I decided to upgrade my brake and signal lights to led. I had melted tail light issues (previous post). So the problem I`m having is the signal light are not flashing. I believe my signal flasher needs to be changed. Can anyone recommend a signal flasher that will work? My signal flasher is a 2 pin.
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Check with Carey Hines (@chines1) at Beck. I switched my car to LEDs and everything worked just fine, so whatever flasher they use seems to handle the conversion.
2 ways to do it. Superbrightleds.com has both parts. You can run an inline load resistor which will add enough load to use your stock flasher (RL-650-K-2PK), or you can use an LED electronic flasher to replace your existing flasher (FL2-RED).
You might find those parts at Autozone or Advance Auto Parts or CarQuest, too. Beware that their counter people may or may not be helpful in your search, so try searching their website(s) first.
I used a pair of Autozone load resistors on my circuit and my (original VW) flasher came back to life.
Electronic flasher is the easiest fix. BTW if you wan to have some fun ask the kid at the parts counter for a universal floor dimmer switch ….. The other even I remember ...I went to Advance auto Parts asked for 8' of 3/16 ID fuel line, the kid disappears for a few minutes, looking distressed he came back to the counter telling me he can't find a tape measure. I tell him " Use the floor tiles " he looks at me like I just landed a space ship in the parking lot. So I end up explaining to the kid the tiles are 12" each and he still doesn't comprehend my plan so I had to explain it even further …. My son is a general contractor and now I understand why he does odds and ends jobs on Fridays ( light switches, outlets, ceiling fans and hanging light fixtures , he gets $150 cash to walk in a door and young people are so glad to see him and Jeff is so glad to see 4-5 of them in the same day too :~)
