LED rear turn signals change blinker speed?
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Okay guys, sorry to ask this here, but I would rather ask advice from my fine CL brothers and sisters than go to a Handa forum... Plus I was thinking about doing these to my IS as well. I just installed LED turn signals, like these:
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in my girlfriends 2006 Honda Civic EX coupe and they work and look great however when she uses her blinkers (turn signals) they blink much fast than they did before. I realize that taking those bulbs out changed the resistance (impedance) of that circuit and thus could have affect the blink rate, but what I dont know is whether or not this is going to be a bad thing... Will this cause any damage or cause anything to wear out in the long run?
What has been your guys' experience when changing to LED turn signals in the IS or any other car? Is this fast blink speed normal? Is it safe? Thanks for your help everyone!
![](http://www.autodirectsave.com/images/18LED_SMALL.jpg)
in my girlfriends 2006 Honda Civic EX coupe and they work and look great however when she uses her blinkers (turn signals) they blink much fast than they did before. I realize that taking those bulbs out changed the resistance (impedance) of that circuit and thus could have affect the blink rate, but what I dont know is whether or not this is going to be a bad thing... Will this cause any damage or cause anything to wear out in the long run?
What has been your guys' experience when changing to LED turn signals in the IS or any other car? Is this fast blink speed normal? Is it safe? Thanks for your help everyone!
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On our car, you can buy a LED flasher. do a search on "led flasher". The one problem I noticed was that the lights don't blink when you arm/disarm the alarm if you change the flasher.
I could not find the flasher in my 2006 Honda Civic. If you know where it is located in the car let me know.
I could not find the flasher in my 2006 Honda Civic. If you know where it is located in the car let me know.
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Yea thats what I thought, I guess I just thought the manufacturer would have included an internal resistor in the unit to attempt to compensate for that change...
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also, it is also against the law in california to have a faster than factory blinker rate. learned this at traffic school but i dont know if any cops would actually pull you over for it.
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