switchback turn signals
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ConeKilrAutoX
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If you want amber / off / amber / off blinking mode or Amber / white / amber white (HARDER TO SEE!) make sure you find out before you order what type of blinking it is. I made the mistake of getting amber /white blinking and people could not tell I was turning. I now have White when not turning and then when I turn I have it blinking amber off amber off.
check out this site it might help
http://autolumination.com/switchback.html
A/W is amber white blinking then goes back to solid white
A/O is amber off blinking then goes back to solid white
my A/O 60 Led White-Amber Switchback Bulbs 20mmX52mm ( $29 each though :/ )
[video=youtube;xNkyptnPXLQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNkyptnPXLQ&feature=player_embedded[/video]
check out this site it might help
http://autolumination.com/switchback.html
A/W is amber white blinking then goes back to solid white
A/O is amber off blinking then goes back to solid white
my A/O 60 Led White-Amber Switchback Bulbs 20mmX52mm ( $29 each though :/ )
[video=youtube;xNkyptnPXLQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNkyptnPXLQ&feature=player_embedded[/video]
DFWWIZ
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OR...do you want 3157 Switchbacks with white on as parking lamps and switch to amber when turning, as in white..amber.. white.. amber..white
This is what I sell in 60 SMD and the pair of resistors for $25 shipped. Or you can have white/amber in a CREE style turn signal with resistors for $25 shipped also.
Kev
There are some types that keep white on continuous with the flash of amber for turn signal and that type is not as visible since the white overwhelms.
This is what I sell in 60 SMD and the pair of resistors for $25 shipped. Or you can have white/amber in a CREE style turn signal with resistors for $25 shipped also.
Kev
There are some types that keep white on continuous with the flash of amber for turn signal and that type is not as visible since the white overwhelms.
DFWWIZ
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CdnGMan said:
Cree is a US company that developed a micro-circuit for a single SMD that boosts power by 13 1/2 times. So the output is night and day different. I'mnot sure what it costs to ship to Canada-maybe $5 more. I can find out tomorrow when hit the P.O. to send out some more pkgs. Whats the address?
Kev
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DFWWIZ
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DFWWIZ
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Black_tb said:
The front bulbs are regular 3157 (unless you know something I don't) which I have in a Cree style and the rear are 3157 CK (polarity is rotated 90 degrees on the 4 contacts) which I have dual red SMD type similar to the Cree. And yes I would do the same price for all of those (to KY is just $2 with tracking #)
DFWWIZ
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Black_tb said:
They are just an easy attach one end to pos and the other end to the neg of your turn signal wires. you can use quick splices or seperate the insulation enough on the signal wires to solder the resistor wires to those pos and neg wires leading to the turn signal's socket.
ConeKilrAutoX
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True...I just play it safe. I was at a redlight waiting to turn for about 45 seconds (with my turn signal on) and they melted the plastic I first had them installed by. just myDFWWIZ said:
I learned from that mistake haha !
Sparky
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ConeKilrAutoX said:True...I just play it safe. I was at a redlight waiting to turn for about 45 seconds (with my turn signal on) and they melted the plastic I first had them installed by. just my
How did you mount them? I need to mount a pair and I thought of using some industrial velcro like how I mount HID ballasts, but then the heat buildup made me wonder if they wouldn't just melt the adhesive and fall off.
ConeKilrAutoX
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Sparky said:
Hi, well I screwed them into the metal behind the headlight (but not on the outside of the engine bay part of the body) it is by the corner amber side so it is not touching any plastic.
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Somebody please tell me what I'm doing wrong still getting hyper flash on front
Somebody please tell me what I'm doing wrong still getting hyper flash on front
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ConeKilrAutoX
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Black_tb said:
make sure the splice connectors are touching the wires securely. I had trouble making a connection with the thin blue and black wires using those connectors. I ended up cutting back some insulation on the blue and on the black wires and then wrapping the resistor wiring around the bare blue and black wiring where I cut off the insulation.
Blckshdw
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Judging from the responses in posts 29 and 30, I would suspect the contact made by those splice connectors to the stock wiring might be your issue, not their install location. Have you tested them to make sure they are making a good connection? (meaning activate your turn signal, and use your meter to make sure there is voltage seen at the resistor) If the taps haven't cut through the insulation on the turn signal wires and/or the load resistor wires, you'll have the exact situation you're experiencing.
Matt
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Honestly, I'm going to move my rear 3ohm resistors to the front. I just replaced them after 2 years because the salt and crap being flung up by the rear wheels ate through the aluminium heat sink and killed the resistors.
As Juan (I think) said in the other thread, just send back what you've got and get the 3ohm, put them in the front and be done with it...they'll work for both front and rear and you don't have to worry about them being eat by road grime/salt etc.
As Juan (I think) said in the other thread, just send back what you've got and get the 3ohm, put them in the front and be done with it...they'll work for both front and rear and you don't have to worry about them being eat by road grime/salt etc.