Hi guys I tried searching this up but didn't get much info. My passenger side indicators flash faster than the driver side due to the front passenger side indicator not working. Checked the wires at the front and they looked damaged so I re-soldered them making sure there were no dry solder points. Changed and tried 3 different globes all to no success. When I put the hazard lights on, both sides blink at the normal rate, still without the front one. Hazard switch? Flasher can? Thanks for your time
Got a MULTIMETER? Check the terminals where the globe connects, they should be nice & clean & making good contact. You may have a break, or high resistance in one or both of your wires. The next step is to use a multimeter to see whether you have a +12VDC supply on one of the wires [set the Mm on VDC]. Then check whether the other wire goes to ground (-) [set the Mm on Ohms].
How light globes work To assist you I will assume you have little knowledge of electrical circuits. To get any light globe to work we essentially really need one wire connected to the positive terminal of the car battery and then just connect the other wire of the light globe to any metal part of the cars body. This is because the negative battery terminal on all cars today is connected to the cars body. Most people understand that we need a wire that has +12 volts connection but the negative wire is a little more tricky. If you use a multimeter set to 12 Volts and connect the one end of the multimeter to the metal part of the car and then with the other end of the multimeter to either wire of the passenger globe you should see the 12 volts going off and on with the other globes. If you see the voltage come on and off with the flashing then the other wire (the one going to the cars body ) is not connected to the cars body somewhere. Here is the simplified circuit of any light globe in cars. Hope this helps.
It is usually from a led bulb somewhere in the circuit, front, side or back. It messes up the resistance of the flasher circuit. I have one one each side, so they are both fast.
To stop fast flashing from leds you can use a load resistor. Any auto shop should have them. Led auto lamps part number LR12/2 for a twin pack. Bout $20.
