LED Load resistors - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

TimmyFBabyy · 03-10-2011, 03:47 PM

So i want to replace my turn signal/parking lights (3457A) and my Tail/Stop Light (7443) with LED's but I hear you must have load resisters or the signal will blink crazy fast.

I seen some LED's on ebay that say they are just plug and play, direct swap and that no mods are needed. I want them because they last longer but im aware that they are actually not brighter than the stock bulbs right?

So anyway, do I really need to get load resistors for these LED's?

LeanBurn · 03-10-2011, 03:53 PM

Keep in mind that none of the current LED replacement bulbs are as bright as old skool stock incandescents. Sometimes the LED is dimmer by quite a large margin, but yet costs 2-5X as much.

TimmyFBabyy · 03-10-2011, 04:01 PM

so the only advangtage to LED's is the faster response time, i wouldnt find any LED's brighter than our stock lights?

TimmyFBabyy · 03-11-2011, 08:44 AM

any insight on this...?