Thread: need a quick answer: ARB bullbar indicators

Originally Posted by dullbird

And I shall my good friend all in good time.....the light had gone by the time we had finished....as we were also working on the 90

actually I forgotten when taking of the smart bar how bloody light they are. I carried it around on my own. I will miss that bar though I actually really liked it just doesn't quite suit my needs now

You have a flash gun for the camera

Originally Posted by dullbird

The flasher works normal! not that I really understood your question

the only difference is my trailer light no longer comes on with the indicators

Leds have little resistance compared to a globe with filament. Have been known to upset a flasher can if no resistance in place. By second globe or resister built in.

Originally Posted by dm_td5

You have a flash gun for the camera

I was going to say the same thing

Originally Posted by Rangier Rover

Leds have little resistance compared to a globe with filament. Have been known to upset a flasher can if no resistance in place. By second globe or resister built in.

oh ok it was my understanding that when you fit a bullbar (like my smart bar) and hook up the indiactors it causes the trailer light to flash along with the indicators which mine did....the only way to cure this is to fit LED's in the bullbar which this one has as the low resistance puts everything back to normal which it has done

Actually you can also fit low wattage bulbs (5W works perfectly) and get the same affect. The LED's draw virtually nothing and if you were to replace all the indicator lights with them you would need to replace the flasher can. But as the rest of the bulbs are standard ones it's not an issue.

A bit of trivia, my camper trailer is all LED and thus the trailer indicators don't trigger the trailer flasher on the instruments either.

Originally Posted by dullbird

oh ok it was my understanding that when you fit a bullbar (like my smart bar) and hook up the indiactors it causes the trailer light to flash along with the indicators which mine did....the only way to cure this is to fit LED's in the bullbar which this one has as the low resistance puts everything back to normal which it has done

Yes that is one thing they are good for. Secondary blinkers.

All good then

Originally Posted by dm_td5

Actually you can also fit low wattage bulbs (5W works perfectly) and get the same affect. The LED's draw virtually nothing and if you were to replace all the indicator lights with them you would need to replace the flasher can. But as the rest of the bulbs are standard ones it's not an issue.

A bit of trivia, my camper trailer is all LED and thus the trailer indicators don't trigger the trailer flasher on the instruments either.

That's the only thing wrong with using then on a trailer with no resistance on Land Rovers.

The up side is nice and bright and very low current draw.

Originally Posted by dullbird

The flasher works normal! not that I really understood your question

the only difference is my trailer light no longer comes on with the indicators

Hi Lou,

Thats why I fitted the LEDs to the front but never got around to hooking up (lazy) and sorry forgot to put the wiring note in, but it seems you got it sorted.

Did the front drop much?

Danny