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This is really bumming me out. If the harness is "required" then why offer resistors for an additional charge?
Here I was excited to get the clear corners at a decent price, as I simply wanted to eliminate the amber reflector. Now I'm in for an additional $48 for switchbacks and resistors, and possibly another $65 for the harness. Geez...this car really sucks down the play money.
Here I was excited to get the clear corners at a decent price, as I simply wanted to eliminate the amber reflector. Now I'm in for an additional $48 for switchbacks and resistors, and possibly another $65 for the harness. Geez...this car really sucks down the play money.
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From: Ewa Beach HI
when i got my switchbacks, i bought the resistors too thinking i woud use them. I didnt do my homework well either, but found out how much the harness is prefered. bought it recently and i am really please with it. works well without presenting a heat problem.
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This is really bumming me out. If the harness is "required" then why offer resistors for an additional charge?
Here I was excited to get the clear corners at a decent price, as I simply wanted to eliminate the amber reflector. Now I'm in for an additional $48 for switchbacks and resistors, and possibly another $65 for the harness. Geez...this car really sucks down the play money.
Here I was excited to get the clear corners at a decent price, as I simply wanted to eliminate the amber reflector. Now I'm in for an additional $48 for switchbacks and resistors, and possibly another $65 for the harness. Geez...this car really sucks down the play money.
I swapped all my exterior (all four corners, reverse lights, rear plate lights and Halo Tail Lights) and most of my interior bulbs from halogen to LED. I also swapped out my head lights to ACA HIDs and my fog light to HIDs.
I installed the hyperflash harness and I have had no problems since installation 2 years ago. The only issue I ever ran across was when my Driver side HID lows didn't fire up and it was because I bumped the wire loose that connects to my fuse box when I swapped out my battery. Get the hyperflash harness and ditch the resistors.
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St. Jude Donor '13, '15
Thanks all, these last few posts have really assisted me in "doing my homework". That's what my original post was all about, trying to do my homework before I spend any further money and find out I was wrong. So I'm out $8 on the resistors, no big deal there.
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The LEDs perform better, look more modern, and are cool so they won't burn out the housings like halogen bulbs that operate at a higher temperature.
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St. Jude Donor '13, '15
I think I just needed to change my mindset from this being an expense to an investment. I'm modernizing the car, preventing the melting of a new housings I just bought, and able to upgrade tails down the road if I choose to.
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From: Ewa Beach HI
I spent more than what i wanted to when i worked on my turn signals. First i wanted to just change the housings, they were worn and cracked. then since i wanted to do led's, figured it was a good time. but i noticed both of the signal sockets were burnt, so i swapped those too at the same time. i bought the resistors too since they were cheap, but i couldnt decide where to put them with the heat issue. I recently got the harness and made it all better without any problems. it just turned all into an investment. but you pay more to do things right. i know i now wont have to deal with my turn signals for years to come and make the car look so much newer.
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