Turn Signal Relay for LED Tail Lights 2nd Gen

What's up TW. I've searched through so many different threads on here and am getting so many different ideas and information on what is needed to solve the fast blinking turn signals after upgrading tail lights.

I have a 2011 Tacoma 4x4 crew cab with DRL. Is there a relay I can just replace to fix this and keep my DRLs? Essentially, what do I need to do here in order to stop the fast blinking? Does it have to be resistors?

Thanks for all the input!

 

A couple guys have “played” with the idea.
Don’t know if they went through with any of it?
I think the resistors were easier, not desirable, but work?

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/drl-with-smarttap-flasher.655966/
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/adding-led-flasher-and-keeping-drls-05-11-for-now.685102/
@caribe makaira @Muddinfun

 

There are no LED flashers that work with factory DTRL. If you want to keep the DTRL, the easiest way is to just install resistors.

The SmartTap flasher does several cool things in addition to working with LEDs. If you want to use the SmartTap LED flasher and keep the DTRL, this is a really creative circuit to make that happen. However, it is made a lot more complicated than it needs to be in order to make it plug and play without cutting any of the truck wiring. Be warned, this is really advanced circuitry for someone who can read schematics, understand relay functions, and integrate them into the truck to make it all work.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...ping-drls-05-11-for-now.685102/#post-24280310

 

On average, how hard is it to install the resistors? Have you done it before? Not super experienced with wiring/electrical but have had my fair share of wrenching. Is there a kit I can buy that'll have everything I need in it? Thanks for your help folks!

 

I got the resistors when I bought LED's from @csjumper2003 ... sells you all you need to install resistors and included instructions to where best place them. Plenty of threads that explain how.

Have not installed mine yet, one of those things I've been meaning to get to.

 

I did this a few years ago. As I recall, it was not hard at all.

 

I've been looking around, and it looks like people have done the resistors both under the dash, and on the actual wires of the headlights in the headlight compartment. The big reason for doing it within the headlight compartment was due to the resistors heating up, and wanting them to be mounted on something metal in order to avoid melting of plastic (i.e. under dash). Any thoughts from people who have done it about those two options?

 

I don’t do resistors, but I think some people put all the resistors on the rear so they’re only heating up when the turn signals are on. Do your research 1st since you will be drawing double the intended current on the rear turn signal wires.

 

I should clarify- I installed resistors in my flasher (small 1/8 watt) unit not inline (big heatsink resistors).