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Aug 27, 2008 | 08:05 PM

bcartman2

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LED DRL resistor

I put some LED llights in my DRL's and I cant stand the rapid flash. What resistance and wattage should I use? thanks for your help

Aug 27, 2008 | 10:17 PM

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I wouldn't recommend the resistors ," Load Equalizers" or "Load Resistors".generate to much heat and in many cases have melted wiring or other parts. They are generally 15-25 watt metal resistors with metal heat sink designed to be mounted to a metal surface to disipate the heat they generate....on the vettes you don't have many places to mount them to dissipate the heat so they can be hazardous

But if you still want them search for "led load equalizers" and you will more than likely find the values

Aug 28, 2008 | 12:10 AM

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Don't do it. Spend the money and buy a flasher bypass harness. I;m sure Richard will see this topic and pop in. The resistors will melt your wiring. Trust me cause I did it in a Jeep Grand.

Aug 28, 2008 | 01:34 AM

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resistors are used if you have no other option. luckily the c5 has a wonderful option called the "flasher bypass harness".

look it up.

Aug 28, 2008 | 10:56 AM

THE TECH

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Just get Richard's plug-n-play setup and be done. Some of the best money I've spent.

Aug 28, 2008 | 01:59 PM

mtndv8

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Flasher/Bypass Harness

Richard's Harness!

Also helps isolate and/or eliminate any problems associated with light/LED upgrades in the future. my .02...

Aloha
Michael

Aug 28, 2008 | 03:41 PM

mcgilles

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I agree with the above. the problem with the load resistors is that they are designed for turn signals, not DRL's they are intended for a 50% duty cycle max, but with DRL's on your car they will have current running though them constantly.

get a flasher bypass hardness with an LED flasher on it so you have no more hyperflash.

and do yourself a favor and disable the DRLs while you're at it!

Aug 28, 2008 | 03:49 PM

WBHighwind

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I was one of the first to get the flasher bypass harness and it has worked perfectly from the first moment I installed it. I couldn't have been any easier to install either with its gm style plugs on both ends meaning no cutting or soldiering.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...bypass+flasher