Rob
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okay... on the pickup i have used Fiat Punto side repeaters as main front indicators but when connected they flash too fast and quite irregularly... I was thinking that they are probably of too less a value and therefore aren't drawing enough oomph to slow the flasher down ? but, I have tried a resistor used on bikes (below) but it has no affect, it only makes the lamp dimmer!?aarrgghh! I have also tried both indicators on one side to fool it into thinking it had a side repeater but no joy. cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8025060722&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1hhheeeelllpp !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D
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Rob
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what bulbs are in the repeaters?
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Never trust a man Who names himself Trevor. Or one day you might find He's not a real drug dealer.
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I would try changing the flasher unit itself perhaps.. to what one? I'm not sure. ;D
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LEDs normally flash faster as they provide less of a load for the flasher unit. a resistor should work fine - most places recommend a 6ohm 50W, connected between the live and ground. failing that you can get dedicated LED flasher units - about halfway down www.superbrightleds.com/1157.htm
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Never trust a man Who names himself Trevor. Or one day you might find He's not a real drug dealer.
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Why not simply drive faster? that way the flashing speed will look 'appropriate' to the speed of the vehicle.
Hope this helps
Mr_B
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Rob
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Why not simply drive faster? that way the flashing speed will look 'appropriate' to the speed of the vehicle. thanks they're 5w bulbs in the repeaters - can't seem to get bigger wattage ones? I think I might try a different flasher unit as there are some that are listed as not being load sensitive. ps: wanted to say thaks for snapdragonclubman for his help on this subject... i've bugged him for long enough tho
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Rob
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thanks for that link too - looks like i was wiring it wrong *coughbollocks* I was using it inline on the hot wire - oops. try again tomorrow
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A lot of new cars have electronic flasher cans rather than the old bimetallic strip type. These will work with lower wattage bulbs and LED.... not sure exactly which one to get though.
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cheers - if the resistor doesnt work when ive wired it properly i'll look at a new flasher...
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Can't you leave it 'as is' for that period BL shoddy build quality feel? I'm sure it is a written law that ALL Marina's (and HC Viva's for that matter) MUST have repeaters that are either obscenely fast OR bowel-shatteringly slow (but never the correct speed).
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Last Edit: Jan 4, 2006 10:57:05 GMT by arthurbrown
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my fastback has Mondeo side repeaters as the front indicators (they're not staying!) and to get the flash rate right, the previous owner has wired up a huge bulb in series which is mounted inside the flipfront. it's a really nice effect at night, when you indicate one side of the car glows from around the wheelarch.
and on the 'rocco, when purchased, the indicators were so slow that quite frequently i'd have completed the manouvere before they'd got chance to flash a second time.
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Rob
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nickb - you of course 100% correct - in the same way that 80s fords repeaters seem to dim all other bulbs on the car when they flash - the lamps must be HUGE ! Pillock - I love the idea of a 'one flash' manouvere !
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I might be stating the bleedin obvious here, slap me if this is so, but you have got bulbs in the back ones haven't you?
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I might be stating the bleedin obvious here, slap me if this is so, but you have got bulbs in the back ones haven't you? Good point - the wiring in most old cars is such that if an indicator bulb blows / is missing, it will cause the rest of the bulbs in that circuit to flash erratically, including the indicator light on the dash (imho this is useful as it alerts the driver to any problems!). It's especially true of '60s BMC stuff (even my Amazon is like this even though it seems to have relays for just about every other lighting circuit), so I'd expect the wiring in the Marina to be the same.
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Last Edit: Jan 5, 2006 0:39:14 GMT by Paul H
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Rob
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it is the same thing - there are no bulbs out (fallen for that one before!) - i'm now looking for a UK stockist of flasher units that aren't load reliant . . .
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