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Old Jan 15, 2010 | 05:06 PM
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well, when i installed my new JCR tail lights, i had wired everything up correctly and when i had tested the directionals, they are blinking quicker then normal. like if you were to have a OEM tail light out, my question is, how to make them flash like normal. what do i have to change?
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Old Jan 15, 2010 | 05:10 PM
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friend of mine did the same thing , I thinks its normal
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Old Jan 15, 2010 | 07:07 PM
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That is normal for when you have a flasher with lamp out indicator.... They flash fast when it doesnt pick up enough of a load on it...
Since LEDs dont draw a 10th of the amps a incandescent bulb does it thinks it has a lamp out...
You can either find a flasher with out lamp out indicator...... or install these inline and then the lights will blink slow like normal...http://www.virtualvillage.com/2x-led..._medium=shcomp
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Old Jan 15, 2010 | 07:08 PM
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how can i get the turn signal to go slower, like normal. is there something i could do to the relay.
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Old Jan 15, 2010 | 07:30 PM
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Check out this link they should have exactly what you need and also have a crossreference chart to all the bulbs in your vehicle.
http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...rake-turn.html
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Old Jan 15, 2010 | 07:31 PM
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Post up some pics of the lights installed.
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Old Jan 16, 2010 | 02:38 PM
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here are some pics of the JCR tail light armor installed
Attached Thumbnails LED tail lights-armor-6.jpg  
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Old Jan 16, 2010 | 05:16 PM
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were did you find them JCR tail light armor plates at
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Old Jan 16, 2010 | 05:23 PM
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that is not normal. you need to go get a load equalizor from autozone. they sell them by the bulbs.

they are cheap too
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Old Jan 16, 2010 | 05:41 PM
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were did you find them JCR tail light armor plates at
http://www.jcroffroad.com/index.html
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Old Jan 16, 2010 | 05:54 PM
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what do you do for reverse lights to keep it legal?
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Old Jan 16, 2010 | 06:02 PM
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autozone... they have a thing u wire in inline with the taillights to fix this... look in the section where they sell the LED light bulbs...
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Old Jan 16, 2010 | 06:03 PM
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I will put two holes in the existing bumper with the hole saw i have and put two square reverse lights in.
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Old Jan 16, 2010 | 06:08 PM
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they do have white LED lights in eBay... there bout $40 for the oval ones... ill be running them...
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Old Jan 16, 2010 | 06:11 PM
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ya, white l.e.d seem really good for reverse lights, ill look around for them and pick sum up.
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