What did you do to your SC today?
#8611
Pole Position
Attended this months JDM gathering. Got there a bit late so missed a few cars. Nothing not seen before except for an LS400 I parked next to…. The owner had his drone and provided a quick aerial view.
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#8612
美少女戦士セーラームーン
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Updated a couple LED’s on the car. One step closer to full LED! Upgraded my turn signals to much brighter ones and replaced the city lights with 5500k LEDs, both from VLEDS. Only have the front side markers left on the outside and then some miscellaneous interior lights. Almost there…
Nick
Nick
#8614
If you want more LED advice, let me know. I’ve gone through almost the whole car now.
Nick
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#8615
Advanced
Hey Nick,
I may be totally wrong on this but doesn't the early cars like mine and Kira's have 4 prongs instead of three like the late models? The best bet now is to buy bulbs that do not hyper blink. I have seen these on eBay.
Bill
I may be totally wrong on this but doesn't the early cars like mine and Kira's have 4 prongs instead of three like the late models? The best bet now is to buy bulbs that do not hyper blink. I have seen these on eBay.
Bill
#8616
Nick
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Bimmerbill (01-08-24)
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#8618
Advanced
Thanks Nick
I did put LEDS in my taillights and have put up with the HYPER FLASH ever since. I really did not want to go with the resistors even after I bought them so I have not done anything just put up with the HYPER FLASH. My next purchase will be for the for the specialty bulb that defeats the this annoying feature. I wish there was a flasher that would work for the earlier models but everyone that has tried all the the different ones have come up empty handed. Best of luck to you and yours.
Bill
I did put LEDS in my taillights and have put up with the HYPER FLASH ever since. I really did not want to go with the resistors even after I bought them so I have not done anything just put up with the HYPER FLASH. My next purchase will be for the for the specialty bulb that defeats the this annoying feature. I wish there was a flasher that would work for the earlier models but everyone that has tried all the the different ones have come up empty handed. Best of luck to you and yours.
Bill
#8619
Thanks Nick
I did put LEDS in my taillights and have put up with the HYPER FLASH ever since. I really did not want to go with the resistors even after I bought them so I have not done anything just put up with the HYPER FLASH. My next purchase will be for the for the specialty bulb that defeats the this annoying feature. I wish there was a flasher that would work for the earlier models but everyone that has tried all the the different ones have come up empty handed. Best of luck to you and yours.
Bill
I did put LEDS in my taillights and have put up with the HYPER FLASH ever since. I really did not want to go with the resistors even after I bought them so I have not done anything just put up with the HYPER FLASH. My next purchase will be for the for the specialty bulb that defeats the this annoying feature. I wish there was a flasher that would work for the earlier models but everyone that has tried all the the different ones have come up empty handed. Best of luck to you and yours.
Bill
Nick
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Barbary (01-08-24)
#8620
Pole Position
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Illyria (01-29-24)
#8623
Instructor
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Thats what I'm guessing. At first I thought it was the lens because it has microcracks in it but thats the more likely culprit. Gonna reinforce the structure with something then clean the inside. Polish and clearcoat the lens from the inside and outside, then hopefully it lasts for a while. Next time it gets busted I'll probably end up replacing them or something. IDK we'll see lol
#8624
I haven't changed any bulbs in the SC400 to LEDs yet, because I saw several mentions of SCs giving a bulb error message even when simply changing the "city"/parking lights to LEDs. That is something I really would like to do, before I change any bulbs on the SC, I will probably see if LASFIT's canbus / hyperflash error-free claims prove to be true after testing their turn signal bulbs on the Forester.
This is just the link for the 7443 type bulb I hope to try soon: (for the Forester)
Last edited by Illyria; 01-29-24 at 05:37 PM.
#8625
The only warning message will be from the the brake lights. You can just disconnect the little ecu that sends the signal which is in the trunk, near the antenna. I cut the wire, because I was having a hard time de-pinning the connector. I’ve changed EVERY exterior LED bulb and have NO warning lights on my dash whatsoever and no hyper blink due to the relay I’ve previously mentioned.
This is in no way intended to be inflammatory, or aggressive, so please don’t take this wrong, but there should be no other solutions being discussed as it relates to LED turn signals other than the relay. Resistors, by design, generate heat to perform their function of adding resistance to the circuit to slow the flash down (very basic definition). That heat can be damaging to a number of components in your car. It’s just not worth it. If you want LED turn signals, just use the special relay and everything will work as it should, safely and without any heat added to the equation.
Nick
This is in no way intended to be inflammatory, or aggressive, so please don’t take this wrong, but there should be no other solutions being discussed as it relates to LED turn signals other than the relay. Resistors, by design, generate heat to perform their function of adding resistance to the circuit to slow the flash down (very basic definition). That heat can be damaging to a number of components in your car. It’s just not worth it. If you want LED turn signals, just use the special relay and everything will work as it should, safely and without any heat added to the equation.
Nick
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