SMD LED Turn Signals (Amber, White, Blue)
02-28-2010, 10:50 AM
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Not much drilling. Very little. Lemme see if Phi can shed some light on this
Not much drilling. Very little. Lemme see if Phi can shed some light on this
02-28-2010, 04:33 PM
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For those interested in installing these. There is no need to drill anything. I just wrapped the ends of the resistor wires to the two conductive points in the bulb housing. After wrapping the resistor wires to the two points, I pushed in the wedged bulb in to keep the resistor wires in place and to keep the resistor wires from coming loose.
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Got mine and installed it this evening.
Wow, super clean! I will have to try to post pics or vid of it or something.
Now I think my lighting needs are finally done! (well... maybe the reverse light... we'll see)
Anyway, I have to say though, maybe I am stupid at changing this out, but this was actually a lot of work for me. Took me about an hour because I couldn't get the damn thing to go back in correctly. At one point, when I did, the resistor wiring fell out, and I had to redo. But man, it is worth it though, lol.
Also, I note that there is not much heat dissipated by the resistor at all. So no worries about it dangling and melting anything, correct? (as opposed to the custom led angel eyes from before, those were HOT)
Wow, super clean! I will have to try to post pics or vid of it or something.
Now I think my lighting needs are finally done! (well... maybe the reverse light... we'll see)
Anyway, I have to say though, maybe I am stupid at changing this out, but this was actually a lot of work for me. Took me about an hour because I couldn't get the damn thing to go back in correctly. At one point, when I did, the resistor wiring fell out, and I had to redo. But man, it is worth it though, lol.
Also, I note that there is not much heat dissipated by the resistor at all. So no worries about it dangling and melting anything, correct? (as opposed to the custom led angel eyes from before, those were HOT)
03-08-2010, 10:51 PM
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wut kind of pix? Just the bulb? I may use different versions depending on what I have stock. I may use a ONE SMD LED bulb which has 6 chips which equals to 6 LED brightness or a 5 SMD LED.
Here ya go:
Here ya go:
03-09-2010, 01:56 AM
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Sweet, thanks bro! I am still debating whether I should change my amber LEDs...
Killer deal everyone!
Killer deal everyone!
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Got mine and installed it this evening.
Wow, super clean! I will have to try to post pics or vid of it or something.
Now I think my lighting needs are finally done! (well... maybe the reverse light... we'll see)
Anyway, I have to say though, maybe I am stupid at changing this out, but this was actually a lot of work for me. Took me about an hour because I couldn't get the damn thing to go back in correctly. At one point, when I did, the resistor wiring fell out, and I had to redo. But man, it is worth it though, lol.
Also, I note that there is not much heat dissipated by the resistor at all. So no worries about it dangling and melting anything, correct? (as opposed to the custom led angel eyes from before, those were HOT)
Wow, super clean! I will have to try to post pics or vid of it or something.
Now I think my lighting needs are finally done! (well... maybe the reverse light... we'll see)
Anyway, I have to say though, maybe I am stupid at changing this out, but this was actually a lot of work for me. Took me about an hour because I couldn't get the damn thing to go back in correctly. At one point, when I did, the resistor wiring fell out, and I had to redo. But man, it is worth it though, lol.
Also, I note that there is not much heat dissipated by the resistor at all. So no worries about it dangling and melting anything, correct? (as opposed to the custom led angel eyes from before, those were HOT)
Also, the resistor will get hot if you have the hazards on for long for leave the signal on for long. What I did was use a thick 16-14 gauge wire to mount it onto the turn signal tab. So it floats only on the wire and not on the plastic or the housing. Do you remember my DIY pics? very similar to that, but I've upgraded my resistor to something bigger since.
