LED lamps / bulbs / lights

[oobumblebeeoo]

You need some of these or similar
The resistance of led's is less than a bulb filament and it confuses the flasher unit.

Hmmmm, cool! Note taken =]

Cheers!

Just been reading up on some more info...

1.) It might invalidate some sort of electrical compliance by adding these resistors; because the idea is that it takes the 'bulb blown' method out of the equation

2.) If I wanted to add back the other bulbs it would glow very dim

3.) If the car has a control brain, it could interfere with the workings of it!!?

I might just leave it flashing fast... More chance of being recognised on the owners club on here! lol



Oh, by the way... Can I get hold of an owners club window sticker at all!??

[Welly]

I might just leave it flashing fast... More chance of being recognised on the owners club on here!

More chance of getting a tug from the traffic cops more like

[oobumblebeeoo]

I might just leave it flashing fast... More chance of being recognised on the owners club on here!

More chance of getting a tug from the traffic cops more like

True, not sure what they could do... No lights are blown lol

[Welly]

I think they would see it as a welcome chance to 'have a word' with you and I'm sure they will be able to state that rapidly flashing turn signals do not comply with the vehicle lighting regs and in any case once you draw attention to yourself you can become a magnet for getting tugged all the time

Edit: where's all our Police members gone? there used to be three on here once and they were really helpfull with stuff like this.

[oobumblebeeoo]

I think they would see it as a welcome chance to 'have a word' with you and I'm sure they will be able to state that rapidly flashing turn signals do not comply with the vehicle lighting regs and in any case once you draw attention to yourself you can become a magnet for getting tugged all the time

Edit: where's all our Police members gone? there used to be three on here once and they were really helpfull with stuff like this.

Yeah true, my mate used to get pulled all the time for blue sidelights ETC

[teamster1975]

Just been reading up on some more info...

1.) It might invalidate some sort of electrical compliance by adding these resistors; because the idea is that it takes the 'bulb blown' method out of the equation

2.) If I wanted to add back the other bulbs it would glow very dim

3.) If the car has a control brain, it could interfere with the workings of it!!?

It shouldn't interfere with anything if the resistor is the correct value.
Get a meter and measure across the bulb contacts; do the same for the led bulb. All you need is a resistor with a value that's as close a match as possible to make up the difference.
Sod the electrical compliance! Led's are generally connected in series with a resistor to prevent them from blowing!

[DaiRees]

Oh, by the way... Can I get hold of an owners club window sticker at all!??

That'd be a job for me mate, see here

[teamster1975]

I turned my ignition off, then back on, she had a look and said "Sorry, my mistake, I must have imagined it"

Cor your lucky! The amount of 7 day wonders I've had for a dodgy filament in a tail light! You know the one, knock the cluster and it comes back on

[rapport25]

That explains it not being blonde being female . I had a a month spell where i use to get stopped by the most arsy copper i have ever met. I had a spate of bulbs blowing from front lights to rear and he would always be at a junction i passed to tell me a bulb had blown and a nice producer to go with it. One morning my headlight bulb had blown when i turned my lights on. While i was driving along with only one headlight decided to put my fog lights on so people would see it was a car and not a bike from a distance perfect sense i would say. Oh no mr smart arse copper decided i should not be driving with my foglights on. Please bare in mind it was a misty morning.

[oobumblebeeoo]

Might have a go at the resistir thingy then, thanks for everyone who has helped =]

Ant

[teamster1975]

I like the funky scribble on your rear number plate supa!

[teamster1975]

I actually got asked on Sunday night "How come you's blonde and pretty (beergoggles) and drive taxis at night and you ain't been raped?"

I hope you've got a kosh hidden away and some pepper spray, evil bastards

[rapport25]

Have to admit these pugs are pretty strong in impacts mine hit the central reservation at over 70 mph and it was just cosmetic repairs not a right off. To look at the car you would of thought it was more 40 mph.

[steve_earwig]

sad to admit but the car would be my saving grace as I would put it passenger side on into the first stationary object as hard as possible

You might want to turn off your passenger air bag for that...

[teamster1975]

I keep meaning to fit sick bags as standard, I once picked a guy up who had designed a sick bag with granules in that absorbed the puke.

I could've done with that last year.
It was a mate's stag do in London, he'd been drinking port all afternoon and dutifully blew chunks all over the cab and my suit
He charged us £180 because of the loss of a night's fare's. The sickening (sorry!) thing is that I was sober as I'd been working at wembley back of house during the cup final