New LED lights

[dgasman]

Installed new LED tail lights on the Ranchero today. Nice and bright so hopefully the jerks in Los Angels will see me lol.

[RICH MUISE]

Did you get the turn signals working ok with the LEDs?
I'm curious what's in the bay next to the Ranchero.

[hiball3985]

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.

[RICH MUISE]

That makes sense.

[hiball3985]

That makes sense.

Something about installing 4 there isn't enough resistance for the stock flasher to work
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[dgasman]

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 .

[DanTudor57]

Which LEDs are you guys using? Where did you get them -- vendor?

[hiball3985]

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  LED light spectrum is different, if using in the tail lights you need red ones..

[dgasman]

I bought mine from Larry?s Thunderbird. They have them listed for 57 T Birds , same tail lights. Easy to install

[Ford Blue blood]

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.

[Rancher]

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.