Shoua

How did you guys get your turn signals to flash normally after replacing the regular bulbs with LEDs? I replaced my rear ones with LED bulbs, and the front ones are one-piece LEDs that I cut out and spliced into the corner lamps. After the connections were made, they just let out a constant "BEEEEEP" now; they don't even flash at all.
In an issue of Toyota Owners mag, they cut out a resistor in the flasher relay itself. The problem is I don't have that same relay, so I have no idea what to do next. I don't have turn signals at the moment.
Help?

wyoming9

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I have only used the LED lights never the bulbs

I have the 2000 Tacoma

I replaced my stock Flasher with Napa Part # EP-35L

Not sure if that will work for what year your dealing with.

The LED lights are such a low load you need to add more resistance to the circuit.

I only had the hyper flashing never the squeal .

Maybe you have another problem.

With these LED lights the polarity is important when they are wired.

thzpcs

They have to have resistors, or else they will not flash properly. If the polarity is incorrect, they just won't turn on.

irab88

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use one of these, and you won't have to add resistors:

https://www.google.com/search?q=vari...utf-8&oe=utf-8

"variable load flashers" are meant to be added to trucks that tow, where the resistance of the flashing lights varies every time it tows a trailer.

wyoming9

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Those flashers just are adding more resistance to the circuit .

some people would rather spend the time adding resisters to the circuit I would rather just change a flasher.

I am not sure that is just working smart or being lazy.

Shoua

Thanks, guys.
I actually ordered the flasher with the one Wyoming9 used. It worked out fine, other than having to extend the wires, as it was not a plug-in unit (I already expected that). It cost me $17.
I definitely did not want to add resistors.

wyoming9

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Interesting in my application it was plug in.

I am glad it worked in any case.

RAD4Runner

I am with Wyoming.
Adding a resistor after you replaced your bulbs with more efficient LED's is counterproductive. Adding the resistor in parallel would increase the current load back to old level.
Getting an electronic flasher relay that would work with the new LED's is the way to go.

Shoua

It could be because my truck is an '89 'Runner.

I forgot to mention it in my original post.

dropzone

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I would grab another to have around, mine failed after about 3 years, popped the new one in with the deputy there, no ticket
I found them at auto zone

I also had to extend the connections

Shoua

That's a good idea, dropzone.

paynemw

Hmm... I modified my stock flasher relay and I added the converter box for a 4 wire trailer connection and my "running light" or brake light also flash when the turn signal flashes. I wonder if i throw one of these variable load flasher relays in it will fix my problem. Thanks.

wyoming9

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you have something wired wrong or a bad ground causing the brake lights to flash

paynemw

So.... I thought so too. I double checked everything. Its only a slight flash (not as significant as a turn signal flash). So my pops busted out the multimeter and we checked every wire, we bought a new converter, wired it again and I piggy backed onto another ground to ensure I had good ground.

It's weird because there is no issue when I have an incandescent bulb in...