How do you make your turn signals blink faster ? ( as almost you had a burned out light ) I heard it was something with a transistor that has to be sodered in.

 

One method is to swap the bulb out with a smaller one that fits in the socket. I can't recall what bulb # it is, but this should work. However, the light that flashes is dimmer, you run the risk of blowing a fuse, and bulb life is generally shorter. But hey if you want to annoy the heck out of people behind you, why not?

 

the ghetto way to do it is cut the black wire from the 1157 (the bigger one) harness.

There are turn signal speed controllers out there that u can get, such as the run-about (which is what i have, i have it set for slower than stock) or you can custom make it yourself, overboost.com has a DIY article.

 

I think if you use one of them LED bulbs it'll do just that.

 

i smell rice.

 

Yeah... fast blinkers are annoying and DO NOT look better... looks like you have a squirrel on speed playing with your turn signal...

 

I wanna make mine blink slower.

 

Its funny, when mine is on the slowest setting, its actually TOO slow...by the time i'm done changing lanes the first blink is still on.

 

you need to take the flasher relay out of the fuse box (it should be in the front of the fuse box under your dash.) take the casing apart and you'll see a resistor, not a transistor. :nono: measure the resistance on it or take it to radio shack and they'll do it for you. if you want it to blink faster, get one with less resistance. if you want it to blink slower, get one with a larger resistance.


however, resistors are rated by wattage and resistance. for your blinkers you'll have to measure how much current is being absorbed by the relay and lights. you can use an ammeter or ask someone. if you have trouble and are serious, ask me and i'll find out for you.. only after you try yourself.

once you know that, you can find the power rating you'll need.

Power = Voltage * Current.

go to radio shack or any electronic store and get the desired resistance with a power rating higher than what's needed. this is to assure yourself that the resistor will not burn.

ex.) let's say your factory resistor is 1000ohm at 8.5 watts, and you want a quicker blink.. you'll try to find a resistor of 500ohm (2 times quicker blinking) at 9 watts or whatever is the next available increment.

good luck :thumbup:

 

My gs-r seems to blink real quick.