Alright, can't find incandescent options, but there are a ton of LED. I know in the case of the flasher application you need to support the install with some resistors. Anyone got a really good explanation of where they go? Are you tapping the outside of the wire essentially? I understand you need one for both blinkers, (or all 4 if you were going LED up front too) right?
Red LED Rear turn signals, explain resitors
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For the turn signal bulbs (front and rear), if you replace the incandescent bulb with LED, you will need a load resistor for both front and rear. The load resistor simply puts an electrical load on the turn signal circuit to trick the computer that an incandescent bulb (with it's high current draw) is present (and not hyper flash).
You'll need a load resistor for each signal you install (so 4 total if you replace all 4). The resistor is wired in parallel, meaning you tap one end into the turn signal wire (anywhere in the wire), and another to ground (doesn't have to be ground from a wire, can be metal point on the body). Also doesn't matter which wire on the resistor goes to the signal and to ground.
If your shopping for a bulb, I'd recommend staying away from most. In my research, most LED bulbs don't aim the light properly off the reflector, and can appear dimmer than the stock incandescents.
Hope this helps.
Thanks for the info. Yeah, I would prefer incandescent, since I don't want to get too creative with wiring while under warrantee, also don't want to drop $100 on turn signals. Plus I've read what you say about brightness, aiming, even color, some of these lights look pink. Problem is 1156 in red is not easy to find with a decent review.
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If I were to get a new one, it'd be this unit talked about her at HID planet:
Projector/Reflector Hybrid Signal LED Review
I have this unit for my Jeep as a stop/tail/turn signal, and it works fantastically. Easily twice as bright than the incandescent bulb it replaced. The Cadenza's turn signals (front and rear) are small, and the rear is oddly shaped. Hard to say if this design will work in there. Maybe worth a try if you're up for it.
Projector/Reflector Hybrid Signal LED Review
I have this unit for my Jeep as a stop/tail/turn signal, and it works fantastically. Easily twice as bright than the incandescent bulb it replaced. The Cadenza's turn signals (front and rear) are small, and the rear is oddly shaped. Hard to say if this design will work in there. Maybe worth a try if you're up for it.
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I have sold a lot of LED replacement bulbs for motorcycles. It's very hard to find an LED that is as bright as the incandescent bulb it replaces. Whenever I see a bright LED tail light, I'm betting it has a great reflector backing it up. As technology changes, this will get better.
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Couldn't agree more. Manufacturers are finally building some products designed for optics rather than sheer lumen power.
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Hey guys just seeing this thread now.
I will tell you this with absolute confidence, we carry the new 80 Watt CREE LED bulbs for the rear turn signals.
We carry them in both yellow color and red color. Not only do we guarantee that these are 2-3 times brighter then OEM, but if you're able to find brighter bulbs, we will take these back and refund you in full.
We have tested several LEDs on the market and nothing has even come close to the brightness and overall quality of these bulbs we sell.
We are also a master distributor for The Retrofit Source and can order any of the LEDs they sell for any members interested for a discounted amount.
Here are the 80 watt CREE turn signal bulbs we sell: 80 Watt CREE 1156 LED Turn Signal Bulbs - K5 Optima Store
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I will tell you this with absolute confidence, we carry the new 80 Watt CREE LED bulbs for the rear turn signals.
We carry them in both yellow color and red color. Not only do we guarantee that these are 2-3 times brighter then OEM, but if you're able to find brighter bulbs, we will take these back and refund you in full.
We have tested several LEDs on the market and nothing has even come close to the brightness and overall quality of these bulbs we sell.
We are also a master distributor for The Retrofit Source and can order any of the LEDs they sell for any members interested for a discounted amount.
Here are the 80 watt CREE turn signal bulbs we sell: 80 Watt CREE 1156 LED Turn Signal Bulbs - K5 Optima Store
Sh!t, I just realized you sold them as a pair...I saw the $59 price tag last week and thought that was per each. I ended up ordering some reasonably priced incandescent off of Amazon, got good reviews. If I end up not satisfied I'll be checking out these Cree's.
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Hey no problem at all. Yeah all of the bulbs we sell are sold in a pair on the site. If any customer is interested in ordering a set from us for 15% off with free shipping and is willing to write a review of the product, just let us know.
We would love an honest review with images for others on the site to see.
Count me in, I'll order them today. The incandescing red's were 1/3 the stock amber. I'll email you now...
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Just wanted to post this up for you guys. It's a little hard to tell but the 80W CREE turn signals are VERY bright. At least as bright as the stock bulbs. I might try another video when it's dark out also
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxUSk1xbVRU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxUSk1xbVRU
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Yes you would still need to install load resistors to prevent hyper flash
OMFG these things look rich! Exact match in color and intensity to the brake LED's, world of difference from the Incandescent amber. Just gotta install the resistors and I'll make a video. I contemplated not doing the resistor, the fast flash isn't that bad looking, problem is it starts one at normal speed, then goes fast, too rice for me, gotta have one speed, be it fast or slow.
PS, I've never actually used the phrase OMFG before today.
PS, I've never actually used the phrase OMFG before today.
So hard to get quality pictures and video, day or night, here's some closeups, of course everything in person looks so much more red then what the camera phone is actually producing. These new LED's are so bright...no question they are brighter then the OEM by a considerable amount. And the reflector inside really does it justice, it's just a flood of light. I'll try to get some more pictures if I can figure out why the camera is not doing such a good job of it.
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This is freaking awesome!!! Thank you for the awesome review and I knew you would be blown away by the brightness. These bad boys really are one of the brightest LED bulbs on the market right now.
Please do me a favor and post a detailed review with the pics and or video in our forum thread here on the site below:
80 Watt CREE Turn Signal Bulbs - Cadenza Forum - K5 Optima Store
Now I realize why we have not seen many Cadenza orders for this product. It would have helped if we remembered to list the product on the site here. LOL
My first experience with Cree was at HomeDepot they were offering the 100 watt equivalent LED household Bulbs that were normally $20 each for $10 each...there was a rep there and he was talking them up...but the part that blew me away, was when I told him I was considering them for outside use primarily since they get the longest use of any of the fixtures, and I needed something durable as well. He then pointed out that the bulbs emit a high frequency that actually repels insects...Bing, I bought 5 of them. His claim is true, there are still a small amount of bugs, but nothing like what I was getting from previous lights...and they look really good in the fixtures, not too space-age with the heat sink exposed...
Point being, going into this purchase I had high hopes already, glad it exceeded my expectation!
Point being, going into this purchase I had high hopes already, glad it exceeded my expectation!
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