HELP PLEASE!!!!!!LED front turn signal's and Parking light's
02-27-10, 04:48 PM
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HELP PLEASE!!!!!!LED front turn signal's and Parking light's
I have a 99 ES300 I have LED's in all my tail light's and quiet a few in side my car, but I can't figure out why I can't put the 1157 LED's in the front and get them to work. I have put two different kind of resistor's on in the front and can only get one or the other to work.Either the parking light's will be on or the turn signals but not at the same time.Do I need to put resistors on the back tail light's as well to make the front one's work correctly? Any help from any one would be a good thing.Thanks again I just can't seem to figure these out. Maybe I need a different bulb? I dunno ?
02-27-10, 06:00 PM
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I had the same problem with the 1157 LED's, couldnt get them to work, from what I was told, need a special resistor or something to get them to work, otherwise you'll also get some light out indicator on your cluster panel. To me it was not worth all the trouble for LED's, plus some have said they arent as bright on our type of light housings. Good luck bro.
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I had the same problem with the 1157 LED's, couldnt get them to work, from what I was told, need a special resistor or something to get them to work, otherwise you'll also get some light out indicator on your cluster panel. To me it was not worth all the trouble for LED's, plus some have said they arent as bright on our type of light housings. Good luck bro.
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Are your LED 1157 the dual color LED? White on parking light, then turns yellow on when turn signal comes on?
OK I was just outside messing with this those stupid lights and it seams that:
When the parking light is off and I turn on the blinkers it is amber.
When I turn on the parking lights they light up white.
When I keep the parking lights on and turn on the blinkers they turn a reddish purplish color?
All are fast blinking (I have a resistor but haven't installed it yet 50w aluminum cased).
My dashboard doesn't notify me of a burned out bulb as some of you mentioned previously though?
When the parking lights are on they are extremely bright, they make my HID's look dull.
OK I was just outside messing with this those stupid lights and it seams that:
When the parking light is off and I turn on the blinkers it is amber.
When I turn on the parking lights they light up white.
When I keep the parking lights on and turn on the blinkers they turn a reddish purplish color?
All are fast blinking (I have a resistor but haven't installed it yet 50w aluminum cased).
My dashboard doesn't notify me of a burned out bulb as some of you mentioned previously though?
When the parking lights are on they are extremely bright, they make my HID's look dull.
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Are your LED 1157 the dual color LED? White on parking light, then turns yellow on when turn signal comes on?
OK I was just outside messing with this those stupid lights and it seams that:
When the parking light is off and I turn on the blinkers it is amber.
When I turn on the parking lights they light up white.
When I keep the parking lights on and turn on the blinkers they turn a reddish purplish color?
All are fast blinking (I have a resistor but haven't installed it yet 50w aluminum cased).
My dashboard doesn't notify me of a burned out bulb as some of you mentioned previously though?
When the parking lights are on they are extremely bright, they make my HID's look dull.
OK I was just outside messing with this those stupid lights and it seams that:
When the parking light is off and I turn on the blinkers it is amber.
When I turn on the parking lights they light up white.
When I keep the parking lights on and turn on the blinkers they turn a reddish purplish color?
All are fast blinking (I have a resistor but haven't installed it yet 50w aluminum cased).
My dashboard doesn't notify me of a burned out bulb as some of you mentioned previously though?
When the parking lights are on they are extremely bright, they make my HID's look dull.
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After reading your post, I went to Pep Boys myself to see a man about a flasher, unfortunately they couldn't find anything in their system for my car?
Do you happen to have any info on that flasher you bought, maybe a part #?
Thanks.
Also I see your ES is a 99, I have a 94. Do you think the parts would be the same?
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My dual stage turn signals are SMD I believe (small square patches right?), they are overly bright. At night they over power my HIDs so I might get less bright LEDs to switch out.
Do you know a part # or a retail store which would carry LED Flashers?
I've check local part stores but they don't carry them, I've seen some online but would rather buy locally if possible.
Last resort will be ordering them.
Do you know a part # or a retail store which would carry LED Flashers?
I've check local part stores but they don't carry them, I've seen some online but would rather buy locally if possible.
Last resort will be ordering them.
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My dual stage turn signals are SMD I believe (small square patches right?), they are overly bright. At night they over power my HIDs so I might get less bright LEDs to switch out.
Do you know a part # or a retail store which would carry LED Flashers?
I've check local part stores but they don't carry them, I've seen some online but would rather buy locally if possible.
Last resort will be ordering them.
Do you know a part # or a retail store which would carry LED Flashers?
I've check local part stores but they don't carry them, I've seen some online but would rather buy locally if possible.
Last resort will be ordering them.
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I actually have the SMD LED installed already they just blink fast.
I have load resistors that I haven't installed because I'd rather use a plug and play part like a flasher relay then have to splice into wires. But will use the load resistors as a last resort.
Thanks.
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No I meant the part# for the LED Flasher Relay. Sorry for the confusion, sometimes I ramble.
I actually have the SMD LED installed already they just blink fast.
I have load resistors that I haven't installed because I'd rather use a plug and play part like a flasher relay then have to splice into wires. But will use the load resistors as a last resort.
Thanks.
I actually have the SMD LED installed already they just blink fast.
I have load resistors that I haven't installed because I'd rather use a plug and play part like a flasher relay then have to splice into wires. But will use the load resistors as a last resort.
Thanks.
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