?s for the guys with L.E.D taillights
I just saw a 2005 Grand Prix GT on I95 tonight with them. They looked nice and didn't hyper-blink. They're bright too.
I really want to get a set, however, the driver side tail light had 3-4 LEDs which were burnt out.
Why is it so hard for a seller to provide the manufacturer's name? Or better yet, why is it so hard to warranty them for light (LED) issues.
I bought some Koss headphones back in 2003-2004. A good 2-3 years later, the leather/plastic started to flake off around the ear cushions and headband. They were only $35 so I did an "oh well."
After reading a review of the headphones on Amazon a month or so ago (I was looking to buy a new pair), someone mentioned that Koss carries a lifetime warranty.
I called them up, sent it in, and they sent me back a new pair.
Now how's that for sticking by your product?
I really want to get a set, however, the driver side tail light had 3-4 LEDs which were burnt out.
Why is it so hard for a seller to provide the manufacturer's name? Or better yet, why is it so hard to warranty them for light (LED) issues.
I bought some Koss headphones back in 2003-2004. A good 2-3 years later, the leather/plastic started to flake off around the ear cushions and headband. They were only $35 so I did an "oh well."
After reading a review of the headphones on Amazon a month or so ago (I was looking to buy a new pair), someone mentioned that Koss carries a lifetime warranty.
I called them up, sent it in, and they sent me back a new pair.
Now how's that for sticking by your product?
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I got the LED taillights!!!! They look sick, and are extremely bright i can actually see when i back out of my driveway 
I like the fact that they match with the LED third brake light but i need to get them tinted. I was thinking about sending them to Flip instead of doing it myself again but i haven't heard back yet (i emailed him about a month ago). Ill post some pics when my laptop decides to work
I like the fact that they match with the LED third brake light but i need to get them tinted. I was thinking about sending them to Flip instead of doing it myself again but i haven't heard back yet (i emailed him about a month ago). Ill post some pics when my laptop decides to work I installed mine yesterday and they look good.
I'm going to have to return one as one of the 194 side marker bulbs' tab was broken.
Also, to complete the look, you can add front turn signal LED bulbs as well as reverse bulbs. I've had them on my car for a month or so now.
Reverse LEDs (fit without clearance issues or resistors): http://cgi.ebay.com/400250147030
Turn signal LEDs (fit without clearance issues): http://cgi.ebay.com/160663663035
For the turn signals, you will need two 6 ohm, 50W resistors or they will hyper flash without; one resistor per "bulb."
Resistors: http://cgi.ebay.com/160667039458
Any 6 ohm, 50W resistor [on eBay] will do. I just wanted to support a local seller and didn't want to wait 564651234512 days for my package to arrive.
I used one spade T-Tap on the one end of the resistor, so that should I ever want to remove the LEDs [and accompanying resistor], all I'd simply need to is unplug it.
I then used a ring terminal on the other end and connected it to the ground on the chassis and not to the ground of the connector. Again, this is so that should I ever want to remove these in the future, it's a simple procedure.
The resistors are currently free hanging and are not mounted to anything.
On the GXP, the turn signal wire, which the resistor T-Tap end will need to be connected to, is labeled "1" and is closest to the tab:
I'm going to have to return one as one of the 194 side marker bulbs' tab was broken.
Also, to complete the look, you can add front turn signal LED bulbs as well as reverse bulbs. I've had them on my car for a month or so now.
Reverse LEDs (fit without clearance issues or resistors): http://cgi.ebay.com/400250147030
Turn signal LEDs (fit without clearance issues): http://cgi.ebay.com/160663663035
For the turn signals, you will need two 6 ohm, 50W resistors or they will hyper flash without; one resistor per "bulb."
Resistors: http://cgi.ebay.com/160667039458
Any 6 ohm, 50W resistor [on eBay] will do. I just wanted to support a local seller and didn't want to wait 564651234512 days for my package to arrive.
I used one spade T-Tap on the one end of the resistor, so that should I ever want to remove the LEDs [and accompanying resistor], all I'd simply need to is unplug it.
I then used a ring terminal on the other end and connected it to the ground on the chassis and not to the ground of the connector. Again, this is so that should I ever want to remove these in the future, it's a simple procedure.
The resistors are currently free hanging and are not mounted to anything.
On the GXP, the turn signal wire, which the resistor T-Tap end will need to be connected to, is labeled "1" and is closest to the tab:
Last edited by GXP25; Nov 30, 2011 at 06:39 PM. Reason: Added some more info.
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That broken bulb sucks but atleast you got to see what it will look like. Thanks for the write up, my front turn signals are the only lights that I haven't swapped for LEDs yet because of the rapid blink. Do you have any pics of the front turn signals?
