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TC-2SS · 08-10-2016, 11:01 AM

The afterburner tail lights were in the car when i bought it. It recently started to flash really fast and a warning comes up on the dash. I turn the signal on and 5 to 10 seconds later it starts going crazy. I got out and watched it happen from outside the car and the pattern doesn't change at all, just speeds up. Other threads with stock lights doing the same thing said check the bulb and make sure they are tight. Is this the same thing with these? I'm not the biggest fan of them so to change them back to stock wouldn't bother me.

MudderFinger · 08-10-2016, 02:27 PM

Most of the time with stock type tail lights it would be a ground causing this, however if the is a flasher you might be able to replace with a heavy duty flasher, but I am not sure if this uses a flasher or not. I will look at fuse panel and see, but it may be controlled by Body controller. So you would be on right track to double check connections and grounds, etc.

TC-2SS · 08-10-2016, 03:34 PM

I would agree with that. The weird part is that it doesn't start acting up right away. It takes a few seconds to start being weird. I'll have to do some digging i guess.

JerTM · 08-10-2016, 04:17 PM

The BCM is detecting an incorrect resistance on the turn indicator circuit. It flashes at a normal rate for a few seconds and then fast flashes. Do all of your turn indocator bulbs, front and back, illuminate? You can check them by turning on your hazard switch.

TC-2SS · 08-10-2016, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by JerTM

The BCM is detecting an incorrect resistance on the turn indicator circuit. It flashes at a normal rate for a few seconds and then fast flashes. Do all of your turn indocator bulbs, front and back, illuminate? You can check them by turning on your hazard switch.

The 4 ways work just fine, I wondered that too so I checked. Only time there is an issue is when the left signal is on. Front left bulb is ok.

JerTM · 08-10-2016, 06:21 PM

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The 4 ways work just fine, I wondered that too so I checked. Only time there is an issue is when the left signal is on. Front left bulb is ok.

I haven't seen the afterburner tail lamps in person, but I assume the led ring blinks instead of the regular bulb correct? The BCM isn't seeing the correct current draw for the circuit and is fast blinking to indicate a bulb outtage. Usually to compensate for an LED replacement of an incandescent bulb a resistor is wired in to put the correct resistance and satisfy the current draw the BCM is looking for. Remove the trunk panel that is above the left taillamps and see if the resistor has come loose. Worst case is you return to stock lamps being as you don't care for the afterburners anyway.

1JEWLDSSRS · 08-10-2016, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by TC-2SS

The afterburner tail lights were in the car when i bought it. It recently started to flash really fast and a warning comes up on the dash. I turn the signal on and 5 to 10 seconds later it starts going crazy. I got out and watched it happen from outside the car and the pattern doesn't change at all, just speeds up. Other threads with stock lights doing the same thing said check the bulb and make sure they are tight. Is this the same thing with these? I'm not the biggest fan of them so to change them back to stock wouldn't bother me.

You mentioned "afterburner" tail lights, if these are the tecnostalgia tail lights you have then one of the little ballast resistors is bad on the left side that is blinking weird. Each tail light has 1 resistor connected to it, the older ones had a bracket with 2 mounted in it, 1 for each light on that side, the new resistors are separated so that which ever light is bad, you only need to replace THAT one. I have had this happen a few times to mine. Todd at techno can send you a new set, but I forgot how much they are, you would have to call him.. Good luck

08-10-2016, 11:01 AM	#1
TC-2SS Mike Drives: 2011 2ss/rs Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: michigan Posts: 29 View My Garage	afterburner ligth question The afterburner tail lights were in the car when i bought it. It recently started to flash really fast and a warning comes up on the dash. I turn the signal on and 5 to 10 seconds later it starts going crazy. I got out and watched it happen from outside the car and the pattern doesn't change at all, just speeds up. Other threads with stock lights doing the same thing said check the bulb and make sure they are tight. Is this the same thing with these? I'm not the biggest fan of them so to change them back to stock wouldn't bother me.

08-10-2016, 02:27 PM	#2
MudderFinger Drives: 2011 IOM SS/RS Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 887 View My Garage	Most of the time with stock type tail lights it would be a ground causing this, however if the is a flasher you might be able to replace with a heavy duty flasher, but I am not sure if this uses a flasher or not. I will look at fuse panel and see, but it may be controlled by Body controller. So you would be on right track to double check connections and grounds, etc. __________________ My Build Thread

08-10-2016, 03:34 PM	#3
TC-2SS Mike Drives: 2011 2ss/rs Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: michigan Posts: 29 View My Garage	I would agree with that. The weird part is that it doesn't start acting up right away. It takes a few seconds to start being weird. I'll have to do some digging i guess.

08-10-2016, 04:17 PM	#4
JerTM Drives: 2011 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Utah Posts: 1,940	The BCM is detecting an incorrect resistance on the turn indicator circuit. It flashes at a normal rate for a few seconds and then fast flashes. Do all of your turn indocator bulbs, front and back, illuminate? You can check them by turning on your hazard switch.