Thinking of installing Switchback LED's in my front turn signals to go along with my LED tail lights. The ones that are white, but blink amber. Anyway, I'm not sure if I need resisitors for them or not if I already have a hyperflash harness?


Thanks,

Phil

 

Contact Radio Flyer. I have a C6 and used their harness for my front switchbacks and it works and looks great. I know they make one for the C5. I assume your resistors are in the back so they will not work for the front.

 

Thanks, but I don't really understand your answer. I have a hyperflash harness already installed in the vehicle to eliminate fast flashing in the rear LED's, so I'm wondering if I need the resistors for the front LED's since I think their purpose is to eliminate hyperflash?


Phil

 

You don't need any resistors front or back with a hyperflash harness.

 

You will need the harness for the front also. Contact Radio Flyer Inovations and ask him!

 

The existing hyperflash harness should handle both the front and rear.

 

Simply, if you already have led tail lights, you still may or may not have a hyperflash harness...The led's could have resistors on them...In that case you would need a harness or more resistors.

 

If your harness is in the rear it will nothing for the front. As previously stated contact Radio Flyer Innovations on Tuesday and they can help you with the harness and switchback bulbs. Switchback harness is not the same as a hyperflash harness for the front. Contact on Tuesday and ask!

 

If you already have a hyperflash harness installed that's all you need. Only one is needed to avoid turn signal hyperflashing in all 4 corners.

Resistors are not necessary when a hyperflash harness is installed.

 

Check Corvettemods

 

2008 Vette,

The hyperflash harness is under the steering column. It replaces the stock flasher. It is not in the rear of the car.

The switchbacks I want to use are white DRL's and turn amber when flashing.


Phil

 

Ignore 2008 Vette, he doesn't know what he is talking about.

All you have to do is plug any switchback LED you want into the front. Nothing else is required.

Actually, if you do go Ebay or Amazon then just make sure to not buy the alternate CK socket type LED's. You can easily find the good switchback bulbs for <$20 from a US source or around $10 if you get them from China (which is where the US sources get them from).

 

Check Post 10 above and http://m.ebay.com/itm/Type-2-3157-3757-3457-4057-3047-3357-dual-color-White-Amber-39-39-led-light-bulb-/170949499414?nav=SEARCH. They seem to be the same and what you are looking for.

 

You can find them way cheaper than that.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/3157-Type-2-...NWFX7a&vxp=mtr

or

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2X-High-Powe...lVSTzz&vxp=mtr

You should never need to spend over $20 for a set.

If you're OK with the ones that flash white-yellow-white-yellow then you can get them even cheaper, like $10 for the second type I linked shipped from China.

 

Don't want to disagree with you but bought some switch back's on eBay and they started flickering in Less than a couple months. Some times you get what you pay for.

 

Mastervtech, I know I have a hyperflash harness because I bought it and put it in myself. I also installed the LED tail lights and they flashed too quickly, which is why I installed the hyperflash harness. Since I had the harness, I thought I'd install LED's in front also. Only wanted to know if I needed the resistors or not.

GCG,
No idea why the reference to post 10 above because it describes lights that are amber DRL's that turn white when the headlights are turned on. This is not what I'm looking for. I want lights that are white DRL's that flash amber as turn signals, like the ones you linked to on Ebay.
Now, anyone know if these will fit in the housings? Not interested in amber, white, amber flash.


Phil

 

[QUOTE=phil hunter;1592315082]Mastervtech, I know I have a hyperflash harness because I bought it and put it in myself. I also installed the LED tail lights and they flashed too quickly, which is why I installed the hyperflash harness. Since I had the harness, I thought I'd install LED's in front also. Only wanted to know if I needed the resistors or not.

GCG,
No idea why the reference to post 10 above because it describes lights that are amber DRL's that turn white when the headlights are turned on. This is not what I'm looking for. I want lights that are white DRL's that flash amber as turn signals, like the ones you linked to on Ebay.
Now, anyone know if these will fit in the housings? Not interested in amber, white, amber flash.

Go to Rado Flyers web site he has a plug and play harness to give you white LED driving lights full time in your DRLs location's. You will also need switch back bulbs but since you have hyper flash harness you need nothing else. If you use Radio Flyers 6 gen switch back bulb it will fit in your stock housing. but you can also purchase clear DRLs on line and make your bulbs even look brighter

 

You posted switchbacks, which is what was linked. The type 2 switchbacks are white running lights and flash yellow for the turn signal (not white-yellow-white-yellow). You never mentioned it, but there is no such thing as a switchback bulb that is white DRL, white running light and yellow turn signal because the DRL is the turn signal. You need to add another harness to get the lights to work like that.


Where do you think the specialty shops get theirs from? They just find a offshore source.

 

Tuesday is just 2 days away. Radio Flyer Innovations has your answer. Do not listen to Lionelhutz, I have Eagle eye LED,s in the rear and they have their own resistors as part of them. I have a switchback harness in both of the front DRL,s and Turn signal. Running light is white and turn signal is amber. Works great.

 

OK

OK, not sure I understand what you guys are saying. Why do I need a Radioflyer harness??? There are several bulbs listed on Ebay and other places that claim to be white when the parking lights are on and amber turn signals are blinking. Are you saying that the bulbs will be amber as DRL's and white as parking lights? Aren't they the same bulb? It would seem to me they would be white in either case. Here is just one example of what I'm talking about:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/170949499414

Am I missing something here?

Phil