ben_r_

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:


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!

Irishfan

You need to switch the flasher relay to one that supports the LED impedence. I think these are relatively easy to find...

Dj_AmtraX

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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.

ben_r_

Okay, and where are those usually located on cars? In the fuse boxes? Also is there any harm in just leaving it the way it is?

joonsta

Ugh...remind me to stay away from the back of your car Ben.

Fast blinking lights makes me want to spoon my eyes out .

vraa

iTrader: (2)

Just throw on a resistor.

ihkskim

it blinks fast because LED's use less voltage than reg. bulbs. so the signal tranfers back and forth quicker

ben_r_

I know I hate them too! Its not my car thought its my girlfriends. And we didnt want that effect i just thought there would have been a built in impendance matched to that of an incandesant bulb... Guess I was hoping for too much.

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...

istundra

iTrader: (2)

Resistors do get hot. Not sure if it is a great idea.

acl15

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.

ihkskim

if thats true. i'd rather take my chances not signaling at all

Irishfan

Typically under the dash or under the hood. Read the manual, it should say.

ben_r_

Well if you mean the fuse boxes yea I know where those are, but where in there whatever controls the flasher speed... is it the fuse itself?

Dj_AmtraX

iTrader: (2)

Do a search on "led flasher"! You'll find a DIY!

vraa

iTrader: (2)

Then you have another problem, an IS that is on fire. You can start another thread for that problem.