I recently bought some new turn signals for the front and back and hooked them up just like the old ones and neither side will blink they just stay on. the fuse looks good idk what the problem could be maybe there is another fuse i'm over looking or something. This is very weird.
thanks|||You probably replaced traditional bulb blinkers with led blinkers. The problem is that LED's are so much more efficient that they don't draw enough current for the relay to blink. There are a couple of fixes, the best fix is to replace the flasher relay (in your fuse box) with an LED flasher which you can find on Ebay, I haven't been able to find any in any auto parts stores nearby. Otherwise you can get what is called an "LED load equalizer" which is basically a giant resistor. The problem with the second solution is you have to find a place to mount this giant resistor. (its at least 2 inches long and about a quarter inch thick) the resistor gets very hot when the blinker is on so it cannot be near any plastic parts. I'm currently dealing with the same problem trying to find a decent price on an LED flasher relay.|||Here's a cheap fix.Go to an electronics supply store like Radio Shack and get 4- 20ohm resisters and hook them in series with the ground side of the circuit on each light.Cost about $2.00 problem solved.|||Provided those are LED units.......
Bob A has the intelligent handyman fix.
Increasing the resistance increases the load and allows the flasher to operate.
Why dissipate a lot of heat in one place when it can be broken down to less heat in multiple places?
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