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Hey,
I just bought a pair of led 1157 bulbs for the mystique, and they work great. BUT, now my turn signals flash like I have a burnt out bulb. Is there a fix for this? If I put a set of amber led lights in the front, while the turn signals go back to normal? I am guessing they act this way because the led lights draw less power than normal?
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I bought a set for my old car (pontiac grand am)and it acted the same way you are talking about. The place where I got them from told me that I had to get a varible flasher to help the led bulbs going. So maybe this is the same problem you are having too!!!!
Shaun
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You have to wire in a 6 ohm resistor.
Dan Parmelee
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Originally posted by TheGSRGuy:
You have to wire in a 6 ohm resistor. Wouldnt that dim them?
Howard
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Wire the resistor in parallel. That keeps the same voltage going to the light, but adds resistance to the circuit.
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This is needed for the flasher relay. There is a metal element inside the relay that heats up and contracts. It heats up, releases the circuit (for the "off" blink), cools down quickly, then closes back. It repeats that to get the blinking.
Not enough resistance in that circuit causes the metal element inside the blinker relay to draw too many amps heating up too quickly. In order to remove some of that "excess" amperage, you need to add resistance. Depending on the amps to pull, a 6 ohm, 1/2 or higher watt resistor would be needed. The higher the wattage, the safer.
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Kewl!
I'll try that resistor ASAP! Thanks! By the way, I LOVE the lights, and they only cost $12 for the pair... $16 total shipped.
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didnt realize 1157 was a model number, im thinking "jeez!!! what the hell is this guy gonna do with 1000 leds??" 
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I'm sure Hightower could think of something. 
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Originally posted by todras: I'm sure Hightower could think of something. My car will have hundreds, but not quite 1000 when I am done.
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Originally posted by Chris Hightower: My car will have hundreds, but not quite 1000 when I am done. Is that a bet?
Dan Parmelee
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