I've been wanting to get the switchback leds for the turnsignals in the headlight. Just wondering who has these in a 6.5 gen and if a resistor is needed?

I've searched a little and from what I understand it's a 6 ohm resistor that needs to be wired in.

If so, is it just wired in series with the 12 volt signal to the bulb?

 

You only need it if you have LED taillights.

 

I have switchbacks on my 6.5 gen and i installed a 6 ohm resistor but i also have led taillights. If u dont have led taillights 3 ohm resistors will do the job

 

If your just installing the switchbacks in the front then ya need a 50watt 6ohm resistor. It will be wired in parallel with the turn signal. One wire of the resistor on the hot leg of the turn signal and the other to ground.

The rule of thumb for resistors is a 6ohm resistor for each LED light. If your also putting LED's in the rear turn signal too then you use a 3ohm resistor.

The ezkoncepts LED light housings already have a 6ohm resistor built into them so if you had them you would use a 6ohm resistor for the front lights. Two 6ohm resistors in parallel =3ohms.

The resistors can be installed in the front or the rear of the car. Which ever you choose, mount them to something metal. They will get fairly warm and can melt the insulation off of wires. I have mine mounted and grounded in the trunk where the rear sonar control box would be on the drivers side. The wires to tie into are the green/black and green/yellow wires.

 

nice pics... so, does that mean that you need a 6ohm (each side) if you are going to do only the fronts left and right??? and a 3ohm (each side) if you are gonna do fronts AND rears left and right???

kinda confusing because i am confused as well....

 

Yes

I only know of two vendors that sell the switchbacks. vleds and autolumination. I have delt with both. Autolumination has great customer service but i went through 3 sets of switchbacks from them in 6 months. After the 3rd set i purchased from vleds and haven't had any problems in the past 4 months.

 

So if I'm understanding this right... if I am only doing LED switchbacks in the front, I need a 50 watt 6 ohm resistor.

4 questions:

Do I need a resistor for each bulb?

The resistor doesn't need to be wired at the bulb... it can be done in the rear?

Any chance I could get a diagram of how you did it?

Where did you get the resistors?

 

1 6 ohm resistor is needed per side.

Yes, you can mount them in the rear.

The turn signal wires needed are solid green and the black.

Use the wire taps supplied w/the resistors and you're good.

 

http://www.v-leds.com/BlinkerWarning...83296-1-2.html

1. One resistor for each side.
   
2. The resistor can be connected into the turn signal circuit in the rear, front or anywhere in between.
   
3. There is a diagram in the vled link above. Only difference in how they have it and how i done it is that i used a body instead of the ground in the harness.
   
4. See link above.

 

Tight!! Thanks man!

 

I would like to get the 6k LED for my DRL's and Cornering lights...plus the switchbacks...anyone know where to buy these LEDs please? Plus how much I should be paying for them....I do not have the rear LED tails...do i still need resistors too on each LED per side?

 

I'm getting mine from VLED.com

They have the resistors needed too.

 

I got the swtchbacks in my 6.5gen headlights.. i got the resistor installed but funny thing is it still blinks quick.. i love the way it blinks tho so it doesnt matter to me.. they probably installed it wrong but its all good.. enjoy the swtchbacks.. make sure your headlights are 6000k HIDs to match up with the 6000k swtchback color.

 

A little off topic, but instead of going the switchback route has anyone every tried to install a light in that spot above the fog light for 04-06 models. I believe that is where they put the DRL's for the Canadian models. Someone from Canada please confirm this. I was thinking of installing a 168/194 type of housing there for a parking light and use the current orange park/front signal as a signal only. I am on the fence between doing this or the switchbacks. What do guys think?

 

Yup that is the Canadian DRL. There's no socket or anything so whatever you do would have to be from scratch. I installed a 9 LED as a DRL...

 

Sorry but for the billionth time, resistor 101:

If you have:
LED blinkers only in the front then you need 2 6ohm resistors.
LED blinkers in front and LED BULBS in the rear blinkers you need 2 3ohm resistors.
LED front blinkers with LED tail lights you need 2 6ohm resistors.

Install them in the rear behind the tail light (not in the trunk) They hang down in the open area behind the bumper nicely and don't touch anything, because they do get hot. And they will be hidden and out of the way...

Here's the pic from the STICKY I did on LED lights in the tails:
http://www.vqpower.com/images/howto/...ails/LED-3.jpg


I bought mine from www.autolumination.com and have always been happy with their product, just upgraded to the 60 LED towers and they are awesome.

 

I really want to get the switchbacks, but I noticed most of the people with switchbacks have HID's so the white LED closely matches the color of the HID lights. I haven't been lucky to see a pic of a 9012 halogen & switchback combo yet. For Maxima owners without HID's, is there a switchback bulb with white light that closely matches the 9012 bulbs? What I am really trying to do is to make all the light colors uniform between the fogs the low/high beams and the parking light if I were to install the switchback bulbs. (Just for comparison take a look at the 2010 Audi A4 with HID and the ones without. The parking light color for the models with HID matches the HID color and the same goes for the non HID models).

 

in trying to match different bulbs... i've realized, no one really thinks, wow look at those bright lights, but that sucks they are not exactly the same color...

I still like my setup of no Park light. My silver bulbs blink amber. otherwise they are off.

I have half of my rear LED bulbs awaiting my backorder of 4 LED brake bulbs to install them all. No LEDs in the front, so I have (2) 6 ohm resistors and mounting plates. Although since they (92 LEDs each) high power bulbs may use just enough power, I'll have to test them 1st to see if I need the resistors.

So one thing that has crossed my mind, I know the LEDs are best for brightness and quick activation... but the other great thing is they're low draw on power...
BUT
does adding the resistors, to ensure our system that there is indeed a working bulb blinking, end up using the same about of power anyway? No big deal since the other benefits are still present, just curious.

 

I'm trying to order switchbacks on v-leds.com but i need some help. There are two options for the 1157 led bulb that i need. Can someone help choose which one i need please?

There the two at the top of the page for 79.99

http://www.v-leds.com/1157-LED/c1222...orLanding/true

 

theres 2 types of switchbacks...one alternates white to amber when blinking and the other just blinks amber then turns white when parking lights are on

 

yea i know that but if you look at the link they are both type 2. I dont understand what the difference is between the two that are 79.99

 

i believe the 5k are in stock and the backorder ones are 6k in temp color

 

Yeah that what I am seeing on the website too. Looks like the 6k ones are more popular.

 

Be forewarned, I have the 6k switchbacks from VLED's...the $79.99 ones (http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-LED/T...-p7472046.html) , and after 6 months of use, I'm having problems with one of the bulbs. Only the LED's on the very end of the bulb (facing the front) will light with the turn signals (sometimes), othertimes, they all light. When the parking lights are on (white lights) 2 of the PLCC-2 LED's do not light at all. Sadly, you only get a 90 day warranty, so I now have to either buy ANOTHER set of bulbs for $79.99, or put the stock bulbs back in.

 

I was wandering about the longevity of these things. Usually LED's last a very long time so I am surprised to hear about issues after 6 months. For the price they are selling these things for I might go with plan "B" and make that dummy light just above the fog lights (04,05 & 06 models) into a park light and throw a 168 bulb in it. I already have the bulb socket & wires from a 5th gen park light. Much cheaper option as long as I drill carefully and don't screw anything up after using my trial plastic as a test. The result would be a clear parking light just like the 5.5 gen and a separate amber light for the turn signals in which case I would use the existing amber park light/turn signal spot with a slight modification to light up only when the signals are activated.

 

Buy them from here, the OG (patent pending)$20 cheaper and I have been using mine for years. Just upgraded to the 60 LED:
http://autolumination.com/switchback.html

 

Just got my switchback LED's and 6ohm resistors. Gonna try to work on it Wednesday if the weather will stop for a bit. Pics to come.

 

CONFUSED!!
KCMAXX...You write
"1 6 ohm resistor is needed per side. Yes, you can mount them in the rear. The turn signal wires needed are solid green and the black. Use the wire taps supplied w/the resistors and you're good."

DlastDon....You write...
"The resistors can be installed in the front or the rear of the car. Which ever you choose, mount them to something metal. They will get fairly warm and can melt the insulation off of wires. I have mine mounted and grounded in the trunk where the rear sonar control box would be on the drivers side. The wires to tie into are the green/black and green/yellow wires.

I got my way to the white box (plug assembly) that leads to the actual tail light on the driver side. Connected to the white plug are a green/white, green/yellow, green, red/blue and a black wire. Is this the 'set of wires' I tap into? If so, is one color the driver side and the other the passenger? Wouldn't I have to tap in the 6 ohm resistor on each side (respectively)? Also which is the 'positive' wire for the actual front marker/turn signal on each side respectively??

 

To be fair to V-LED's, I sent them an e-mail explaining the problem, and my unhappiness that an $80 bulb didn't last a year. They stepped up to the plate and RMA'd the bulbs for me. This being said, V-LED's stepped up and replaced them even though they were out of their stated warranty. +1 to V-LED's...now we'll see how long the replacements last!

 

If you have a test light, you can check them rather quickly to determine which ones to tap into. Also, you DO need 1 PER SIDE...for a total of 2 resistors. If I didn't have to pull my carpeting to check mine, I could let you know which wires I used. I used a test light to figure out which + wire to use.

 

Here is a pic with the colors. I mounted mine all the way back where the tails are, not in the trunk. They hang down just below in an open area behind the bumper and don't touch anything. I have had the same ones from autolumination for about 5 years with not a problem!



Here's the how to I did way back in the day:
http://www.vqpower.com/v2/articles.php?article_id=120

 

Got them installed and EVERYTHING works. Pics to come tomorrow or this week.

 

Definitely post some pics...........I was planning on getting switchbacks in the future.

 

Time to revive an old thread! Where did you get the resistors? Are they easily found on eBay or should they be bought at an electronics store?

 

You answered your own question...Autolumination, or VLEDs!

 

here you go! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2x-50...item43a613eb6b

 

I just bought some just like them. Ready to get them hooked up! What's the easiest way to get the bulbs installed? Take the headlight assembly out? Another way?

 

I removed the front bumper and headlights to install my resistors in conjunction ith my switchbacks. Secure them to something metal because they can get HOT!!!

 

How do you get them out? I took out the 2 bolts on the top but don't know what to do from there. How do you take the bumper off?

 

You could drop the whole bumper, but it's easier to do just one side at a time.

Here you go:
http://my6thgen.org/showthread.php?t...e+front+bumper

Also some useful info here:
http://my6thgen.org/showthread.php?t...e+front+bumper

http://my6thgen.org/showthread.php?t...bumper+removal