 11-21-2007 17:50:07  
This problem has been around for many years, as factory flasher units are designed to work with a specific watt loading and flash slower or faster depending on if you add extra bulbs (trailer for instance) or fewer bulbs (burned out bulbs). LEDs are like having burned out bulbs as they present less watt draw than a regular bulb.

You simply need a heavy duty flasher like would be used if you were towing a trailer, they are not wattage specific and will flash at the same rate, no matter the number of bulbs installed or their draw. These flashers are made in both electronic and conventional designs, but the result is the same.

Charles

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Garry in CT

11-22-2007 06:45:56




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 Re: Adding LED turn signals to a 2002 chevy truck in reply to Grunt, 11-21-2007 17:50:07  
This might be worth a look if it works on newer Vehicles?

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/p/4372,293_Replacement-Turn-Signal-Flasher-Unit.html



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Bob

11-21-2007 21:30:33




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 Re: Adding LED turn signals to a 2002 chevy truck in reply to Grunt, 11-21-2007 17:50:07  
You could add the appropriate load (in the form of a ceramic resistor in parallel with the LED's) to get the flashing rate back to normal.

I was looking at LED replacement bulbs at a Checker Auto store a few days ago, and noticed a disclaimer on the back of the LED lamp package something to the effect of "if the TS's flash too fast after installing these LED's, call this 800 number for information as to what load resistor to add to the circuit."

So, the LED lamp manufacturers are AWARE of the problem, and have a solution for it.

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Pollack Pete

11-21-2007 20:52:51




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 Re: Adding LED turn signals to a 2002 chevy truck in reply to Grunt, 11-21-2007 17:50:07  
Anyone got a part number for these electronic flashers???? Kid at NAPA looked at me like I'm from outer-space when I asked for one.



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napaguy

11-24-2007 04:49:10




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 Re: Adding LED turn signals to a 2002 chevy truck in reply to Pollack Pete, 11-21-2007 20:52:51  
ask them for a 263 flasher..napaguy



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Mark-Mi

11-22-2007 17:37:29




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 Re: Adding LED turn signals to a 2002 chevy truck in reply to Pollack Pete, 11-21-2007 20:52:51  
Napa has them I've bought them there before.Mark



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( sonny )

11-21-2007 19:45:03




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 Re: Adding LED turn signals to a 2002 chevy truck in reply to Grunt, 11-21-2007 17:50:07  
use electronic flasher on everything,from peterbilt to dodge pickup flat bed, to john deere A,including
parade wagon, all have LED lights and all work fine. sonny



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L.C.Gray

11-21-2007 18:28:23




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 Re: Adding LED turn signals to a 2002 chevy truck in reply to Grunt, 11-21-2007 17:50:07  
Look around and find a turn signal flasher thats electronic based rather than bi-metal mechanical based. The electronic ones have a circuit board and time the flash and aren't sensitive to voltage and current like a regular flaher.

I had one truck I couldn't keep a flasher working in until I found out about the electronic ones.

If I recall right, there was an electronic flahser from the factory in my old 93 White/GMC/Volvo semitractor.

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Andy in IL

11-21-2007 18:14:23




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 Re: Adding LED turn signals to a 2002 chevy truck in reply to Grunt, 11-21-2007 17:50:07  
I 2nd Steves reply



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Steve A W

11-21-2007 17:59:10




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 Re: Adding LED turn signals to a 2002 chevy truck in reply to Grunt, 11-21-2007 17:50:07  
How about a heavy duty turn signal flasher?



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RayP(MI)

11-21-2007 18:30:06




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 Re: Adding LED turn signals to a 2002 chevy truck in reply to Steve A W, 11-21-2007 17:59:10  
A standard turn signal flasher uses load resistance to operate the flasher. If a burned out bulb, it flashes at a far diffrent rate. HD flashers operate against a built in ballast resistor, so rate is controlled by the flasher itself. Cheap fix, try it first!



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JoeK(WI)

11-21-2007 19:11:50




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 Re: Adding LED turn signals to a 2002 chevy truck in reply to RayP(MI), 11-21-2007 18:30:06  
I may be wrong here but isn;t a fast flash rate an indication of a short or overload?In such case a HD teplacement should cure it.Opposite would be a slow or no cycle due to inadequate draw to trigger flasher,such as in bad ground or failed bulb.



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Bob

11-21-2007 21:25:22




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 Re: Adding LED turn signals to a 2002 chevy truck in reply to JoeK(WI), 11-21-2007 19:11:50  
You got that backwards, at least in the modern era. If a bulb goes out on a system using a couple of bulbs in the rear TS's, the remaining bulbs will flash FAST, as a warning a bulb is burned out.



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RobMD

11-22-2007 08:44:16




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 Re: Adding LED turn signals to a 2002 chevy truck in reply to Bob, 11-21-2007 21:25:22  
I agree. Take for example my Jeep, with the front lights removed, the rear flashers blink twice as fast. This is because we have half of the resistive load placed on the flasher. A flasher is an oscillator that depends on a resistive load to alternate between 0v dc and 12v dc



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JoeK(WI)

11-23-2007 09:39:15




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 Re: Adding LED turn signals to a 2002 chevy truck in reply to RobMD, 11-22-2007 08:44:16  
OK,"My Bad"...was thinking of past experiences with trailer light problems.Old bimetal thermal flashers were rated in specs by"no of lamps" and wattage drawn thru flasher unit determined how fast the bimetal strip heated and broke the circuit.When we installed trailer pigtails on cars,pickups,we tested with a"homemade" tester consisting of two trailer lamps mounted on a ball coupler and generally if lights blinked too fast,a HD replacement flasher(built for more lamps)like a 536? would cure the problem,but too heavy a unit(like made for trailer trucks)could cause a very slow or no flash problem w/o trailer attached.....we're talking 60s,70s here :(

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