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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 09:00 AM
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Fast flash trying to fix with the LED tail lights

Hey just wondering if anyone tried to fix the fast flash using LED turn signals in the front and the ebay circle LED tail lights in the back. If no one knows by friday Ill just tear it apart to find the resistence of the turn signal circuit of the rear tail lights. The reason why I am asking is because I bought 4 of the load resistors and hooked them up how they should be in the back and the front, but still didnt fix it. think that the load resistors will work to fix the resistance problem in the front but not the rear since the rears are a different type and different resistance than a usual bulb.
heres the link to the rear tail light fixtures.

2005-2010 CHEVY COBALT 2DR SS LS RED LED TAIL LIGHT - eBay (item 200562117695 end time Jan-10-11 11:06:55 PST)

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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 09:04 AM
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Fast Flash?

All of the taillights and headlights I have installed that have used led I have always put one load resisitor per side. How do you have the resistor wired? Is it parallel to the positive neg wire or is it in series with one or the other?
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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 09:50 AM
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All of the taillights and headlights I have installed that have used led I have always put one load resisitor per side. How do you have the resistor wired? Is it parallel to the positive neg wire or is it in series with one or the other?
It is in parrallel to allow the load resistor to be used as an addition to the LED bulb resistance. I have 4, 2 per side. I have put them all on and they still didnt work. Found out through All data that I have correct wires in the circuit as well.
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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 10:35 AM
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Should just be one resistor per side. One end tapped to the turn signal wire, the other to ground.
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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 12:24 PM
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i have switchback led turn signals and those tail lights
you need 4 resistors total.
one for each side.
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Old Jan 11, 2011 | 12:12 AM
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i have switchback led turn signals and those tail lights
you need 4 resistors total.
one for each side.
I know i have 4 of them and it would mean 1 for each light. Now the question is what ohm resistors did you use for the tail light led fixtures. the 60 ohms? i have 4 60 ohms the ones you need for the front led bulbs. I tried using the same 60 ohms on the back and no good.

While having the the 60 ohms in place on the front 2 bulbs and having the 60 ohms in place for the 2 rear light fixtures.
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Old Jan 11, 2011 | 01:18 AM
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for my switchbacks i have 3 OHM because vleds was out of stock of 6. but for my rear led tails i have 6 ohm.


6 OHM 50W 2 BULB LED LOAD EQUALIZER RESISTORS TURN SIGNAL BLINKER FIX
for the tails

3 OHM 50W 4 BULB LED LOAD EQUALIZER RESISTORS TURN SIGNAL BLINKER FIX
for the switchbacks.

thats what i have and they work fine
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