Indicator Flash Rate

[Dan_J]

ok, so i'm trying to tidy up the cefiro. my indicators flash faster then normal, like 2 times in one second where as the hazards are normal rate at like once a second. so i found the stock indicator box swaped in one from autobarn and it still flashes at the same fast rate.

anyone know if there are 2 flash rate indicator box's ? and if so where's it at?

or is this common thing for the indicators to flash faster on the ceffy?

mine is a 1988 ceffy.

Edited April 16, 2009 by Dan_J

[Basti]

no idea if im right but it can be due to the bulb you've put/got in there. i remember reading bout someone who swapped to leds for their indicators and the rate went up. something to do with resistance i believe

[R33 Ribby]

are all of your lights working? i know if u unplug one or a bulb is blown they flash quicker. it happened when i put my new bodykit on and didnt have one indicator pluged in. could be u have a missing connection

[Dan_J]

thanks for the info guys, yea the 2 front bar indicators are striped off the plug so i'll wire them up and see if that fixes it

[daisu]

Yep that will be it. It's a feature found on all cars, they flash faster when a bulb is blown so you know to check them and replace it. Though sometimes they will start flashing fast because of bad contact between the bulb and bulb holder, corrosion in the plug or the wiring loom.

LED bulbs will also cause this because LEDs have a high resistance compared to regular bulbs.

Edited April 16, 2009 by daisu

[Ceffy]

Haha, mine did that till I re-wired up the front indicators, I actually liked it when they flashed faster..

[grem]

yeh mine all worked but one of the front bar indicators had a different wattage in it, it wasnt LED though, still incandescent, but yeh, had it flashing fast on one side.

[Dan_J]

Haha, mine did that till I re-wired up the front indicators, I actually liked it when they flashed faster..

^haha

yea cheers guys, its fixed.

close thread someone....hint funky

Edited April 23, 2009 by Dan_J

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