Odd thing happening with LEDs

[Jmiller11331]

So I installed front and rear led turn signals with resistors about 3 months ago and everything has been working amazingly well, until today I was driving along and turned on my left turn signal and I got the “turn signal bulb failure” on the dash. I turned it off and back on again and it is acting normal like usual again. About another mile down the road I used the turn signal and it happened again... I pulled over and tested all lights and there are no bad bulbs and it won’t give me the error anymore.. my only guess is it could be either A- loose connection or B- a bad resistor. Has anyone had this happen to them or any other ideas? Thanks

 

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[Rukus]

Odds re high bad (loose) connection.   If you used those little plastic "jumpers" it is a safe bet you have a bad connection.   DONT use those.   When it told you "signal bulb..." it should have told you what one.   Rear or front.   The resisters get hot and are not sealed very well.  The rear taillight housing is open air and the resister gets VERY wet.   You could have a failing resister as well.   Good luck

 

[Jmiller11331]

Odds re high bad (loose) connection.   If you used those little plastic "jumpers" it is a safe bet you have a bad connection.   DONT use those.   When it told you "signal bulb..." it should have told you what one.   Rear or front.   The resisters get hot and are not sealed very well.  The rear taillight housing is open air and the resister gets VERY wet.   You could have a failing resister as well.   Good luck
 

I believe it said left rear so I’ll check it out


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[Rukus]

That is what I thought.   Again, the rear is NOT sealed where you have to put the resister.  (wish I could figure a way around this.).  I have used Duct tape to try and protect the resister from water splashing up.  You do not want to completely cover the resister as it will over heat.   I've had to change mine out about every 6 months.  SUCKS.   I may just deal with the hyper flash at this point.  Another option is to extend the lead wires and mount in bed rail high.   The next failure I have this will be a project I may try.   I'd happily pay 4 times the price for the bulb if they could figure out a built in resister.  

[Jmiller11331]

That is what I thought.   Again, the rear is NOT sealed where you have to put the resister.  (wish I could figure a way around this.).  I have used Duct tape to try and protect the resister from water splashing up.  You do not want to completely cover the resister as it will over heat.   I've had to change mine out about every 6 months.  SUCKS.   I may just deal with the hyper flash at this point.  Another option is to extend the lead wires and mount in bed rail high.   The next failure I have this will be a project I may try.   I'd happily pay 4 times the price for the bulb if they could figure out a built in resister.  

I put the rear resistors all on the frame underneath so I’ll check everything out today and just replace them so I don’t have to worry


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[DEV1ST8R]

13 minutes ago, Rukus said:

That is what I thought.   Again, the rear is NOT sealed where you have to put the resister.  (wish I could figure a way around this.).  I have used Duct tape to try and protect the resister from water splashing up.  You do not want to completely cover the resister as it will over heat.   I've had to change mine out about every 6 months.  SUCKS.   I may just deal with the hyper flash at this point.  Another option is to extend the lead wires and mount in bed rail high.   The next failure I have this will be a project I may try.   I'd happily pay 4 times the price for the bulb if they could figure out a built in resister.  

Have you looked into or tried the VLED resistors? They look pretty robust.

[Jmiller11331]

Have you looked into or tried the VLED resistors? They look pretty robust.

No I haven’t seen them yet but I’ll check them out


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[Jmiller11331]

So I just got the error again. It’s the front left turn signal which is gotta be the resistor because it keeps randomly working and then sometimes not, I’ll just replace it and go from there


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[Jmiller11331]

If you have a resistor and leds could the truck read a bad led bulb? I figured it wouldn’t because the resistor is tricking the truck


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[cbrsilv15]

I had both of my resistors go bad in less than 6 months. Just had to replace them and all was good again. 

[Rukus]

These VLED resisters look like the solution I have been looking for!   Thank you!