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received my switchbacks ( VLEDs, ones that stay white and only flash amber) yesterday and installed them at the meet along with the new flasher relay. they worked perfect in the parking lot there, perfect on two short drives, then while driving Mike realized my left dash blinker and mirror signal were half lit up. i flicked the blinkers and 4-ways on a few times and it went away. perfect back to his house, and perfect for 50mins of my 1hr drive home...but now it is stuck being all fucky.

fucky = the left (and only the left) blinkers stay lit up, whenever there is power. the dash light, mirror signal, and taillight blinker all stay at a dim, half lit state, while the front turn signal stays fully lit. oh, and while the blinker is 'stuck' on, when i actually signal for the left blinker, nothing happens at all. but the right works fine, and if i hit 4-ways they all work fine...

switched around all possible combinations of switchbacks, halogen bulbs, and relays today. heres le results in the same order:
Stock relay:
Both SB's = Left blinker on + hyper flash
Pass SB and Driver halogen = only hyper flash
Pass Halogen and Driver SB = Left blinker on + hyper flash
Both Halogens = perfect, except left blinker hyper flash (this was strange)


New flasher relay:
Both SB's = Left blinker on only
Pass SB and Driver halogen = perfect
Pass halogen and Driver SB = left blinker on only
Both halogens = perfect


*specific bulb did not matter, i interchanged the SB's back and forth in the same sockets with the same results.
*its only ever the left blinker funking up
*all blinker fuses are good

no clue where to start. but since the stock setup that never had problems before, now hyper flashes the left side, i'm guessing something over there shorted out with the switchbacks in? we only have a shitty multimeter at the house. the shop just ordered a real good one so we can measure ohms and voltage in about 2 weeks. running new flasher with both halogens now for the time being. any leads or suggestions are mucho appreciatedio :up:
 

Khaos

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You can get bad flashers. IIRC Bryan found that out when he did his.

Imo, resistors are fool proof and take maybe 20 to do.
 

Bassmaster

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I can't see it being the new Flasher being bad, because the stock Flasher with stock bulbs now hyperflash on the driver side. I'd guess it's a shortage in there somewhere

I could try adding a resistor to the driver side, but I'd like to pinpoint the problem first really
 

Cleanoh4

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It's the Bassmaster way.....

But Chris is right, skip the bullshit and go right for the resistors imo
 

Bassmaster

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:bird:

So try a resistor for the driver side first with the new Flasher... And maybe prawfit? If not, try both resistors? If not then = onebadchad mod
 

Bassmaster

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The new flasher is supposed to be led friendly.
This. It's supposed to be the simple replacement alternative. Works fine for some, not so well for others. Cause somehow switchbacks seem different on every damn vehicle lol

And :gtfo: I waited too long for these to get rid of them. I'll get em working eventually
 

Fiesty

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I had 2 bad sets from vleds. Sometimes they worked sometimes they didn't function right. Returned them and got 2 new sets and no probs since. I did the flasher mod without resistors and no issues.
 

Bassmaster

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i have the Tridon LM487 flasher, remember what yours is? but i got these from bryan, idk how long he had them them or used them, so i doubt they would send me a new pair, but i can try and call whenever i get a chance.

but again, i dont see how it could be just a bulb problem now because with the stock relay and bulbs the driver side still hyper flashes now. seems more of a voltage problem with that socket. but idk shit lol if i clip the #7 pin on the stock relay and try that out..i could always just re-solder it back together & be good as new right?
 

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The flasher mod is snipping the pin. It's so tiny that soldering it probably wouldn't work.