R33 Indicators Blinking Crazy

[SKYTYM]

hey guys i have r33 srs 2 gtst and my indicators blink like crazy and i dont know how to change it??

does any one know how to make them normal?

[Richo]

They usually blink faster when one of them is blown.

So just check that they are actually working, if not, replace the bulb and off you go

[black33gtst]

Another reason they can blink fast is iff you replace your blinkers with smaller ones like i did it lowers the resistance and the flasher unit thinks there is a blown globe you either need a different flasher unit or wire in some larger globes like i did

[adam-__-]

It's most probably a blown globe. Replace it and it should go back to normal.

I've got this problem of having them go fast one day and normal the next. I think there's something loose.

[dmr]

  adam-__- said:

It's most probably a blown globe. Replace it and it should go back to normal.

I've got this problem of having them go fast one day and normal the next. I think there's something loose.

me too. so annoying!

[rsx84]

as above, 9 out of 10 times its a blown bulb, turn of the hazards and walk around the car. replace which ever one is not flashing..

[POLICE]

I'm not sure if this is relevant but when I disconnected the front indicator/foggy connector

and turned the indicator on, though there's no light but the interior dash indicator indicator flashes like crazy

[rsx84]

  POLICE said:

I'm not sure if this is relevant but when I disconnected the front indicator/foggy connector

and turned the indicator on, though there's no light but the interior dash indicator indicator flashes like crazy

i think its the same situation where if a globe is broken you have broken the curcuit so if a globe is removed the curcuit is broken too? not 100% if that correct though..

[Munkyb0y]

^ yep, broken curcuit will make it flash faster too. i recently had this happen after putting my front bar back on. i thought it was a blown globe, but actually it was making poor contact in the holder. cleaned it up, problem solved.

[Yidz]

Was only reading this thread yesterday, and behold, my left blinker is doing the same thing this morning!

[inthisglass]

If you havent changed anything then its going to be a blown globe.

i know it started with mine because i put smaller indicators into my front bar as i hated the big ugly orange ones.

i dont mind them flashing fast but does anyone know if its illegal?

[adam-__-]

  inthisglass said:

If you havent changed anything then its going to be a blown globe.

i know it started with mine because i put smaller indicators into my front bar as i hated the big ugly orange ones.

i dont mind them flashing fast but does anyone know if its illegal?

Could cause people to have seizures(sp?). So would say that it's illegal.

[GTScotT]

there is a legal rate that all cars in australia must flash between, cant remember what it is off the top of my head, fairly decent size range though, also on my 32 i noticed it doing this, stupid thing has 2 blinker globes in the corner lights, took me a while to relalise

[wyteceffy]

i occasionally have the same prob with the rhs indicator goin spastic but mine is just a loose connection and it usually goes back to normal after i whack the lense in the front bar a few times. lol

[pro_sniper]

  adam-__- said:

I've got this problem of having them go fast one day and normal the next. I think there's something loose.

I get this on mine from time to time. Turns out there's a water leak letting drops of water into the socket for the rear lights and causing a short. Once it dries out, it all works fine. When the rain stops after a wet period, I usually spray some electronic cleaner in there which evaporates the water real fast...

Might be something else on yours though.

[POLICE]

Ok yesterday I took out the Amber lens after heating it in the oven,

put in some orange bulbs and glad wrap over the indicators (just a temporary solution)

connected it back up and today my indicators go like crazy, everything is working

but the indicators are flashing like 3 times a second.

It goes back to normal when I put the emergency lights on.

Any ideas guys?

Edited January 16, 2008 by POLICE

[mitchy_]

wrong wattage bulbs.

the indicators will flash quickly if you either have a blown bulb, no bulb, or a low wattage bulb.

[adam-__-]

  pro_sniper said:

I get this on mine from time to time. Turns out there's a water leak letting drops of water into the socket for the rear lights and causing a short. Once it dries out, it all works fine. When the rain stops after a wet period, I usually spray some electronic cleaner in there which evaporates the water real fast...

Might be something else on yours though.

Hrmm, cheers for that mate. I'm gonna keep an eye out what happens after a down pour.

[POLICE]

Does low wattage = low resistance then?

[BLK33T]

After putting on my FMIC I had this prob. It turned out to be a loose connection that was causing the problem.