Title: Installing Led Indicator Flasher Relay
Robo - July 31, 2009 05:36 AM (GMT)
I intend to swap my indicator bulbs to LED ones, and I read that would cause the lights to blink real quick 'cos of the lower wattage.
I also read that instead of mucking around with resistors, cutting wires and soldering, I can replace the indicator flasher relay with one compatible with LEDs?
Anyone has experience with this? Know where to get one from and/or know where the flasher relay is on the Altezza?
Also read if you swap the flasher relay, then the indicator lights don't flash when you turn the alarm on/off 'cos the ignition is off, is this true?
Leiden - August 2, 2009 06:18 AM (GMT)
You could always just wire the LED's in parallel with the original lamp tucked away somewhere. LED's draw very little current so it wont overload the stock circuit with the original lamp connected.
Otherwise measure the resistance of the stock lamp and find a 10W Resistor with the same resistance and wire it in parallel with the LED lamp
Sparkystav - August 15, 2009 10:29 PM (GMT)
You can buy the flasher unit for the Lexus/altezza off ebay
Robo - August 16, 2009 12:36 AM (GMT)
Does anyone know where the flasher relay is located?
I've listened to the clicking sound, and located it to be somewhere near the drivers side fuse box, but not sure of the exact location:
Robo - October 25, 2009 05:34 AM (GMT)
bump, anyone knows where the flasher unit is on the car?
H1Vltg3NZ - October 25, 2009 06:39 AM (GMT)
Should be a chart on the back of the cover that you took off to get to the Fuses.
Stephen - October 25, 2009 09:40 AM (GMT)
It's located on the inner driver kick panel circuit.
Robo - October 25, 2009 09:56 AM (GMT)
That's what I gathered, hence the picture of the driver kick panel above, but I don't see anything that looks like a relay, all of them seem to be plugs and fuses.
If someone can circle it or something it'll be helpful.
Stephen - October 25, 2009 10:07 AM (GMT)
It's on the inner circuit. Which means it on the other side of the fuse board (the board in your photo). Viewing the circuit board from the back it's located on the bottom left.