LED Lights......

[Zappo90744]

Has anyone added LED light to their Town Car? I just swapped all of my exterior lights and now my turn/hazard lights blink twice as fast. I hear I have to add a resistor to solve the problem. Has anyone done any of this yet?

Thanks!

 

[Mr Wiggl3s]

IIRC I've only seen it done on the rear lights... I don't know if anyone's done it on the fronts though.

They probably make halos for them

 

[Zappo90744]

IIRC I've only seen it done on the rear lights... I don't know if anyone's done it on the fronts though.

They probably make halos for them

I did HID to the headlights but all parking, license plate, turn signal and brake lights are now LED.

 

[abe_lincoln78]

If you put a resistor between the +/- leads to make up the current you're not drawing with the LED's you're really negating one of the chief reasons to switch to LED lighting (less power consumption). Now, if I remember correctly, in the old days a flasher was faster when you drew more current, which would explain why it flashes slower in cold weather (a cold light bulb will pull less current than a hot one).

I would check the current draw of the LED's. You may have to find a flasher that isn't current dependent for its flash timing if the flashers you have now are.

 

[Zappo90744]

If you put a resistor between the +/- leads to make up the current you're not drawing with the LED's you're really negating one of the chief reasons to switch to LED lighting (less power consumption). Now, if I remember correctly, in the old days a flasher was faster when you drew more current, which would explain why it flashes slower in cold weather (a cold light bulb will pull less current than a hot one).

I would check the current draw of the LED's. You may have to find a flasher that isn't current dependent for its flash timing if the flashers you have now are.

Yes, you do have a good point that I was wondering about. That somewhat defeats the purpose of switching over to LEDs other than longer lasting life AND brighter. I do like the fact that they use less power consumption but that faster blinking for some reason bothers me. My current flashers are stock and I assume they are current dependent.

Now I'm working on the dash lights (cluster). Hopefully I won't skrew anything up!!!

Any other input is greatly appreciated...thanks!