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Old Mar 4, 2019 | 08:59 PM
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Anyone did a swap of front indicators (rears and the rest are LED by default)?
Are resistors needed to avoid hyperflash or not?





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Old Mar 4, 2019 | 09:39 PM
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I used these which claimed to be "no resistor required" & "plug & play" and they've worked perfectly since day one. No issues whatsoever and great results.

http://store.ijdmtoy.com/No-Hyper-Fl...s-p/20-001.htm
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Old Mar 5, 2019 | 08:23 PM
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Glad I found this ... going to try something similar. I can't believe they made the rear so nice with the LED and threw a regular bulb up front. Even the ES has a nice LED strip but oh well.
I LED converted my Tundra so I'm glad stuff like this exists
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Old Mar 5, 2019 | 08:56 PM
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My 19 has LED turn signals and I really like them.
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Originally Posted by JDR76
My 19 has LED turn signals and I really like them.
in the rear yes but the front is a normal bulb unless the AWD different? Mine is a RWD and has a regular bulb up front
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Old Mar 5, 2019 | 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Fivefive6
in the rear yes but the front is a normal bulb unless the AWD different? Mine is a RWD and has a regular bulb up front
There are two headlight options on the 4GS. The base headlights "Standard Bi-LED" which have incandescent turn signal bulbs & then there are the upgraded headlights (more commonly equipped on AWD models for whatever reason) which are the "Premium Triple Beams" and these are full-LED, like the rear. They're so much better looking than the standard headlights. These are the same headlights that all GS F models have.
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Old Mar 5, 2019 | 09:14 PM
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I should have been more clear. Thanks signdetres for stepping in.

As he correctly noted, I have the triple LED headlight option which includes LED turn signals.
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JDMs are not available in Europe Pictures in the link show resistors, but that might be just a generic listing.

Anybody tried a regular WY21W (7440) led bulb?
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Old Mar 6, 2019 | 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by rytmask
JDMs are not available in Europe Pictures in the link show resistors, but that might be just a generic listing.

Anybody tried a regular WY21W (7440) led bulb?
i ordered some with ‘built in’ resistors - if they work I’ll post the link
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Originally Posted by rytmask
JDMs are not available in Europe Pictures in the link show resistors, but that might be just a generic listing.

Anybody tried a regular WY21W (7440) led bulb?
It will hyperflash without a resistor due to the lower pull of the LED. You can buy any LED bulb for the turn signals 7440 that fit and then add a resister. I believe both US Based companies iJDMToy and VLEDS ship their products internationally.

VLEDs sells some quality stuff as well:Helpful DIY thread using iJDMToy LED signal bulbs:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...ignal-diy.html

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Curious that the bulb says 7440 but don't the GS use 7444 bulbs for the front turn signals? Or is it interchangeable?
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Old Mar 6, 2019 | 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by itsAQ
Curious that the bulb says 7440 but don't the GS use 7444 bulbs for the front turn signals? Or is it interchangeable?
Not interchangeable...
7443 = Front (typically used up front since its dual filament allowing that little yellow constant marker/parking light AND a turn signal blinker)
7440 = Rear (typically single filament for just your turn single blinker)

The original poster was looking for front bulbs (7443) for his '16 GS..
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I changed mine to to LED and a load resistor was needed to prevent hyper flash.
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Old Mar 8, 2019 | 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by itsRaymond
I changed mine to to LED and a load resistor was needed to prevent hyper flash.
Thank you, I suspected as much.

Ordering these chinese JDM knockoffs, cheap enough to trash.
http://s.aliexpress.com/63YJJRZV
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Old Mar 22, 2019 | 04:05 PM
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I threw these in and they worked without any issues ... no resistors needed.


https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0774HQC8Q/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0774HQC8Q/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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