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NARP74
post Sep 27 2023, 07:49 AM
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I did a quick search, but no luck. Does anyone sell or have a list for the external LED bulbs to buy? Excluding headlights and fogs.
I did see one member that was selling these several years ago, looks like the site is NLA.
Did not want to go the full Spoke kit yet. I will buy the relay from them though.
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post Sep 27 2023, 01:45 PM
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I'm cheap. I bought brake and turn LEDs from Amazon. Didn't need to change the flasher relay.
Brighter than stock but mainly it reacts faster, which is the real benefit.

Just did full LED swap on the Partzfinder (Blazer) except for the gauge bulbs that need to dim. Still north of $100 not including headlights, but worth it for safety and not draining the battery.
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post Sep 28 2023, 05:59 AM
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QUOTE(Chris914n6 @ Sep 27 2023, 03:45 PM) *

I'm cheap. I bought brake and turn LEDs from Amazon. Didn't need to change the flasher relay.

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Was this on your 914? Does your 914 have an OEM flasher or LED-compatible flasher? Unless an LED has built-in ballast or ballast resistor is added, normally the OEM flasher either for the single L/R indicator in the later 914's or the separate L and R of the early 914's, the OEM flasher will not function correctly.
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QUOTE(Spoke @ Sep 28 2023, 04:59 AM) *

QUOTE(Chris914n6 @ Sep 27 2023, 03:45 PM) *

I'm cheap. I bought brake and turn LEDs from Amazon. Didn't need to change the flasher relay.

@Chris914n6

Was this on your 914? Does your 914 have an OEM flasher or LED-compatible flasher? Unless an LED has built-in ballast or ballast resistor is added, normally the OEM flasher either for the single L/R indicator in the later 914's or the separate L and R of the early 914's, the OEM flasher will not function correctly.

Yes 914. OEM but I couldn't tell you what parts car it came off. Definitely not new or LED spec'd.
Bulbs don't seem to have built in resistors Amazon Auxlight bulbs
Chassis is 75, cluster is 94 Nissan, reg indicator bulbs, but shouldn't matter.
I didn't think the 914 had the bulb out "circuit" that newer cars have. The Blazer has the flasher relay timing based on bulb resistance so that had to be swapped with a dumb (led) relay or it would 'hyper' flash because it thought a bulb burned out.
'Acting funny' is an old relay that's sticking. If it is bulb resistance it would flash twice as fast.
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post Sep 29 2023, 03:46 AM
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I didn't think the 914 had the bulb out "circuit" that newer cars have.

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I believe all vehicles from at least the 1960s on had some type of bulb out warning. Some used the hyperflash (2x normal rate) whereas the 914 used the tach turnsignal indicators. The 914 used the flasher relay to also indicate if the brake master cylinder tripped or the ebrake was pulled. So 914 flasher relays flash normally even with very light loads like the brake warning light and LED turnsignals.

To alert the driver of a burned bulb, the 914 early cars with separate L and R tach indicators would flash both at the same time. The later cars with the single L/R indicator would not flash at all.

Later cars with the single L/R indicator and OEM flasher relay and LEDs the indicator would never flash. The early cars with separate L and R indicator would be really weird as the selected side would flash normally but the other side would also flash gently as the 2 indicators would power the other side turnsignals. This is true also in the 911 up to 1984.
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NARP74   LED Bulb kit   Sep 27 2023, 07:49 AM
Cairo94507   @NARP74 . Even if you do not buy anything else fro...   Sep 27 2023, 08:39 AM
NARP74   @Cairo94507 I don't see the 3rd brake light k...   Sep 27 2023, 09:14 AM
drem914   [b]@[url=http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?s...   Sep 27 2023, 09:19 AM
Cairo94507   Yes, I meant the actual brake lights on the car. ...   Sep 27 2023, 09:23 AM
NARP74   Got it. Still don't like the dot look though....   Sep 27 2023, 09:34 AM
87m491   Got it. Still don't like the dot look though...   Sep 28 2023, 09:58 AM
NARP74   Got it. Still don't like the dot look thoug...   Sep 28 2023, 10:04 AM
Cairo94507   It is a compromise for the increased safety the LE...   Sep 27 2023, 09:37 AM
NARP74   I used to work on dot matrix printers in a previou...   Sep 27 2023, 09:46 AM
Spoke   Understood about the LED 'dot' look. Witho...   Sep 27 2023, 10:43 AM
rjames   Wires can be run under the chrome strip. I used ...   Sep 28 2023, 09:24 AM
StarBear   Definitely get the brake light kit; I got the rect...   Sep 27 2023, 11:08 AM
930cabman   Are these available for the gauge lights?   Sep 27 2023, 12:02 PM
NARP74   Are these available for the gauge lights? Yes, I...   Sep 27 2023, 12:10 PM
dr914@autoatlanta.com   yes we have them   Sep 27 2023, 01:35 PM
Chris914n6   I'm cheap. I bought brake and turn LEDs from A...   Sep 27 2023, 01:45 PM
Spoke   I'm cheap. I bought brake and turn LEDs from ...   Sep 28 2023, 05:59 AM
Nogoodwithusernames   [quote name='Chris914n6' post='3104319' date='Sep...   Sep 28 2023, 10:47 AM
Mikey914   [quote name='Chris914n6' post='3104319' date='Se...   Sep 28 2023, 07:03 PM
Chris914n6   [quote name='Chris914n6' post='3104319' date='Sep...   Sep 28 2023, 06:05 PM
Spoke   I didn't think the 914 had the bulb out ...   Sep 29 2023, 03:46 AM
Mikey914   Alll things LED we do https://914rubber.com/search...   Sep 27 2023, 05:38 PM
930cabman   Alll things LED we do https://914rubber.com/searc...   Sep 28 2023, 05:11 AM
76-914   I needed to change my flasher after going to LED...   Sep 28 2023, 07:36 AM
barefoot   For gauge lighting, there are 4 different bulb hol...   Sep 28 2023, 08:50 AM
NARP74   Can start here for the bulb info; https://bowlsby....   Sep 28 2023, 09:01 AM
NARP74   Not pushing any vendor over another, shop where yo...   Sep 28 2023, 09:57 AM
StarBear   Not pushing any vendor over another, shop where y...   Sep 28 2023, 11:16 AM
Chris914n6   Not pushing any vendor over another, shop where y...   Sep 28 2023, 06:09 PM
NARP74   Since you can get colors more easily with LED, doe...   Oct 3 2023, 12:14 PM
Spoke   Since you can get colors more easily with LED, do...   Oct 3 2023, 12:59 PM
DRPHIL914   Can start here for the bulb info; [url=https://bo...   Oct 4 2023, 11:34 AM


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