Turn Signal Issue

[CapePrep]

Yep, another turn signal thread. I did a search, nothing with my symptoms. Here is the deal. New control box last year. All LED Bulbs. The special indicator bulb. Left side works fine. Right side blinks but fast. Just like if you have a bulb out. Both front and rear bulbs aren't as bright as the other side that is working. Here is what I have done:
*swapped bulbs/no change
*cleaned all the grounds in the housing and the wire on the back of the housings.
*took a ground jumper right from the battery to the anodized bulb holder in the front and rear housings/no change
*checked voltage/all good
*checked connection at control box and made sure mounting bolts were clean and tight/no change
And another symptom/clue-I have recently added a small trailer to pull. All LED bulbs on that. Everything works, mimics the truck. Left side works fine, right side is dim AND....the blinker on the truck completely stops working on that right side but the trailer does blink, fast and not bright.
One other thing-when the hazards are on, I step on brake, all flashing stops. Let off, everything back. And, with hazards on, right and left are steady and bright. Unlike when the right side is used normally.
Do I need a new control box? I hear that even new ones can be bad. I am stumped and would just like it to work properly. No, I have not used the TM's, but feel like I have covered my bases with the diagnostics.

 

[155mm]

my guess is turn switch as that is where brake light/flasher is overridden

 

[MarkM]

Are these led units or 1156 led bulbs in place of the incandescents?

 

[CapePrep]

Are these led units or 1156 led bulbs in place of the incandescents?

LED 1156 replacements

 

[MarkM]

Put the incandescents back in the front Lights. Had this same issue. The flasher unit had problems with so little resistance.

Mark

H1 tail light buckets on Hmmwv?

I was looking at some H1 tail light buckets to replace the Hmmwv buckets. Reasons why you say. The fact that it has the integrated reverse lights and the lights seem to be cheaper. Any pictures and experience would be greatly appreciated.

www.steelsoldiers.com

 

[CapePrep]

Put the incandescents back in the front Lights. Had this same issue. The flasher unit had problems with so little resistance.

Mark

H1 tail light buckets on Hmmwv?

I was looking at some H1 tail light buckets to replace the Hmmwv buckets. Reasons why you say. The fact that it has the integrated reverse lights and the lights seem to be cheaper. Any pictures and experience would be greatly appreciated.

www.steelsoldiers.com

Mark, This was the solution!!! Thank you so much. Up and running perfectly. The only odd thing is that the left side worked fine with LED's, the right side was the issue. Putting the incandescent back in front solved it. Thank you

 

[MarkM]

Glad it worked out. How about a pic of the truck.

Marl

 

[CapePrep]

Trailer is aluminum and empty so no real test on towing. But going to build it out as a "bug out" camper. More to come....

 

[MarkM]

You could get the LED bulbs with the anti hyperflash which has a resistor build in unlike those awful looking inline resistors. Mine had the same odd one flasher light not working.

I remember a funny story that some northern city wanted to save energy cost. They had a brilliant idea to change all the street lights to LED at a very substantial cost.

They did not think it through as in the next winter snow would build up on the traffic lights and made them useless so the had another brilliant idea to install heaters in the traffic lights to keep them warm at another substantial cost and now no energy savings at all. The incandescents gave off light and heat and kept the lights free of snow and ice. Don't know why I thought of that tonight but gave me a chuckle.

Mark

 

[MarkM]

Trailer is aluminum and empty so no real test on towing. But going to build it out as a "bug out" camper. More to come....

Nice looking truck. Had mine for approx nine years and she has been a lot of fun.

Mark