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Old 06-06-2013, 02:02 PM   #22 (permalink)
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The reason you need the resistors is the turn signal is controlled by a bi-metallic strip, ...
There is no bi-metal flasher. The turn signal lamps are directly driven by the BCM. See EXL-82 of 2009 FSM.

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The problem with LED's is that they don't draw enough current to heat the strip enough make it stay open long enough, so the strip opens and closes very quickly. Adding the resistors increases the heat so that the bi-metallic strip works correctly.
The BCM monitors current flow to the lamps and goes into fast-blink mode if the current draw is too low. See EXL-15 of 2009 FSM.

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I'm not sure if our Z's have front and rear Turn signals in parallel, ...
The rear turn signal lamps are on separate BCM outputs. The side and front lamps are in parallel with each side on a separate output. See EXL-82 of 2009 FSM.
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