What resistors do I need to fit LED tail lights to a 2012 PX Ford ranger ute
LED tail lights fitted to original wiring harness. Brake, tail, reverse & indicators work ok, but indicators blink fast. Have fitted 1 resistor in series with common lead to tail lights. Indicators still blink fast?
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Your local auto parts store should have an adapter kit with instructions. If not, just buy the adapter and connect it to the wire harness going to your tail lights. You will need a voltage tester to identify each wire with the ignition key on, find wire that has voltage when running lights are on, left/right turn signals and then the brake lights.
If the original (OE) tail lamp is the one you describe as a stock tail lamp it is fair to assume the two extra white wires were put in when the led lamp was fitted, though it isn't wise to assume anything and referring to a wiring diagram is best due to wiring colours not being universally standardised.
It should be simple to identify which job each wire is intended to do using a polarity sensitive test lamp, a voltmeter doesn't consume enough current to be a reliable test instrument for this purpose.
Best to proceed with caution as motorcycle wiring isn't always as simple as imagined especially as different destination territories might have different requirements and typically a single wiring harness would be produced to cater for any other requirements leaving "spare wires" when only the basic equipment is fitted.
Check your wiring and fuses you likely have a short some ware .I would start at the radio hock up look for melting and burning on wire jackets if you don't have a plug in connector on the radio that fits into a connector that is in the harness of the stock vehicle you need to trace any wire you cut .
first remove the wire you hook up rear tail and break circuit. (1)install ground wire to the frame (2)turn on the head light switch and go to the rear to find the +12 volt on the wire then hook it up to the led tail circuit, it should only light up that circuit but if both still come on then the new led unit is not config right. Replace it or have it modified. if only the tail circuit is on then go to (3)cut off the head light switch and have someone step on the break peddle then fine the +12 volt on the wire and hook it up to the brake led circuit.(only the brake circuit should be on) hope this help you. .
If you happen to have a trailer wiring adapter plugged into the harness, remove it first and see if they start working. I've more than one of those mess up the rear lights. If you have the three-bulb tail lights, use a test light to see if there is power to the tail bulb sockets. If there isn't, replace that fuse just to be sure, then trace back the harness to find the break in the wiring.
hi go back to bulb and make sure the bulb you have fitted is for indicator? this has only one element and has only one centre contact for power also check the side pins on the body of bulb they should be opposite one another and on same level as you look on side however here in uk some of these bulbs are the same as above but for the locating pins as described above the pins are on same level but not opposite each other so if you try fitting should not be able to fit easily bayonet suggest you check the other side rear light bulbs one at atime to ensure correct type are what you have fitted stop and tail light bulbs have two elements one for brake and one for tail light these locating pins are oposite each other but not on same level offset to ensure the elements are on correct circuit when fitted hope you understand ?
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