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Old Oct 4, 2010 | 08:17 PM
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ok, so when one of the bulbs in the system goes out, the rest of them blink hella fast. Well I have no bulbs out or anything and they blink hella fast. It is so annoying.

Can any one tell me what could cause this and how to get it to normal??

Thanks, any suggestions would be great.
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Old Oct 4, 2010 | 09:53 PM
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Do you have any LED bulbs?
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Old Oct 4, 2010 | 10:09 PM
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yes, would they be my cause?
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Old Oct 4, 2010 | 10:50 PM
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yes u need a relay
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Old Oct 4, 2010 | 10:50 PM
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because the LED consumes less energy...
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Old Oct 5, 2010 | 03:23 AM
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You can't just stick an LED bulb into the turn signals and expect it to just work. LEDs consume less energy, thus, making your car think the light is out. Either get a relay (one per bulb) or just stick regular bulbs in there.
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Old Oct 5, 2010 | 05:28 AM
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Thank you all.
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Old Oct 5, 2010 | 08:13 AM
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not sure about the S, but there are electronic flashers out there that replace the stock blinker relays on some cars and bypass the 'bulb out' indicators.
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Old Oct 5, 2010 | 12:42 PM
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Modifry has a freebie DIY on his site for modifying the existing blinker relay to not blink fast for LED bulbs.

Here's the link: http://www.modifry.com/freebies/old/blinker/index.htm
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Old Oct 5, 2010 | 12:47 PM
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[QUOTE=Krenath,Oct 5 2010, 02:42 PM] Modifry has a freebie DIY on his site for modifying the existing blinker relay to not blink fast for LED bulbs.

Here's the link:
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