How to: Complete LED Swap
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GreenGhost28
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Cbrandon15
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Did anyone mount the back resistors to the turn signals? If so where did you mount it.
gijoefontaine
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I got mine from Amazon, the seller is "JDM AStar", their bulbs are good, warrantied, bright as hell, and priced well too.<br />
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gijoefontaine
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Ouuu. Valid question!
I ran "El Cheapies" on my sonic for 2 years before it was totalled and I never had any issues. But for something specific and so very dependent light signals.... @Tech_God maybe he can let us know.
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GreenGhost28
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Just found out yesterday that my rear passenger side brake bulb is partially out. I bought the JDM Astar projectors. The projected end is out, the rest is working fine
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I basically went mid-range for some of the bulbs, but got the good ones for the low beams, Fog Lights, and turn signals. I'll update the guide with links to what I used shortly.
I did, and I actually mounted the resistors behind the rear bumper, straight down from where the taillights mount. Fish the wires for the resistor through the holes under the housings, and mount them to the nearest metal.
GreenGhost28
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I did not. I got different bulbs and they don't hyper flash.
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gijoefontaine
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Ouuu tell me more. Whatd you buy? And from wherr?
Then only thing I don't like about this whole LED change is the load resistor. Yes I'm sure it's simple and safe. But I doubt myself lol.
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I'll have to pull the bulb and send you a pic later. But I think I got them from either Amazon or ebay. If I'm not mistaken, they are technically not the correct bulb but they function exactly as they should. I order a correct set for the front so they would match but the hole to insert the bulb into the housing was to small.
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gijoefontaine
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Hmmm should you have the time it'd be appreciated lol. Or if ur amazon/ebay history still has it. I'd be interested. Or I guess it's the resistor path for me.
Man I'm happy @Tech_God made this post
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GreenGhost28
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Yeah I definitely get you the links and a pic. I need to make sure I get you the correct link so you don't have the same problem that I had with one of the sellers.
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That'd be interesting to know what bulb you used, depends on how much power they're drawing/expecting to know if it's gonna be perfectly reliable. That could work out very well and make the "hardest" part of the install very easy.
As for safety of the resistors, it is very simple and it is safe, just don't mount them to plastic since they get hot lol.
As for safety of the resistors, it is very simple and it is safe, just don't mount them to plastic since they get hot lol.
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GreenGhost28
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I've had the bulbs is probably in September of last year and they're still working good
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Here is the link to the bulbs. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Amber-Erro...ight-Bulbs-/121132898510?hash=item1c341558ce
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Yep, those will work perfectly. They have the resistors built into the bulb so none are needed to splice.
The difference between bulb types there really comes down to wattage used, with LEDs that really doesn't matter since they use so little due to being more efficient than the standard bulbs.
So all in all, safe, go for it if you guys wants to :banana:
