Full LED's and Sequential Tail Lights -Which Flasher?
Im so glad you guys started this thread. I am getting to the point where I don't even care about replacing the LED's anymore Ive become so frustrated. So maybe you can help.
I have everything swapped out except for the two front Amber running/turns, the Rear Brake/Turns, and the high mounted stop. I think you answered my own question about the electronic flasher, so here is the question...if I put that electronic flasher in, can I replace those bulbs in the rear and front and have them function properly? As for the high mount stop, I got 194's for it, but I cant get them to work...what gives...any suggestions? Last but not least, where do you swap the electronic flasher at?
Thanks for the help.
Mike
PS...Tallgeese, you would think something so small would be easy eh? LOL.
I have everything swapped out except for the two front Amber running/turns, the Rear Brake/Turns, and the high mounted stop. I think you answered my own question about the electronic flasher, so here is the question...if I put that electronic flasher in, can I replace those bulbs in the rear and front and have them function properly? As for the high mount stop, I got 194's for it, but I cant get them to work...what gives...any suggestions? Last but not least, where do you swap the electronic flasher at?
Thanks for the help.
Mike
PS...Tallgeese, you would think something so small would be easy eh? LOL.
Im so glad you guys started this thread. I am getting to the point where I don't even care about replacing the LED's anymore Ive become so frustrated. So maybe you can help.
I have everything swapped out except for the two front Amber running/turns, the Rear Brake/Turns, and the high mounted stop. I think you answered my own question about the electronic flasher, so here is the question...if I put that electronic flasher in, can I replace those bulbs in the rear and front and have them function properly? As for the high mount stop, I got 194's for it, but I cant get them to work...what gives...any suggestions? Last but not least, where do you swap the electronic flasher at?
Thanks for the help.
Mike
PS...Tallgeese, you would think something so small would be easy eh? LOL.
I have everything swapped out except for the two front Amber running/turns, the Rear Brake/Turns, and the high mounted stop. I think you answered my own question about the electronic flasher, so here is the question...if I put that electronic flasher in, can I replace those bulbs in the rear and front and have them function properly? As for the high mount stop, I got 194's for it, but I cant get them to work...what gives...any suggestions? Last but not least, where do you swap the electronic flasher at?
Thanks for the help.
Mike
PS...Tallgeese, you would think something so small would be easy eh? LOL.
Some brands of 194 led's only work when plugged in in one direction, try pulling em and rotating them 180. Might be your problem.
the flashers are little silver cylinders plugged in under your steering column. you just have to remove the panel. One is tucked up on the right side, secured with a metal clip, just up and to the right of your OBD-II port. The other is tucked up and secured with a metal clip in a similar position but on the left side of the steering column, opposite of the right one.
The electronic flasher should work with all those led's in, yes. No guarantees though. I bought 4 3157 led's that were supposed to work and they worked for 5 minutes, then blew the fuses and destroyed a flasher... sooo, not sure what went wrong there, might be the sequential system. I totally agree with you about the frustration.
Some brands of 194 led's only work when plugged in in one direction, try pulling em and rotating them 180. Might be your problem.
the flashers are little silver cylinders plugged in under your steering column. you just have to remove the panel. One is tucked up on the right side, secured with a metal clip, just up and to the right of your OBD-II port. The other is tucked up and secured with a metal clip in a similar position but on the left side of the steering column, opposite of the right one.
Some brands of 194 led's only work when plugged in in one direction, try pulling em and rotating them 180. Might be your problem.
the flashers are little silver cylinders plugged in under your steering column. you just have to remove the panel. One is tucked up on the right side, secured with a metal clip, just up and to the right of your OBD-II port. The other is tucked up and secured with a metal clip in a similar position but on the left side of the steering column, opposite of the right one.
Yeah those 3157's aren't cheap at all. I replaced the reverse lights and they look amazing and the side rear along with all the side markers and it looks amazing at night.
So I need 2 of the electronic flashers...I did not know that. Thanks for that info. Im going to order these up this weekend so I can have this project done! If it didn't make a world of a difference on how the lights looked at night I would never fuss with this so much.
Ill have to keep watching your updates on your issues! Good luck!
Wow man, thanks for the help! Makes me feel better. Ill try rotating the 194's 180 deg. And thanks for the instructions on the flasher, I really had no idea how to change those out. Much appreciated!
Yeah those 3157's aren't cheap at all. I replaced the reverse lights and they look amazing and the side rear along with all the side markers and it looks amazing at night.
So I need 2 of the electronic flashers...I did not know that. Thanks for that info. Im going to order these up this weekend so I can have this project done! If it didn't make a world of a difference on how the lights looked at night I would never fuss with this so much.
Ill have to keep watching your updates on your issues! Good luck!
Yeah those 3157's aren't cheap at all. I replaced the reverse lights and they look amazing and the side rear along with all the side markers and it looks amazing at night.
So I need 2 of the electronic flashers...I did not know that. Thanks for that info. Im going to order these up this weekend so I can have this project done! If it didn't make a world of a difference on how the lights looked at night I would never fuss with this so much.
Ill have to keep watching your updates on your issues! Good luck!
I bought two 4 packs of 3157 bulbs for the brake lights and all 8 of them did not work and 1 burned the fuse panel as mentioned
how hard was it taking your dash off and getting to the lights? I think that will be my next light project, as my dash is so dim compared to my new cars. Ive been getting all of my LED's from superbrightleds.com. Pretty good price and amazing quality. check them out if you havent already.
I did my interior lights a couple months ago. Really easy actually, great video guide here: https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...h-gen-ls1.html
You won't need to follow the guide beyond pulling the cluster from the vehicle, everything from that point is about changing out gauge faces and needles. And you can ignore the part where he says to warm your car up before doing anything, that's again, only for changing faces/needles.
Here's a pic of my full LED interior (plus some red courtesy light LED's that I added for when the doors are open). I think it looks pretty fantastic, you'll be pleased with the results.
Well, I received the EF32RL flashers and wow, no chip... I have no idea if these can be modified. I'm not even sure I believe that they're actually fully electronic. Thoughts anyone?
Sorry to say it, but I am glad I'm not the only one who got "burned" on the tail light led's. At least that leads me to believe its a legitimate problem and not me doing something wrong.
You won't need to follow the guide beyond pulling the cluster from the vehicle, everything from that point is about changing out gauge faces and needles. And you can ignore the part where he says to warm your car up before doing anything, that's again, only for changing faces/needles.
Here's a pic of my full LED interior (plus some red courtesy light LED's that I added for when the doors are open). I think it looks pretty fantastic, you'll be pleased with the results.
Well, I received the EF32RL flashers and wow, no chip... I have no idea if these can be modified. I'm not even sure I believe that they're actually fully electronic. Thoughts anyone?
Sorry to say it, but I am glad I'm not the only one who got "burned" on the tail light led's. At least that leads me to believe its a legitimate problem and not me doing something wrong.
Last edited by TallgeeseIV; Aug 11, 2014 at 05:51 PM.
Alriiiight, got a chance to put the EF32-RL flashers in and guess what. THEY AREN'T FULLY ELECTRONIC! Whoever suggested them, thanks for wasting my damn money.
Now, back to the matter at hand. Does ANYONE know where I can find FULLY ELECTRONIC flashers that I can make adjustable?
Now, back to the matter at hand. Does ANYONE know where I can find FULLY ELECTRONIC flashers that I can make adjustable?
Alriiiight, got a chance to put the EF32-RL flashers in and guess what. THEY AREN'T FULLY ELECTRONIC! Whoever suggested them, thanks for wasting my damn money.
Now, back to the matter at hand. Does ANYONE know where I can find FULLY ELECTRONIC flashers that I can make adjustable?
Now, back to the matter at hand. Does ANYONE know where I can find FULLY ELECTRONIC flashers that I can make adjustable?
P.S. Gundam FTW.
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Verdad Gallardo I ended up going on eBay and buying about 8 different 12V electronic flasher modules that had similar pinouts but were meant for motorcycles/scooters. In case they don't make noise, I can wire in a 12V buzzer/tone generator to the flasher circuit. Haven't had a chance to test them because the car is down (bought them right before the engine failed).
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Just found this one on SuperBrightLEDs... Might work if it fits in the socket and you can ground it. https://www.superbrightleds.com/more...Specifications
Just found this one on SuperBrightLEDs... Might work if it fits in the socket and you can ground it. https://www.superbrightleds.com/more...Specifications
I guess you didn't understand what I meant, let me say it again.
Might work if it fits in the socket and you can ground it.
This means, try plugging it in. If it fits, great, all you need to do from there is run a GND to the pin that sticks out, because the pins are the correct layout otherwise. If it doesn't fit, add female spade connectors to some wire and connect B and L to splice connectors or male spade connectors and crimp a female spade connector to a wire going to a GND location and it might work. It's not that hard and the risk:benefit ratio means it's worth trying (adjustable fully electronic flasher!). Worst-case, you run the last flasher module you bought that works, and give up.
Might work if it fits in the socket and you can ground it.
This means, try plugging it in. If it fits, great, all you need to do from there is run a GND to the pin that sticks out, because the pins are the correct layout otherwise. If it doesn't fit, add female spade connectors to some wire and connect B and L to splice connectors or male spade connectors and crimp a female spade connector to a wire going to a GND location and it might work. It's not that hard and the risk:benefit ratio means it's worth trying (adjustable fully electronic flasher!). Worst-case, you run the last flasher module you bought that works, and give up.
I guess you didn't understand what I meant, let me say it again.
Might work if it fits in the socket and you can ground it.
This means, try plugging it in. If it fits, great, all you need to do from there is run a GND to the pin that sticks out, because the pins are the correct layout otherwise. If it doesn't fit, add female spade connectors to some wire and connect B and L to splice connectors or male spade connectors and crimp a female spade connector to a wire going to a GND location and it might work. It's not that hard and the risk:benefit ratio means it's worth trying (adjustable fully electronic flasher!). Worst-case, you run the last flasher module you bought that works, and give up.
Might work if it fits in the socket and you can ground it.
This means, try plugging it in. If it fits, great, all you need to do from there is run a GND to the pin that sticks out, because the pins are the correct layout otherwise. If it doesn't fit, add female spade connectors to some wire and connect B and L to splice connectors or male spade connectors and crimp a female spade connector to a wire going to a GND location and it might work. It's not that hard and the risk:benefit ratio means it's worth trying (adjustable fully electronic flasher!). Worst-case, you run the last flasher module you bought that works, and give up.
I'm not doing it... I thought you posted this thread looking for suggestions? If you want an adjustable rate flasher, or at least, the perfect flasher timing that works for full-LED setups, I'd say try that.