Fix for TOMS and Spyder taillights - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

scottmcphee · 09-13-2013, 02:04 PM

Have you already got or thinking about getting upgraded TOMS or Spyder taillights?

Nice choice!

These taillights have LED signals built-in which presents a new problem to you: stock flasher will hyperblink when you signal. Not a nice reward for the money spent on these gorgeous lights, right?

You might have gotten a bundled or aftermarket "LED flasher" for these taillights to solve hyperblink. (I guess you could fool around with load resistors to try and get the right balance to stop hyperblink too... fewer people are adding load resistors these days because that creates different problems.)

With that LED flasher a new issue pops up: the first signal blink comes out rather slowly after a delay, then a more normal blink pattern follows. This gives an effect that your TOMS are not "as crisp" as they could be for LED signaling.

The fix for this is TapTurn: your first blink comes out hard and fast. The "snap on speed" you'd expect from TOMS taillights with LEDs comes true. And this remains true whether you keep stock signal bulbs up front or someday upgrade those to LEDs too. TapTurn takes good care of signaling for the whole car for life, no matter what you mix and match!

For the money dropped on TOMS lights, back it up with the best flasher to get the signaling performance you want out of them.

TapTurn flasher not only solves the retarded first blink, you get one-touch convenience signaling and of course the fun flasher modes. You can install TapTurn first to start enjoying (get hooked on

) its features with stock bulbs and fixtures. Then when your TOMS arrive just install them without worry of hyperblink.

Interested? Click on the link in my sig below. Or search this board for "TapTurn" and discuss with members who have installed TapTurn specifically for this reason.

scottmcphee · 10-05-2013, 12:29 AM

Got TOMS? Get Tapturn to get the most out of them!

Burrcold · 10-05-2013, 12:37 AM

Such a great product!! Love the convenience tap turn, although the BRZ/FRS is a little difficult to get it right (too easy to either not flick the stalk enough, or to over turn it). No fault of this flasher though.

Funny that I love it so much, since I used to work for the OEM flasher relay manufacturer Denso

JPxM0Dz · 10-05-2013, 01:15 AM

Love my TapTurn

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86SPEED · 10-05-2013, 04:58 AM

What else does this do? What are the Fun things it does besides fix the delay first flash? Do you have a video?

Thanks

scottmcphee · 10-05-2013, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fteightysix

What else does this do? What are the Fun things it does besides fix the delay first flash? Do you have a video?

Thanks

It does all this : http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35688

There's a video on this page if you scroll down, showing the various hazard modes : http://www.autowindow.com/orderTAP.html

Cheers
Scott

scottmcphee · 11-03-2013, 10:45 AM

Don't be a regretty Freddy...

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...&postcount=182

Get Tapturn before you do the under dash work needed for TOMS lights...

jimmillion · 11-03-2013, 07:55 PM

I have set of TOMs but I also have front LED turn signals with load resistors. would I need to take off the resistors when I install the tapturn?

stupid initial lag is bugging the heck out of me lol.

scottmcphee · 11-03-2013, 11:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimmillion

I have set of TOMs but I also have front LED turn signals with load resistors. would I need to take off the resistors when I install the tapturn?

stupid initial lag is bugging the heck out of me lol.

Nope you don't have to take off the load resistors. TapTurn works just the same with or without load resistors.

..but after Tapturn is in, and only when you get around to it, snip those resistors off because they are now pointless and are just wasting energy as heat.

Cheers
Scott

scottmcphee · 11-28-2013, 01:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fteightysix

What else does this do? What are the Fun things it does besides fix the delay first flash? Do you have a video?

Thanks

TapTurn just got funner. Added the StrobePack option.

Check it out!

Kids Heart · 07-11-2014, 11:05 PM

[ame]http://youtu.be/iUJ6vO48igY[/ame]

After the long voyage from the far away land of Canada, Tapturn is here.

scottmcphee · 07-12-2014, 04:40 PM

Lookin' Good!

Ryan86 · 07-13-2014, 04:57 AM

Tap Turn is simply an awesome addition to the 86, the alternating hazard blinker certainly is a great way of warning drivers behind if there is a hazard approaching.

scottmcphee · 08-01-2014, 11:10 AM

Helped fix another set of TOMS this week.

Get yours working right too!

09-13-2013, 02:04 PM	#1
scottmcphee Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: 06 Subaru Legacy Location: Canada Posts: 291 Thanks: 40 Thanked 119 Times in 81 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Fix for TOMS and Spyder taillights Have you already got or thinking about getting upgraded TOMS or Spyder taillights? Nice choice! These taillights have LED signals built-in which presents a new problem to you: stock flasher will hyperblink when you signal. Not a nice reward for the money spent on these gorgeous lights, right? You might have gotten a bundled or aftermarket "LED flasher" for these taillights to solve hyperblink. (I guess you could fool around with load resistors to try and get the right balance to stop hyperblink too... fewer people are adding load resistors these days because that creates different problems.) With that LED flasher a new issue pops up: the first signal blink comes out rather slowly after a delay, then a more normal blink pattern follows. This gives an effect that your TOMS are not "as crisp" as they could be for LED signaling. The fix for this is TapTurn: your first blink comes out hard and fast. The "snap on speed" you'd expect from TOMS taillights with LEDs comes true. And this remains true whether you keep stock signal bulbs up front or someday upgrade those to LEDs too. TapTurn takes good care of signaling for the whole car for life, no matter what you mix and match! For the money dropped on TOMS lights, back it up with the best flasher to get the signaling performance you want out of them. TapTurn flasher not only solves the retarded first blink, you get one-touch convenience signaling and of course the fun flasher modes. You can install TapTurn first to start enjoying (get hooked on ) its features with stock bulbs and fixtures. Then when your TOMS arrive just install them without worry of hyperblink. Interested? Click on the link in my sig below. Or search this board for "TapTurn" and discuss with members who have installed TapTurn specifically for this reason. __________________ TapTurn flasher learn more here. Last edited by scottmcphee; 10-05-2013 at 03:24 PM.

10-05-2013, 12:29 AM	#2
scottmcphee Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: 06 Subaru Legacy Location: Canada Posts: 291 Thanks: 40 Thanked 119 Times in 81 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Got TOMS? Get Tapturn to get the most out of them! __________________ TapTurn flasher learn more here.

10-05-2013, 12:37 AM	#3
Burrcold Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Drives: Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,624 Thanks: 763 Thanked 1,586 Times in 776 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Such a great product!! Love the convenience tap turn, although the BRZ/FRS is a little difficult to get it right (too easy to either not flick the stalk enough, or to over turn it). No fault of this flasher though. Funny that I love it so much, since I used to work for the OEM flasher relay manufacturer Denso __________________

11-03-2013, 10:45 AM	#7
scottmcphee Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: 06 Subaru Legacy Location: Canada Posts: 291 Thanks: 40 Thanked 119 Times in 81 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Don't be a regretty Freddy... http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...&postcount=182 Get Tapturn before you do the under dash work needed for TOMS lights... __________________ TapTurn flasher learn more here.

11-03-2013, 07:55 PM	#8
jimmillion Power Ranger Elite Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: '13 WRB Sport-tech Location: Mississauga, Sq1 Posts: 726 Thanks: 482 Thanked 310 Times in 180 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I have set of TOMs but I also have front LED turn signals with load resistors. would I need to take off the resistors when I install the tapturn? stupid initial lag is bugging the heck out of me lol. __________________ .

10-05-2013, 04:58 AM	#5
86SPEED Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: The silvertrooper 10 series Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,671 Thanks: 1,072 Thanked 665 Times in 376 Posts Mentioned: 158 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	What else does this do? What are the Fun things it does besides fix the delay first flash? Do you have a video? Thanks

07-11-2014, 11:05 PM	#11
Kids Heart Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Drives: 2013 BRZ Limited SWP Location: Lawrenceville GA Posts: 583 Thanks: 64 Thanked 123 Times in 68 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	[ame]http://youtu.be/iUJ6vO48igY[/ame] After the long voyage from the far away land of Canada, Tapturn is here.

07-12-2014, 04:40 PM	#12
scottmcphee Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: 06 Subaru Legacy Location: Canada Posts: 291 Thanks: 40 Thanked 119 Times in 81 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Lookin' Good! __________________ TapTurn flasher learn more here.

07-13-2014, 04:57 AM	#13
Ryan86 Road Warrior Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: Toyota 86 Satin Pearl White Location: Durban, South Africa Posts: 1,651 Thanks: 181 Thanked 544 Times in 359 Posts Mentioned: 59 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Tap Turn is simply an awesome addition to the 86, the alternating hazard blinker certainly is a great way of warning drivers behind if there is a hazard approaching.

08-01-2014, 11:10 AM	#14
scottmcphee Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: 06 Subaru Legacy Location: Canada Posts: 291 Thanks: 40 Thanked 119 Times in 81 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Helped fix another set of TOMS this week. Get yours working right too! __________________ TapTurn flasher learn more here.

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