Installed LEDs Flashing Fast?

Tiny
ASEBULLSHARK
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  • 2016 CHEVROLET IMPALA
  • 3.6L
  • V6
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 55,000 MILES
2016 Chevy Impala Limited Police sedan. Changed the turn signal lightbulbs to LEDS. Using flashers (all the lights), no issues. When I use one turn signal, the lights go wildly fast. I bought some relays (AICEL 2 Pin LED Electronic Flasher Relay, 4 Pack 12V Speed Adjustable Flasher Relays) that purportedly fit the model to a "t". I don't know which relay to swap out with the new one(s). Need to know how many I change our and where they go to slow it down. Is it in the engine circuit panel or the panel at the kick panel on the passenger side, . Don't know which to relay or relays, to pull and replace. IF it's just that. Great! I'd rather replace a relay than rewire it. Need to know if you have an image of the fuse box and which relay(s) I need to swap out to slow the flashers with less power. If it just takes one or more relays, I just need to know exactly where they go and which relay to replace in the fuse box. The fuse box in the engine bay is crazy clean and well marked, but not in a way that makes it clear which relay to pull and swap (if it's in the engine, and not on the passenger side or even somewhere else in the car)! So, if you can show me which relay(s) to change, this could be an easy fix.
Tuesday, October 7th, 2025 AT 3:11 PM

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Tiny
STEVE W.
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The rapid flash is because the system sees the LEDs as a blown bulb and is warning you that they are out. The only way to actually make them work is to install resistors to make the BCM think that they are the standard bulbs. However you might want to reconsider the LEDs as most don't perform as good as the original lamps in terms of brightness or light throw, that is why they are sold with the label stating "for off road use only" Not sure where you saw that changing a relay would help as there are none in the system. The body module directly feeds the lighting in that car, no relays or flashers used in the system. There is no rewiring or anything other than adding resistance that would change it. However you have to be very careful, the BCM is designed to only feed the stock bulb loading, if you raise the resistance too high it will destroy the transistors that send power to the lights and then you will be replacing that.
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Wednesday, October 8th, 2025 AT 5:41 PM
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KEN L
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Tuesday, October 14th, 2025 AT 12:58 PM

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