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Extra lights on the crashbars?
Written by csury on 4/10/2011 at 05:25 pm

I replaced my front and rear turn signal bulbs with amber 68-SMD LED 1157
equivalents in front, and amber 68-SMD LED 1156 equivalents in back. I also
installed red 68-SMD LED 1157 equivalents for my brake and rear running lights
as well and am quite happy with the results.

The replacement bulbs came from eBay with pricing varying from $12 to $17 a
pair, shipping included.

My turn signals flash more quickly now, but the self-cancelling still works same
as it did before. I thought about installing a load resistor to slow the flash
rate down a bit but to be honest, the flash rate isn't unacceptably fast now.

The instant on-and-off of the LED bulbs plus their high intensity makes for very
noticeable flashing, much more noticeable that the ordinary 1156 and 1157 bulbs
that used to be there.


--- In ipcrc@yahoogroups.com, "douglasvanb" <douglas.vanbossuyt@...> wrote:
>
> Regarding the self-canceling turn signals not supporting LEDs, I believe
something like an Arduino could replace the stock unit and would then be able to
support LEDs. However, I haven't done it yet because 1) I'm busy with other
projects 2) the last time I checked, I wasn't satisfied with the LED bulb
replacement options and 3) I'm not sure how well an Arduino would hold up in the
working environment of a PC800. Maybe there is an automotive shield available
for the Arduino? It would be a very interesting experiment...
>
> Cheers,
>
> Douglas
>