Having been notified that most of the turnsignal/brake/reverse lights are not working on my MH, it's time to put in LED replacements.
Vehicle 1998 ford E450/lazydaze 26.5
job was really easy. front has standard ford turn signals. 2 screws to remove lens, 1/4 turn light socket, remove and replace bulb, ops check, and reverse procedure.
Tail lights were just as easy. Lenses attached with spring clip, remove and replace bulbs, ops check, reassemble.
The whole thing works like new with one exception.
switching out led bulbs with old flasher relay still installed sometimes causes what's known as hyperflash. Basically, the flasher relay isn't getting enough load through the circuit and flashes twice as fast as normal, about 160 flashes per minute vs 80 or so normally.
The solution is to replace the flasher relay with one rated for LEDs. Depending on your unit, they're only about $10 or so and pretty easy to replace, assuming you can find it buried under the dash.
here's the parts I used from amazon.
reverse lights
tail lights
front turn lights
hyperflash relay
check part number before ordering
Overall it was a pretty simple change out, especially since I had so many bulbs to change anyways. Front turn signal changes from white when running lights are turned on to yellow when flashing.
Red tail lights aren't much brighter than the old ones, but there are other brands than are. reverse lights are super bright so I can see with the back up camera better at night.
Vehicle 1998 ford E450/lazydaze 26.5
job was really easy. front has standard ford turn signals. 2 screws to remove lens, 1/4 turn light socket, remove and replace bulb, ops check, and reverse procedure.
Tail lights were just as easy. Lenses attached with spring clip, remove and replace bulbs, ops check, reassemble.
The whole thing works like new with one exception.
switching out led bulbs with old flasher relay still installed sometimes causes what's known as hyperflash. Basically, the flasher relay isn't getting enough load through the circuit and flashes twice as fast as normal, about 160 flashes per minute vs 80 or so normally.
The solution is to replace the flasher relay with one rated for LEDs. Depending on your unit, they're only about $10 or so and pretty easy to replace, assuming you can find it buried under the dash.
here's the parts I used from amazon.
reverse lights
tail lights
front turn lights
hyperflash relay
check part number before ordering
Overall it was a pretty simple change out, especially since I had so many bulbs to change anyways. Front turn signal changes from white when running lights are turned on to yellow when flashing.
Red tail lights aren't much brighter than the old ones, but there are other brands than are. reverse lights are super bright so I can see with the back up camera better at night.
