Hello All. I have a 2010 Unlimited Rubicon and for the life of me, I cannot find the location of the turn signal flasher. I have taken off the plastic shroud on the steering column and found nothing. I hate to go by sounds, but the "click" seems to come from the top of the dashboard. I sure hope I don't have to pull the dashboard apart just to swap the flasher! I am trying to swap out the old light bulbs out for LED 3157's that I purchased on the web. The new bulbs work fine (and bright), but the flasher thinks a bulb is burned out due to the low current draw. Hence, it flashes at a rapid rate. If I can find the blasted flasher, then I can swap in an electronic flasher that will support the low current. Any ideas are welcome and I thank you in advance for your help.
Where do they hide the signal flasher?
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Hmmm not sure. I think what ur looking for is going to be under the hood. I forget what its called. Nuts. Ummm go to superbrightled.com they have a section on what is needes for LED instllation, thats assuming that you don't hace the part already.
But i'm pretty sure what u r looking for should be under the hood and not in the cabin. There should be a black box that holds all the relays. This is where the flasher relay should be.
But i'm pretty sure what u r looking for should be under the hood and not in the cabin. There should be a black box that holds all the relays. This is where the flasher relay should be.
SteelHeadz
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Since the CAN B Bus communication was introduced from late 06 to current, the flasher unit is NO longer used on the indicator and hazard lamps. Among other functions ,the TIPM( Totally integrated power module) controls and monitors circuits of the lighting system. The clicking sound thats familliar with everyone in the past to give the driver a sense of audible awareness that the indicator is on is no more than a small speaker mounted on the circuit board of the instrument cluster and has no other function but to make a clicking sound. To fix the issue on the fast flash and give the TIPM the load value that it requires when monitoring the circuits, you will need to install a load equalizer. You can purchase this unit from an auto parts house and install it according to the manufacturers instructions.
FYI, the TIPM allows only five consecutive circuit faults. At each time, at a predetermined threshold, the TIPM will disable the circuit to prevent catastrophic circuit failure to other components and the TIPM will need to be reset to enable the circuits to function again. After the fifth reset, the sytem can no longer be reset and replacement will be required. Also, this will void your manufacturers warranty if the cause of failure is found to be due to tampering with the manufacturers specified components(modification).
FYI, the TIPM allows only five consecutive circuit faults. At each time, at a predetermined threshold, the TIPM will disable the circuit to prevent catastrophic circuit failure to other components and the TIPM will need to be reset to enable the circuits to function again. After the fifth reset, the sytem can no longer be reset and replacement will be required. Also, this will void your manufacturers warranty if the cause of failure is found to be due to tampering with the manufacturers specified components(modification).
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Thank you Steeldeadz! I was hoping for a simple issue, but suspected that Jeep had gone this direction of "the black box controller". It sounds like sticking with the regular bulbs will have to do for this rig. It just isn't worth fooling around with some of these new boards and screwing up the warranty. Thank you again for the help!
Crazy4diesels
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My 05 TJ is the LAST new vehicle I will ever buy. WHAT was so wrong with the old lighting equipment that required such a ludicrous, over engineered and unserviceable mess. It's a good thing we have Mikey and his expertise or the JK guys would be totally out of luck. -John
SteelHeadz
Super Moderator
I agree. Technology comes with a price. There's advantages and dis-advantage but the idea was for the drivers information center(Instrument cluster) to inform the driver that a lamp is burnt out. Looking back in our old ways, we can't seem to find the younger generation to take their time checking their vehicles for safety such as lamps, fluids , tires etc. Not so long ago, there was a topic about a TPM( Tire pressure monitor). 4-5 sensors that monitors tire pressure, what?!, you can't see that the tire needs air?! or much more ,probabbly dont own a tire pressure gauge. It's a great technology and feature for a luxury car but i wouldn't consider it for my Jeep. When it comes to electronics, it's game on. I like a lot of the ideas out there but not enough to consider it for my own use.
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