Taillight

[Aron Gleason]

This is a puzzler. With the lights off the left blinker works. Lights on the turn signal won't flash. Wiring looks good. What could be going on?

 

[R413]

What are the 2 things needed to turn on a light bulb? Power and Ground.

Are you still working with LED bulbs?

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[Aron Gleason]

Yes. But now I only have led bulbs in the taillights. I gave up trying to get the parking lights to function with leds.

 

[kiwigtx]

Yes. But now I only have led bulbs in the taillights. I gave up trying to get the parking lights to function with leds.

Mixing LED's with Incandescent lamps is a recipe for problems....go with one or the other, and then check your grounds.

Sounds like a cross contamination of voltage between the Indicators/Brake lamps and the lighting circuit to me.

 

[kiwigtx]

Also check the bayonet orientation of the LED lamps...the new ones are very easily installed incorrectly into old style holders.

 

[Longknife]

The flashers on incandescent bulbs work like circuit breakers. When enough current passes through them they open. Leds have very little current draw so the flasher does not open,,,

 

[vance.dykes]

you have to use a flasher for all l e d lights and a different flasher for incandescent in ether front or read and l e d in the other i just went thru this.

 

[Longknife]

ORRRR, if you want to mix led and incandescents buy a load resistor wire in to each Led circuit,,,,