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Camry1999 · 07-21-2008, 06:57 AM

Hi everyone. I put in the LED's in the parking lights, they look nice, & I haven't been pulled over as of yet & everyone notices them & everyone loves them. I got bulbs from the same place for the reverse lights, the license plate lights, the brake lights, & the signal lights, but the signal lights aren't working the way they should. The hazzard lights work fine, but when I tried the signal lights, they blink twice as fast. I ordered single beam bulbs by accident but I found out that the signal lights are double beams so I ordered the double beam bulbs & even they are doing the same. Now, since they are LED's, they r focused so if they blink that fast, you even really can't tell, has anyone tried putting lights like this by any chance & does any ideas what I should do. I know these are LED's so they don't take as much voltage, can I lower the output or something. If I get them to work, I'm gonna put 2 vids, one w/the old signal lights & these to show you the difference.

***bandit*** · 07-21-2008, 07:46 AM

Do a search. This was discussed in one of the threads..I think one of the LED threads. I think you need resistors or something.

Camry1999 · 07-21-2008, 10:45 AM

I found it. I apparently will need to buy 4 ouf these, 1 for each bulb. There are 2 of these on eBay so I just have to wait for more. I'm gonna probably tell my neighbor & figure another way somehow.

workerant · 07-21-2008, 11:28 AM

Remember something about adding load resister. LED is like diode and give almost no load. So U need to add resister to simulate the load.

I'm not gonna bother with LED since most of the time I sit inside the car anyway.

Camry1999 · 07-21-2008, 03:42 PM

are the inverters different for the fronts than the backs b/c I'm not sure if they are, the bulbs are the same so they should be the same

xpeed · 07-21-2008, 03:56 PM

^ No, they shouldn't be. They should be about the same.

Camry1999 · 08-03-2008, 11:22 PM

I got the LED Load Resistors in & I was wondering if anyone you's can install them, I really don't wanna do it alone. I live by the Trenton, NJ area. & also, does anyone live in that area, it would nice to have like a little meet or something...

Camry1999 · 08-12-2008, 12:27 PM

so I went to ask a shop if he could install the resistors for me b/c I found this card & he told me it'll cost $60, does that sound fair or u think that's too much, does anyone around my area know how to do it?