How can I remove the 1157 bulb from the corner light WITHOUT getting lame *** hyper blinkers? My wedge bulbs match up with my headlights and driving lights, but the larger 1157 bulb looks yellowish.

What do I have to do to only get the wedge bulb to light up without it blinking really fast?

Thanks!

 

Any help? Fast is good..

 

Use a resistor in it's place. Or paint the 1157 with something opaque, like silver touch up paint so that it would blend into the clears. Just ideas, I have never tried this.

If you try the paint idea, do it on a clear bulb, since the amber on the amber bulbs falls off.

 

just use a resistor like stated above. Play with different value resistors to adjust the blinker rate.


[Modified by Pb_Foot, 8:52 PM 5/7/2002]

 

or just buy amber bulbs for all the bumper light bulbs and don't worry about it matching w/ the headlights. Amber bulbs look better anyway, and are cheaper than the blue crap.

 

Amber bulbs don't look better when you have fog/driving lights installed.

And I'm not buying 'the blue crap,' I want all my lights to be 'the white crap.'

 

I really know nothing about using resistors. So excuse the lame questions.

Where does the resistor go? Do I use a resistor for each side? Does this resistor also control the rear lights from hyper blinking?

Thanks..

 

The flasher rate is controlled by the amount of resistance in the circuit. The bulbs themselves, drawing current from the curcuit, are resistors. This is why if one burn out, the resistance drops, causing the flasher rate to increase on whatever side it is on. Resistance drop is also how bulb failure warning lights work on cars that have them. It just detects a change in resistance from normal. So if you wire a resistor across the power and ground terminals for the turn signal filament of the 1157 bulb, it will think a bulb is there and will maintain normal flasher rate.

However, if you remove the 1157 bulb, the front turn signals will hadly be visible at all, those 194 bulbs are pretty dim in the daylight.

 

Great explanation! Makes sense to me..

So I wire a resistor into the wires for the 1157 bulb, in EACH corner? This will make the rear brake lights blink at the normal rate too then.

I'm trying to remember, and I think there are 3 wires (?) for the 1157 socket. White/Black/Green maybe? I'm assuming black is ground, but, exactly how would I wire the resistor in? With what wires?

 

Up..

 

You could just use a multimeter to figure out which wire is for the turn signal, then cut that wire and the ground wire and solder the resistor to the 2 ends of wire you just cut.

But, you're wanting to do all this and get rid of your main front turn signals just because the bulb color doesn't match?

 

Uh huh.

 

don't make it any harder than it sounds. it's pretty simple. just take the resistor and push the legs into the socket (make sure they are touching the contacts) and put the socket/housing back into the corner light to avoid any condensation buildup. I'm guessing you could use a 5 ohm or so resistor since the bulb's resistance wouldn't be much at all. you could experiment with different values to adjust the blinker rate. or if all else fails, just add more blinker fluid.

-Erik

 

Whoa, wait a minute.. the resistor plugs right into the socket just like a normal bulb (whatever size it is) would?? I thought I had to splice into wires and stuff...

Enlighten me!

Do I have to buy a resistor of certain size (physically, not ohm-wise)??

And yes, I'll be sure to top off my blinker fluid.


[Modified by nerdish, 6:44 PM 5/8/2002]

 

It will not plug in because 1157's just have contacts on the base. If we were talking about a wedge-base socket (like the 194 bulbs) you might could just stick a resistor in there (although it could fall out), but it won't work w/ the 1157 socket. You're going to have to splice.

 

ooooh, i'm sorry. I was confused. I was thinking you wanted to remove the bulbs from the sides.... Hummmm.... gonna have to splice wires then...

Erik

 

K, do you still guestimate a 5 ohm resistor or what? Where can I pick up 'dem so called 'resistors'?

 

I had an interior bulb in my room and just measured it. It measured 0.5 Ohms. I don't see why it would be of a different value than the one you are going to replace with the resistor. Good Luck.
-Erik

PS- Power = Voltage x Current. P = 12 x ? I don't really know how much current would go through that fuse so i'm gonna say just get the highest wattage resistor radio shack has. It shouldn't even cost $0.25. Good luck

 

whoa whoa current and resistance are completely different things. Reistance is measured in ohms. What you need to so is simply take an 1157 bulb and measure the resistance across the large filament, and use a properly rated resistor accordingly.

 

Would I be able to take the bulb to radioshack, and say 'I need a resistor for this' and they test it and tell me what to get?

 

Just buy a multimeter, you can get them cheap. I use mine all the time, because I'm always messing around w/ electrical stuff in my car.

 

I already told you man, just go get a resistor about 0.5 ohms with the highest wattage rating they have. resistors have a power rating and depending on how much current will be going through it, that is important. Shouldn't have much current for the blinker, but either way.. having a resistor with a higher power rating won't hurt anything... it would just be "overkill" at the very most.

EDIT: Having a resistor with more or less resistance will adjust how quick your blinkers blink. For that reason, I'd suggest you get a few resistors ranging from 0.5 ohms to 5 ohms... although i'm sure you won't want to use anything over 1ohm since they would blink really slow.

-Erik


[Modified by Pb_Foot, 10:03 PM 5/9/2002]

 

well i just measured the resistance of an 1157 i have laying around, one filament measured about 3 ohms and the other about .5 ohms. I couldn't tell you which is which, though.

 

help anyone?
I accidentally threw away the connector part with the old 1157 bulbs so now i have new bulbs but no way to connect it. Anyone know what the part is and how much it costs at acura?