Front Turn Signals... CK or no?
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airbusa380
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Rbreezy ,did you have to use a canbus adapter so that the LED switchbacks wouldn't hyper flash ?
I have the putco switchbacks and they hyper flash so for now I'm using the factory bulbs , oddly the back turn signals are also LED but do not hyper flash!
Erick.
Rbreezy
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I have a 5w 6ohm resistor IIRC installed between the ground and the signal wire for each side to remedy the hyper flash. Be careful tho and mount them on a metal plate or screw/rivet/clamp them to a metal surface since they get really hot while the flashers are going. Also if you do change the rear turn signals out to led they will need them as well or at least mines did. I didn't want to hack my harness up so I ended up buying the plug and play piggy back resistor harnesses that plug in between the factory plug and the bulb from like Amazon a while back.
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The hyper flash has nothing to do with CANBUS. It's purely resistance. LEDs don't have enough, so they hyper flash.
CANBUS is a different thing entirely.
airbusa380
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You are right canbus is not the answer ,it is indeed a 5 To 11 ohm resistor can't remember the value for this particular bulb....
Anyway yes they get extremely hot !
Do you happen to have link to these plug and play resistors?
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Rbreezy
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[MENTION=139814]nerfkhat[/MENTION] try these. I bought 2 sets for the front and rear tails
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016D4MGSK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_MSRAxbH2T1CXK
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016D4MGSK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_MSRAxbH2T1CXK
Shred_Head
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which option did you get? I don't remember whether the marker/turn signal bulbs are 9005 or 9006...
I'm guessing this should work fine if I buy this harness w/ inline resistors, and then buy amber LED bulbs separate, right?
Rbreezy
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Mariner
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I just ordered a pair for the front and rear. Just to check in, you're still having no issues with hyper flash? I hacked into my last vehicle's wiring to install resistors and over time, I got water penetration and that of course caused other issues.
Also, how do you like those white/amber leds for the front turns?
I just swapped my rear turn signals to LED and they did require the resistors to prevent the hyper flash. I bought these ones off eBay that were plug and play without having to cut my stock wiring.
Resistors
I did have to slightly trim the female end of the resistor wiring in order to fit the stock housing. They work and look great now.
I am sure the front would need the resistors as well.
airbusa380
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that is weird my putco plasma 7440 rear LED turn signals do not hyperflash....!
the 7443 do hyperflash in the front , I did not install the 11ohm resistors yet , i'm not sure where to put them so that they don't melt anything that comes in contact...they are from Xenon Depot and should arrive soon .
any suggestion on where to install the resistors? also access to the front bulbs and front marker lights is quite difficult .
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Rbreezy
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I'm running the VLED white/amber switchbacks with 50watt 6ohm resistors installed to stop the hyper flash. So far it's held up for the last 7 months. I did notice that the white output is similar to most other led switchbacks on the market but the amber blink is a lot brighter then most. My 55watt 6k hids in the low beams used to flood if out to the point it wasn't noticeable while turning. Not the case with the vleds you can see my amber blink even with high beams on.
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Mariner
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I ordered the 35W 5500k Morimoto HID kit through TRS, and the new 2 Stroke leds they came out with for the high beams so I'm going to stick with the amber directionals. I am however going to pick up those Amazon plug and play resistors. Thanks for the idea!
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