4 Ways to Get Rid of Hyper-Flickering with LED Turn Signal Bulbs!
Website design By BotEap.comHyper blinking, also known as rapid blinking or hyper blinking, is the most common phenomenon that occurs when you switch your turn signals to LED lights. Since LED turn signal bulbs draw much less power than the original factory bulbs, this will cause a sudden drop in circuit resistance causing your turn signals to hyperflash or rapidly flash. This type of event also occurs when you have a blown or non-functioning turn signal bulb, as that also causes a drop in resistance in the circuit. This lens will show you four ways to tackle this problem once and for all.
Website design By BotEap.com1) The first solution is also the most common of the four and will be a surefire solution to the hyper blinking issue. Load resistors are resistors that are placed between the positive wire and negative wire of the LED turn signal wiring, bridging the two wires pulling up the load (hence the load resistors) for the entire circuit. The specifications for most load resistors have a capacity of 50 W with a resistance of 6 ohms. Although these will fix the problem in almost 100% of cases, the requirement to tap the wires discourages some people from purchasing them. Along with wire taps, these also get very hot once in operation due to the electrical resistance created within the resistor, so they need to be mounted to a metal surface.
Website design By BotEap.com2) The next solution is a plug and play (PnP) load resistor harness. In theory it is the exact same design as the load resistors mentioned above, however these are pre-wired to a specific socket size like 3157, 7443, 1156 and more. Since the load resistors are pre-wired, they can be easily installed without connecting any wires. These are perfect for those who want a PnP-style solution to their hyperflashing problems. Unfortunately, the only drawback is that the plugs are universal in design and may not fit all cases. On top of that, most of these are designed with a 3 ohm resistance as they will be in direct proximity to the pre-wired wires to prevent overheating and melting. Metal mounting is still required.
Website design By BotEap.com3) The third solution is a thermal flasher relay. Most vehicles come equipped with a relay that coordinates the blink rate of the turn signals. These factory flasher relays are designed to work with a regular incandescent filament bulb, not an LED bulb that has lower power consumption. To fix this, aftermarket thermal flasher relays are designed to work with aftermarket replacement LED bulbs. The flasher relay does not get hot and is a PnP solution. The only drawback to this solution is that some of the newer vehicles do not use a flasher relay to coordinate the LED corner lights, but instead use the vehicle’s ECU (Electronic Control Unit). This brings us to our last solution to the hyper blinking problem…
Website design By BotEap.com4) Many European vehicles and some newer vehicles have the ECU to control the blinking of the turn signals. In addition to controlling it, European vehicles also have a system that monitors the draft and resistance of the exterior bulbs and alerts the driver when they do not work. These are known as failure or error messages and they can be quite annoying. To alleviate this, some vehicles have the ability to change the resistor and draw the turn signal circuit requirements to use an LED turn signal using aftermarket car computer software. This not only gets rid of the error message but also fixes the hyper flickering issue at the same time. As with all of these fixes, there will be a “pro” and a “con” to each fix; the downside to this is that this type of fix may not be available for all vehicles.
Website design By BotEap.comIn general, having the choice of four different hyperflash arrangements will allow the user to choose what is best for their vehicle. While one solution may not work for the vehicle, another solution may work instead. While these fixes are not rocket science and are not difficult to accomplish, they all require some form of vehicle electrical knowledge, it is still recommended that only an experienced professional install these fixes.