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Old 04-05-2012, 11:30 PM
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Default Re: Why are my blinkers blinking twice as fast as they should?

Check your flasher relay. Also make sure you don't have a pinched wire.
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Old 04-06-2012, 03:23 PM
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Do you have a trailer light harness? I have one and when it rained water would get in it and short it out causing all the turn signals to blink twice as fast. I figured it out cause the little rubber cover broke off my trailer harness and I sprayed the water out of it turned the ignition off turned back on and it was fine. But it kept doing it when it rained so I finnaly just used a strip of ductape to keep the water out of it. Never happends anymore.
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Old 04-06-2012, 03:58 PM
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Default Re: Why are my blinkers blinking twice as fast as they should?

The trailer light harness is an often overlooked source of problems in the lighting system.
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Old 04-06-2012, 04:05 PM
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Really is I mean it had me thinkin relays and all that stuff I replaced all the turn signals and it kept doing it. it was just a hunch the trailer harness but it was the problem. And if you have the truck running or the ignition on and you clean the water out and use the signal it will keep blinking twice as fast you have to clean the water out turn the ignition off then on and the problem will be solved. If that is indeed the problem.
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Old 04-06-2012, 04:19 PM
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low on blinker fluid....

you may have pinched a hose during your front end swap...
How do you change blinker fluid? Mine must be overdue...
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Old 04-06-2012, 05:54 PM
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Old 04-07-2012, 03:22 AM
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I recently did an 06 up front end swap and now my blinkers blink twice as fast when the headlights are on and off.

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what year were you before? if you were 98-00, and had four bulbs on the front, swapping to the 06 (2 bulbs) is your problem. there is less resistance on the circuit causing the system to hyper flash, just as leds cause less resistance and do the same thing. put two more bulbs back in the circuit in the front and hide them and it should go back to normal.

if you only had a 2 bulb setup on the front prior, then i'm not sure.
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Old 04-07-2012, 07:13 PM
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How do you change blinker fluid? Mine must be overdue...
No need to change, it replenishes itself every 3 months on its own.
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