Aftermarket Front Indicators Blinking Too Fast

[Cro_boy_Mario]

hey people

i have recently put a new front bar on my car, and that required me to put aftermarket indicators

i have a series 2 r33

i matched the wires up properly, and they work fine, when hazards r on they go at normal speed, but left or right they go really fast

is anyone able to diagnose the prob

thanksss

[Crimpage]

Normally indicates a bad earth somewhere, but thats as much as i know...

[Cro_boy_Mario]

Normally indicates a bad earth somewhere, but thats as much as i know...

hmmm on the stock front bar they were fine......hmmmm thanks for that

[ignuz]

yup, he's right, it's something to do with the wires. Should be free or like $10 to fix.. lol

[**JaR**]

yeah it'd be wires, messin with the relay hence making strobe light blinkers lol

[Howie]

Are the new ones LED by any chance?

[mattis96]

i had the same problem, had a better look at the the globes at found out they were 24 volt globes in it, so changed them for 12 volt ones and works fine now

[GreddyGo]

I would check the globe first,

Check the wattage and voltage first.

[kjb_r33]

to fast = wattage problem, to small. If one globe goes out or is of the wrong wattage it will alter the speed

[Cro_boy_Mario]

thanks for the helpful comments guys much appreciated

[silman]

cro boy could you share what was the fix for this problem? I am experiencing the exact same problem after going from the teardrop style front indicators to the type-x style on my 180sx.

The bulbs i have in there are the flat style connection bulb 10mm wide. the narva site lists a 21/5 (dual element) bulb (as required in the 180sx manual) but narva only make it in a clear globe (I need amber). Does anyone know of a 21/5 amber 10mm style bulb and what company makes it?

[WazR32GTSt]

isn't it a resistance problem?

as in with the wrong watt globes or bad earth or poor wiring, the resistnace in the whole circut is changed, thus the blinking speed changes? or so i have always been told...

thus the same reason your blinking speed increases when a light is blown, because that globe that was providing x resistnace is now providing no resistnace and the whole circut is now seeign less resistnace, thus blinking speed increses

my 2c

[R34GTFOUR]

isn't it a resistance problem?

as in with the wrong watt globes or bad earth or poor wiring, the resistnace in the whole circut is changed, thus the blinking speed changes? or so i have always been told...

thus the same reason your blinking speed increases when a light is blown, because that globe that was providing x resistnace is now providing no resistnace and the whole circut is now seeign less resistnace, thus blinking speed increses

my 2c

exactly right.

People put aftermarket front bars on and most of the time they have to change the indictors, which means different globes. The different watts in globes give different resistances and the resistances is the thing that helps determine how quickly the bulb flashes. Check what watt globe the car had in it before and go get a globe that will fit you new indicators that has the exact same wattage, problem solved.

[Cro_boy_Mario]

globe wattage is the prob........

[WazR32GTSt]

...thus creating the wrong resistance

[H.ALD]

hey.. can you tell me which indicators you got?

I just changed my fron bar too, and I'm driving without any indicators in the front