Installed new LED tail lights on the Ranchero today. Nice and bright so hopefully the jerks in Los Angels will see me lol.
Did you get the turn signals working ok with the LEDs?
I'm curious what's in the bay next to the Ranchero.
I put LEDs in the rear also. If you only put them in the rear you don't need a new flasher made for LEDs.
That makes sense.
Quote from: RICH MUISE on 2021-07-30 09:26
That makes sense.
Something about installing 4 there isn't enough resistance for the stock flasher to work
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I am using the same flasher that was in the Ranchero but they did give me a led flasher if it was needed.
The car next to the Ranchero is my Ranch wagon .
Which LEDs are you guys using? Where did you get them -- vendor?
Quote from: DanTudor57 on 2021-08-10 20:54
Which LEDs are you guys using? Where did you get them -- vendor?
Sorry I don't recall the brand, just bought them on Ebay. I made a bone head mistake the first time and ordered white ones :005: LED light spectrum is different, if using in the tail lights you need red ones..
I bought mine from Larry?s Thunderbird. They have them listed for 57 T Birds , same tail lights. Easy to install
Not sure anyone is interested in this tutorial but here goes. LED's do not draw enough current to make the "old style" flashers work. The "old style" flashers worked on a bimetallic strip. Current drawn by the two lights heated the strip, opened the circuit, lights out, closed, light the lights and opened again. Loose a front or rear light no flashing, add a trailer light and they flash really fast. Newer flashers use a slightly different arrangement , the flasher opens and closes on it'e own simply turning off and on the lights.
Some HD truck flashers provide a consistent flash regardless of lamp load. Some used to contain a tiny motor which switched contacts via eccentric. Solid state is the norm now.
I suppose a resistor or other load would "fool" a thermal flasher.