LED bulbs?

rjewkes · Post by **rjewkes** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 12:38 am

do our trucks need an equalizer in orde for the leds to light up or blink or both?

Does anybody know? has anybody done this upgrade?

heep70 · Post by **heep70** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 6:08 am

Good question. Probably depends on how many LEDs you get in each unit. I did my front blinkers in the Toyota. Each one had two LEDs, I had to get the fancy relay to make them work. I think it costs me $25.

heep70 · Post by **heep70** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 6:12 am

Here is the link I got mine from. It won't come with the right plug because they are for motorcycles.

http://www.customled.com/PRODUCTS/FLASH ... _relay.htm

72hiboy4x4 · Post by **72hiboy4x4** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 9:56 am

I put Semi-truck style rear LEDS on my '72. Didn't do anything but custom wire them into the system. I took them off when I re-styled the bed and haven't got them re-installed or I'd get pics.
Them suckers are bright!

EDIT: You must use an electronic (heavy-duty) flasher for LED's to work. the old click-style won't get enough current to heat the element and it might or might not blink. The electronic ones don't care.
I already had one in my truck, but Greg's link reminded me about it.

rjewkes · Post by **rjewkes** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 1:12 pm

ok i think for 5 or 10 bucks Autozone has the electronic flasher. Guess that one will be quiet? or will it still click?

heep70 · Post by **heep70** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:05 pm

Mine is quite.

Tim P. · Post by **Tim P.** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 12:49 am

they sell the noisy one too

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 2:01 am

i put the big round red ones on my 66 f250 4x4 bed, did not ever think of needing a different flasher & they have worked fine for several years. very bright.

rjewkes · Post by **rjewkes** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 4:24 am

I guess i cold try it with the original stuff and if i have to can move up to the electronic flasher.

heep70 · Post by **heep70** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 6:17 am

I found that the light duty flasher will work a little bit better.

ratfink · Post by **ratfink** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 9:15 am

The reason it might work w/ the light duty flasher is you have more than one bulb on the circuit to "load" the flasher. If you have all L.E.D. lights on the curcuit, then you would have to have the electronic flasher because of the load wouldn't be enough to heat the bi-metal relay.
The fact that they don't burn out (almost never), and use less power is why they are being used more and more in new vehicles. Wires are smaller, etc.
WOW, did I just ramble or what? Sorry guys.
Ratfink

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 1:44 pm

ratfink wrote:The reason it might work w/ the light duty flasher is you have more than one bulb on the circuit to "load" the flasher. If you have all L.E.D. lights on the curcuit, then you would have to have the electronic flasher because of the load wouldn't be enough to heat the bi-metal relay.
The fact that they don't burn out (almost never), and use less power is why they are being used more and more in new vehicles. Wires are smaller, etc.
WOW, did I just ramble or what? Sorry guys.
Ratfink

yes , i do have more bulbs than just the led's on that circuit.

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