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Old Jul 8, 2009 | 07:29 PM
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Ok have installed leds in all my lights except my front turns. I have put an led flasher in as well. Here is my problem I installed leds in my front turns but they only flash when the parking lights are off, but one led on each side flash with the opposite turn on. If I turn the parking lights on they stay on steady and won't flash. By the way I have an '01 f-150. Any ideas guys. Oh also I have tried bulbs from two different companies and got the same result.
 
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Old Jul 8, 2009 | 09:42 PM
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Ok have installed leds in all my lights except my front turns. I have put an led flasher in as well. Here is my problem I installed leds in my front turns but they only flash when the parking lights are off, but one led on each side flash with the opposite turn on. If I turn the parking lights on they stay on steady and won't flash. By the way I have an '01 f-150. Any ideas guys. Oh also I have tried bulbs from two different companies and got the same result.
But, if you put regular bulbs back in, without changing anything else, everything works fine? If so, try putting load resistors in parallel with the LED turn signal bulbs.

I know, you should not have to do this, but, maybe it will work?

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Old Jul 8, 2009 | 11:27 PM
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Yeah everything works fine. What size load resistors should I use and which wire do I put them on?
 
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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 06:06 PM
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Ok here is another part of what I am noticing is that when I have the leds installed and the parking lights on is that none of my turn signals work. They all stay on constant. I thought that the led flasher was supposed to correct this.
 
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 11:27 AM
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I would have thought the flashers would take care of the problem too.

SuperBrightLEDs sells load resisters and they even have an "installation sheet". You can find them on this page: http://www.superbrightleds.com/tail-brake-turn.html

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