So I just bought the k2 led tail lights. I know they need resistors so they dont hyperflash.

Where did yall that have these mount the resistors? Also, do the resistors get real hot?

On a side note, my switchbacks should be coming shortly, and those need resistors as well. Where did yall mount them?

 

Subd

 

I got mine from Superbrightleds.com

Mounted them behind the carpet piece on the inside of the quarter panel. They get warm but not hot. Radio shack also has resistors.


Mounted them with double face tape. Tucked out of site and work great.

 

Don't mind the damage to the tail light stud and around that area. That was a screw up from GM cross threading the nut at the factory. All fixed now.

 

oops I forgot to mention my front resistors are mounted to the back of the headlight housing itself. I don't have a pic but they are tucked down in a nice place.

 

Sub'd, in for more pics.. Probably doing the same shortly

 

i have mine exactly like blazerlow does, with the exception of i used little screws to connect them. They got to hot and fell of the double sided tape for me.

 

thanks guys. this will come in handy. Recieved my led tails from k2 motor today and the outer tails with the leds came damaged with the circuit board that holds the leds clanging around inside because the hot glue that holds them in place was done like crap. now gotta wait for new ones grrr

 

My resistors get hot as hell. Use 3M tape and mount them where the guy did in the picture.

 

does it matter which wire of the resistor is the ground? Mine didnt come labeled or anything and the wires are both black. Got em from Vleds

 

it shouldnt but ive never used these so

 

bump for answer if it matter which wire of the resistor goes to ground

 

Nope. It doesn't matter since its an even flow. Just hook them up and go.

 

I use to have the resistors but one night while I was driving through New Haven I started smelling smoke and all of the sudden smoke started pouring in from my trunk. The resistors had some how gotten in contact with the side trunk carpeting without me knowing and they started melting the carpeting so I just chucked them becuz i didnt want anything like that to happen again, and honestly i kinda like the hyper flash now

 

lol i prefer the hyper flash. but ya i can see that happening. if you really wanted to do it right you would use thermal grease on the back side and screw them in to the a piece of metal. also put them in a location that is somewhat secure from touching anything

 

Why do you guys like the hyper flash? It usually annoys me when I see somebodys turn signal flashing real fast lol

 

i like it because when someone looks at it, it's like it's saying "im turning motha *****" to them haha.

 

I had originally tried to secure my resistors with double sided tape but sometime within the first week they got so hot they melted the tape and then proceeded to melt a hole through my carpet lining on both sides, i was super pissed. After that i screwed them in to the metal with a self tapping screw and that did the trick. Speaking of these tail lights though, i had to go back to stock today unfortunately because the plastic clips that hold the reverse lights in place broke off (probly from hitting a hard bump or rail road tracks or something). I had them for about 1.5 years.

 

I must be lucky..cuz I dont have any resistors on my LEDs up front...(Ive checked) And my Tailights arent from K2 had built in resistors on the housings..so Im good there..

 

When im stopped then yes regular speed ftw but when im driving especially on the highway i dont alow much time to do lane changes. so with hyper flash it actually flashes a few times before i turn it off bc im in the correct lane

 

same with me, but i didnt notice until it was too late because somehow the sides of my resistors melted, probably from getting stuck behind the side carpeting and not being able to let heat off. I was gonna get another set but being in gun waven New Haven at 1AM and pulling into a dark parking lot in a bad area to find out why smoke was pouring into my car was pretty scary haha

 

willing to sell them broken mdk?

 

so what rating resistors should i get for this? 50w 60hm?

 

Yep, 50w 6ohm

 

okay thanks. gonna pick some up and do it next week