Led lights help?

Question

Fitted my tail tidy with built in lights today problem is when i put indicators on all four flash does not matter which side i turn on they all flash thought it mite be a bad earth so jumped a wire from the earth on the indicator to the frame just the same but indicator light on the clocks not working any more can it have something to do with the alarm any ideas anyone

here goes put a stock indicator on the back left everything on the right works ok indicator light works on the clocks but try left side all four come on i have changed the relay

Answer 1

Before this wrecks your head , take off the light set and do a bench test with a battery , even new products can have there faults

Answer 2

resistors required...link added below..

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Car-Side-light-LED...

Answer 3

fit a balast resistor or just go back to  bulbs

Answer 4

LED's require significantly less current, so they are not compatible with regular flasher relays.  The reason is that the relay uses resistance to heat up a bi-metal contact. When it reaches the desired temperature, it flashes....causing a momentary reduction in temperature, then it heats up and flashes again. It does this 100's of times per minute.  But, the resistance load of an LED is not high enough to heat up the bi-metal contact. This is why you will get all signals lighting up at the same time.

The solution is to install either an electric (time adjustable) flasher relay, or add extra resistance to your LED's.  I prefer the new relay, as it defeats the purpose of your LED's to add more resistance to your electrical system. The LED-specific relays can be ordered from many different places online, or simply through Ebay.  There are a bunch of scammers, so be sure to check their feedback, relating specifically to anything with LED's.  Hope this helps!

Answer 5

This question crops up every couple of months, take note this is the truth.....

What the maufacturers of LED kits fail to mention is that they're unsuitable for the majority of vehicles whose electrics are controlled by micro-processors. They have been known to mess the electrics up so badly, the vehicle won't start.

Take them off, get a refund or throw them away, they're useless.