Indicators flashing fast, not LED related

[garyboy_palaboy]

got the same experience when changing bulb type indicators to LED.

solution...

RESISTOR

When i bought an ordinary LED indicators, the flash goes in rapid phase. so my friend put a resistor (the white thing that looks like a ceramic/chalk, about 2-3 inch long, with wires) before connecting to the LED. and walllaaaa...flash back to normal.

Lately I bought a RIZOMA LED indicators, it comes with the resistors which instruct how many resistors you need to connect based on the watts of your OEM signal lights (35/55w).


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[ibby4585]

Tony. Bin the bulbs and spray up the original bulbs in orange. It's the wattage of the bulb. Mine did that too.


Kris

[Drunkn Munky]

Tony. Bin the bulbs and spray up the original bulbs in orange. It's the wattage of the bulb. Mine did that too.


Kris

i would mate but i dont have any

so what wattage bulbs do i need then? i'll go get some later

[ibby4585]

Can't remember, I'm in cornwall at the minute. But it's definitely the bulbs mate.

[BillingCBR]

RVF has 2x 15W (rear) and 2x 18/5W (front) stock, might be worth putting some 21W bulbs in as per UK VFRs?

[Drunkn Munky]

Is it a MOT requierment for the indicators to flash at the correct rate?

[BillingCBR]

From what I remember there's no ''right'' flashing rate, just between 60 and 120 per minute (I think, if not it's not far off)

[banoffee]

Got this on my slingshot, flashes rapidly. Turns out it's a jap market spec relay, got a UK one coming on Sat. Tried 21w vs the 15w bulbs and make no difference.

[Drunkn Munky]

A 21W in the rears only sorted it out steve. Now i just need to find some orange ones

[banoffee]

I got mine on ebay. Same base as 'car indicator bulbs but smaller heads' - those the ones?