I figured I'd put those new-fangled LED bulbs into my turn signals etc...of course I was going to need a new flasher or a whole handful of little resistor gizmos. The new flasher sounded simpler. And then I saw Coolerman had a ready-made plug in flasher for just that purpose. So I bought one.
Oops, apparently FJ40 flashers and FJ55 flashers are different. FJ40 flashers have a measly 2 prongs, FJ55 flashers have a mighty 3 prongs. Perhaps because the 55 flasher supplies flashiness to both the turn signals and the hazards in a 55. Don't know how the flashers work in a 40, don't care.
So, trying to push the 2 prong plug on the flasher into the 3 prong plug in the Pig didn't work. Therefore I got me a pair of 2 prong connectors, and a new crimper tool 'cause it was a good excuse to get a new tool.
Now, Coolerman seemed just as interested as I in try to figure out how to make this flasher work in a 55 and actually looked at the schematical wiring diagram for the 55 and deduced that there was an always-on 12v for the hazards and a keyed-on 12v for the turn signals, he even told me the colors of the wires. He further predicted that if I was to connect the Green-Red wire of his flasher to the Green wire of my Pig and his Green-Blue wire to my Green-Blue wire, that all would be well. He also pointed out that there were some errors in the schematic he was reading...
So I gave it a go. Following directions did not help at all. I had to settle for trial and error, watching out for smoke and/or flames of course.
My research shows that if I connect the flasher's Green-Blue to the Pig's Green wire and then the flasher's Green-Red wire to the Green-White wire of the Pig then my turn signals suddenly work as they're supposed to. Hooray. So I made some new crimps and plugged things together. Turn signals still worked.
Now, I was all prepared to have to go out and buy another LED flasher for the hazards. Strangely though, I found that if I pull the hazard switch AND have the turn switch engaged (either right or left) that the hazards work as intended. I am amazed.
Oops, apparently FJ40 flashers and FJ55 flashers are different. FJ40 flashers have a measly 2 prongs, FJ55 flashers have a mighty 3 prongs. Perhaps because the 55 flasher supplies flashiness to both the turn signals and the hazards in a 55. Don't know how the flashers work in a 40, don't care.
So, trying to push the 2 prong plug on the flasher into the 3 prong plug in the Pig didn't work. Therefore I got me a pair of 2 prong connectors, and a new crimper tool 'cause it was a good excuse to get a new tool.
Now, Coolerman seemed just as interested as I in try to figure out how to make this flasher work in a 55 and actually looked at the schematical wiring diagram for the 55 and deduced that there was an always-on 12v for the hazards and a keyed-on 12v for the turn signals, he even told me the colors of the wires. He further predicted that if I was to connect the Green-Red wire of his flasher to the Green wire of my Pig and his Green-Blue wire to my Green-Blue wire, that all would be well. He also pointed out that there were some errors in the schematic he was reading...
So I gave it a go. Following directions did not help at all. I had to settle for trial and error, watching out for smoke and/or flames of course.
My research shows that if I connect the flasher's Green-Blue to the Pig's Green wire and then the flasher's Green-Red wire to the Green-White wire of the Pig then my turn signals suddenly work as they're supposed to. Hooray. So I made some new crimps and plugged things together. Turn signals still worked.
Now, I was all prepared to have to go out and buy another LED flasher for the hazards. Strangely though, I found that if I pull the hazard switch AND have the turn switch engaged (either right or left) that the hazards work as intended. I am amazed.
