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LED Turn Signal Conversion

Yahoo Message Number: 113463
I've recently replace the stop lamps, turn signals and back up lamps with LED equivalents. WHen I first installed the they worked great, except they are polarity sensitive, so I had to (by trial and error) make sure they were inserted correctly. Today after installing the lamps about a week ago, the turn signals on the rear of the coach wouldn't work unless I replaced the LEDs back to incandescent bulbs. The front LED turn signals worked, the backup LED signals worked and the LED stop lamps worked just fine. The LED supplier (M4PRoducts.com) has a package insert that says that if there's a CANBUS system (warns if a turn signal is out by rapidly blinking) then you need a resistor. Weirdly they worked when first installed and then a week later stopped working.

I've ordered the resistors (also available from M4PRoducts) but am curious to see if anyone else that has replaced their lamps with LEDs has had the same problem. I've also replaced the headlamps and hi-beams with LEDs and am curious to see how they work. I'm wondering if anyone has had any problems with the LEDs blinking on/off when in DRL mode. My coach has the headlamps come on when placed out neutral in a low power DRL mode.

Jim

Jim and Jona Seifert

2007 Country Coach Intrigue Ovation 530 42'
Coach #12150
525 Cat C13 Allison 6spd
Toads: 2014 Ford F150 / 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser w/ REMCO DS Disconnect.
Airforce 1 Brake system
Blue Ox Aventa II Towbar
Jim and Jona Seifert
2007 Intrigue 530

Re: LED Turn Signal Conversion

Reply #1 –
Yahoo Message Number: 113464
Jim,

You need to replace your turn signal flasher with an electronic version. The LED's don't pass enough current to get the old bi-metal flashers to work. The link below may or may not be what you need. You need to pull the existing one, usually from the the electronics bay below the drivers seat, and get one with the same connections.

Amazon.com: turn signal flasher for led lights

Barney
07 Inspire 52059
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Re: LED Turn Signal Conversion

Reply #2 –
Yahoo Message Number: 113487
I'll go out and locate the flashers and see what kind they are. Good suggestion, and makes sense. They worked while I had a mix of incandescent and LED but when I replaced ALL of the incandescents with LED they stopped working.

Jim and Jona Seifert

2007 Country Coach Intrigue Ovation 530 42'
Coach #12150
525 Cat C13 Allison 6spd
Toads: 2014 Ford F150 / 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser w/ REMCO DS Disconnect.
Airforce 1 Brake system
Blue Ox Aventa II Towbar

Jim and Jona Seifert
2007 Intrigue 530

Re: LED Turn Signal Conversion

Reply #3 –
Yahoo Message Number: 113489
That makes sense as the flasher requires a load which is commonly more than led only bulbs supply.

Some sensor systems in vehicles have same issue showing bulb out errors.

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