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driver11324 · 04-02-2009, 06:51 PM

First, I have searched and there is one thread about this, but no answer. Also, I have studied the FSM and got nothing out of it. Anyway, I have a Zenki s14 and changed the front over to a kouki. Now because there are bigger bulbs in the zenki blinkers and smaller in the kouki, the blinkers blink really fast, acting as if a bulb was out. No bulbs are out. Can I put a resistor in the socket so that the blinker relay gets somewhat "tricked?" What other options do I have.

projectRDM · 04-02-2009, 07:51 PM

Bulb size has nothing to do with it. You've got another issue somewhere.

HYPNOTIK · 04-03-2009, 05:56 AM

I swapped my rear turn signals to LED bulbs and it double flashes on the turn signals but flashes normal on the hazards. If I swap back to the normal bulbs it works fine. It's has to be a resistance issue, I was thinking of putting some kind of resistor also but I'm not sure what size?

DJ_Sunrise · 04-03-2009, 03:56 PM

Don't use LED's.. Thats just a bad idea. It takes a dickload of LED's to match the light output of regular incandescant. Like RDM said... Your issue is somewhere else. Perhaps you have the completely wrong bulb altogether.. Theres a shit ton of bulbs that look like 194s, 168s, etc... may be the same issue in your case..

-Bart

cotbu · 04-03-2009, 04:25 PM

You're out of blinker fluid!

04-02-2009, 06:51 PM	#1
driver11324 Zilvia Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Long Island Posts: 205 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	S14 Blinker problem First, I have searched and there is one thread about this, but no answer. Also, I have studied the FSM and got nothing out of it. Anyway, I have a Zenki s14 and changed the front over to a kouki. Now because there are bigger bulbs in the zenki blinkers and smaller in the kouki, the blinkers blink really fast, acting as if a bulb was out. No bulbs are out. Can I put a resistor in the socket so that the blinker relay gets somewhat "tricked?" What other options do I have.

04-02-2009, 07:51 PM	#2
projectRDM Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Atlanta Age: 51 Posts: 13,812 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	Bulb size has nothing to do with it. You've got another issue somewhere. __________________ FORMERLY R240NA Learn what's really going on and protect your assets now before they're gone forever: www.paypalsucks.com

04-03-2009, 04:25 PM	#5
cotbu Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: SWFL Age: 50 Posts: 3,318 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	You're out of blinker fluid! __________________ LoverTechnologies "Half Broken Things!"

04-03-2009, 05:56 AM	#3
HYPNOTIK Zilvia Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pisa, Italy Posts: 700 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	I swapped my rear turn signals to LED bulbs and it double flashes on the turn signals but flashes normal on the hazards. If I swap back to the normal bulbs it works fine. It's has to be a resistance issue, I was thinking of putting some kind of resistor also but I'm not sure what size?

04-03-2009, 03:56 PM	#4
DJ_Sunrise Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NJ Age: 38 Posts: 1,134 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Don't use LED's.. Thats just a bad idea. It takes a dickload of LED's to match the light output of regular incandescant. Like RDM said... Your issue is somewhere else. Perhaps you have the completely wrong bulb altogether.. Theres a shit ton of bulbs that look like 194s, 168s, etc... may be the same issue in your case.. -Bart