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Concerned about amount of heat from led tail resistors

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Old 11-22-11, 07:16 PM
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I could have gotten these... too late.
Old 11-23-11, 08:34 AM
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These look really good, are there any issues with them sealing like the other ebay lights? I remember reading some would get condensation in the lenses after rain.

I may buy a set of these soon..
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Originally Posted by AKS14
These look really good, are there any issues with them sealing like the other ebay lights? I remember reading some would get condensation in the lenses after rain.

I may buy a set of these soon..
As far as I know, the reviews on these has been great so far with little complaints. In my opinion, best LED tail lights out there for our cars based on looks and quality. My set has yet to be installed. These usually go for 500-600.

AND anybody that wants to see these light up, there's actually a post on the first page with a video.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...t-upgrade.html

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Old 11-23-11, 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by AKS14
These look really good, are there any issues with them sealing like the other ebay lights? I remember reading some would get condensation in the lenses after rain.

I may buy a set of these soon..
these are what Insurance uses. they just rebrand them and charge double
Old 11-23-11, 08:30 PM
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Has anyone looked into the overheating resistors? I checked mine last night and wow they were scorching hot.

Alternatively how about a link to removing the dash light?
Old 11-29-11, 05:57 PM
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Does removing the resistor Intensify the LED output? Can anyone verify this? Maybe a pic with resistor box and one without.
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Originally Posted by Jayrad
Has anyone looked into the overheating resistors? I checked mine last night and wow they were scorching hot.

Alternatively how about a link to removing the dash light?
Remove cluster, take out bulb. 10mins
Old 11-29-11, 06:02 PM
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theres a harness in the trunk. u can disconnect a wire in the harness and the light will go away.
i forgot which wire. there was a writeup on it. ill try to find it
Old 11-29-11, 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by 5t341th
theres a harness in the trunk. u can disconnect a wire in the harness and the light will go away.
i forgot which wire. there was a writeup on it. ill try to find it
Do tell...!
Old 11-29-11, 08:52 PM
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does it come with the yellow blinkers too?
Old 11-29-11, 09:34 PM
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Yep. They are an awesome looking taillight, very happy with mine!
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I ordered mine last Wednesday from the same seller. Still waiting for them. Glad to see pics of the actually product though. It's nice to know that they look great. I was afraid I'd end up getting the cheaper thin clear LED tails.
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So im not impressed with the output during the day. at some angles the Tails look like they are not even on. My SONAR set had better viewing angles and were visible during the day.
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Originally Posted by 5t341th
theres a harness in the trunk. u can disconnect a wire in the harness and the light will go away.
i forgot which wire. there was a writeup on it. ill try to find it
Did you find out??
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Originally Posted by ****-adkt
So im not impressed with the output during the day. at some angles the Tails look like they are not even on. My SONAR set had better viewing angles and were visible during the day.
Same here, I did a comparison of these with the OEM 01 Tail Lights and was not impressed (OEM was more visible, in daylight). They're great at night though.


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