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Old 02-06-2016, 09:38 PM
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I have tried many led/smd bulbs, these are the brightest hands down.

In my current housing:






On by itself:



With my Philips Crystal Vision bulbs:


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Great! They definitely are bright! I'm not sure if they way that bulb looks would look good in my housing though. I saw these that looked sweet as well.

How does that relay work? I have heard they flash fast without a relay or resistor.
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You just unplug your flasher module (its under the panel where your left knee is) and plug this one in. Easiest way is to turn on your blinker and feel for it.
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Originally Posted by Summers22
You just unplug your flasher module (its under the panel where your left knee is) and plug this one in. Easiest way is to turn on your blinker and feel for it.
Cool. What brand did you get? Napa or different? I currently run led rear lights that have built in resistors and blink normally so I'm wondering if this will mess with the rears at all.
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I think I got it from Oreilly. Its a Novita brand.
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I think I got it from Oreilly. Its a Novita brand.
Thanks man. Just ordered those switchbacks you have.

One thing I noticed is now even with my headlights set to off, when I unlock the truck the hids kick on instead of just the parking lights. Not sure what's kicking them on now but has to be something to do with the wire harness and the way things are re routed now.

Just wanted to give you a heads up.
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No problem. Hmmm, you used the H13/9008 BIXENON MotoControl from TRS?
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No problem. Hmmm, you used the H13/9008 BIXENON MotoControl from TRS?

Yeah I believe so. My builder got everything from morimoto. Eveyething wires up just fine it's just for some reason when I hit the unlock button the headlights come on. If I hit the lock button they turn back off like they should.

It looked just like this kit. I also had some more for the led demon eye to work as well.




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Well damn, thats what I have in my box of supplies....You can go into the programming features for perimeter lighting in your owners manual and turn off the exterior lights when you unlock from the fob. I think you have a isolated/rare case, I would contact him or TRS for an answer.
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Oh and I am thinking of using some black anodized paint on the silver parts of my switchbacks. I am doing the entire inside of the headlight (buckets and bezels) a flat black so the less silver the better.


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