LED bulb problems
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From: Kuna ID
LED bulb problems
I have clear lenses for my truck, so I went to superbrightleds.com and ordered 2 amber LED bulbs and 2 red ones. They state thermal flashers will not work with LED's and to use electronic or heavy duty flashers. I have a heavy duty electronic flasher in my truck. Heres where things get stupid. When I install the amber LED's in the front, the corner marker lights stop working. They still blink with the turn signal though. On a side note, I did the ground swap to make the corners blink with the signals. If I install the red LEDs in back with the ambers still in front, nothing will blink. So I can run just the ambers up front without my corner lights, or just the reds out back, but I can't use all 4 at the same time. 
Maybe if I tow my trailer everywhere, there will be enough draw to make my signals work. 
Maybe if I tow my trailer everywhere, there will be enough draw to make my signals work.
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I had a thought. I was contemplating modifying my rear light housing to accept more bulbs. Would 2 or maybe 3 LED bulbs match the draw of a regular filament type bulb? One LED bulb does an okay job of lighting the housing, but more would help. I dont know much about electricity, but I figured having 3-4 LEDs(1/front-2/3 rear) might come close to 2 filament bulbs.
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Before I went to too much trouble, I would try something like this. You could probably buy the resistors yourself from a supply store if they were cheaper.
http://discountleds.com/equalizers.htm
http://discountleds.com/equalizers.htm
