LED tailights again
- Thread starter J Witt
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burner31
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Just put LED tail lights on my car, could not be happier with them, nice and bright and gives me some peace of mind knowing that the car behind me can now SEE when I hit the brakes.
Was getting a sore butt, from watching everytime I hit the brakes and the car behind me speeding up my rear end.
I would recommend them to everyone with a daily driver.
Did turn signals at the same time, would recommend them also, seeing as how no one on the road knows what hand signals are anymore, save for bikers and other A drivers.
Was getting a sore butt, from watching everytime I hit the brakes and the car behind me speeding up my rear end.
I would recommend them to everyone with a daily driver.
Did turn signals at the same time, would recommend them also, seeing as how no one on the road knows what hand signals are anymore, save for bikers and other A drivers.
Patrick L.
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Not quite sure what is meant by the last sentence. The resistor is meant to add load to the circuit to fire the thermal flasher. They should installed somewhere with good air circulation or space around them.
Higher wattage/CP front bulbs will do the same.
Those resistors can be had most any place much cheaper, but, it was a good post.
"though what is intended in the circuit isn't clear..."
Not sure what you don't understand. Looks very clear. The resistor goes ACROSS the LED turn signal leads (in other words, in parallel to the LED TS) and this puts enough resistance to act like a stop light bulb to trip the standard thermal flasher.
I am sure you can get this high wattage resistor cheaper, but cheaper still would be to wire in a socket with a bulb under the car and the 6 or 12V bulb would give the resistance and trip the flasher.
The LED lights have super low resistance by themselves and will not make a standard flasher, flash.
JackD
Not sure what you don't understand. Looks very clear. The resistor goes ACROSS the LED turn signal leads (in other words, in parallel to the LED TS) and this puts enough resistance to act like a stop light bulb to trip the standard thermal flasher.
I am sure you can get this high wattage resistor cheaper, but cheaper still would be to wire in a socket with a bulb under the car and the 6 or 12V bulb would give the resistance and trip the flasher.
The LED lights have super low resistance by themselves and will not make a standard flasher, flash.
JackD
J Witt
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I had another look at Snyder's online listing, and it turns out there are two listings for the same P/N. The second listing has a different PDF from the first and has been edited to show the connection to ground for one side of the resistor and the other end of the resistor is connected to the turn signal wire.
What I could not see from the first diagram was that the little box thingys represent the "suitcase connectors" for making the connection to the turn signal lead. I think that type of connector is in the same category as star washers, an invention of the devil, sure to cause long term problems.
Gosh, I sure hope everyone figures this out!
What I could not see from the first diagram was that the little box thingys represent the "suitcase connectors" for making the connection to the turn signal lead. I think that type of connector is in the same category as star washers, an invention of the devil, sure to cause long term problems.
Gosh, I sure hope everyone figures this out!
Y-Blockhead
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Seems almost every time I raised my arm to signal a turn the opposing driver would wave back at me...
So I finally broke down and decided to install turn signals and have been 'designing my system'. I definitely don't want a big azz switch hanging off the steering column and the lights too obvious when not 'blinking'.
burner31
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Seems almost every time I raised my arm to signal a turn the opposing driver would wave back at me...
I got the one from Bert's, much, much better then I thought they would be.
The little box is hidden under the dash, the buttons flash and make a little "chirp"
Easy to install, took my time on the wiring, and I might add, I did a kick *** job.
Patrick L.
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Seems almost every time I raised my arm to signal a turn the opposing driver would wave back at me...
You can just use the lights Henry provided and no one will know. But, the switch is another story. I didn't want a switch hanging off the column either, but, I don't even notice it anymore.
ian Simpson
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Nobody under the age 0f 55 in our part of the world seems to know what turn signals are for, let alone hand signals.