LED light/ Load eqaulizer questions
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LED light/ Load eqaulizer questions
Have a 2011 Streetglide and recently purchased the smoked rear taillight/turn signal smoked bullet lense covers. Used the factory amber bulb in front and got a red 1157 LED bulb from autozone for the rear signal/brake lights. Started reading on here today that you need a load equalizer if you are running LED's? Mine are working fine with the brake and signal working. Left them on for like 10-15 min today and no issues? Is this going to become an issue with out that? They appear to be same brightness as stock bulb. Thanks
Last edited by 96lasersnake; Jun 20, 2011 at 01:00 AM.
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You can sometimes get away with running some depending on the bulbs.
Those auto zone ones are not very bright though. I ran them in the past and have some buddies that run them and you can't see them hardly at all out on the road.
Try a set of radiantz LED's and you will see the difference.
Those auto zone ones are not very bright though. I ran them in the past and have some buddies that run them and you can't see them hardly at all out on the road.
Try a set of radiantz LED's and you will see the difference.
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As long as you only run one pair (rear) of LEDs you should be fine. If you decide to change your front turn signals to LEDs you will need a load equalizer. That is how the guy at Chrome Glow explained it to me.
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Unless the lights come with a built in equalizer. I got the HD pancake LED lights. Plug and play installation and no equalizer needed. They are plenty bright. Wife was behind in the truck the other day and commented on how they completely out shined the stock superglide that was next to me. Of course I also have a BAL so that helped a little also.
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Yep, that was my experience with LEDs in the signals. Front OR rear, no TSSM issues, front AND rear you'll need equalizers or you will throw codes and get the fast blinky.
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You can sometimes get away with running some depending on the bulbs.
Those auto zone ones are not very bright though. I ran them in the past and have some buddies that run them and you can't see them hardly at all out on the road.
Try a set of radiantz LED's and you will see the difference.
Those auto zone ones are not very bright though. I ran them in the past and have some buddies that run them and you can't see them hardly at all out on the road.
Try a set of radiantz LED's and you will see the difference.
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I am not at home but they are the pancake looking ones listed for factory bullet signals.
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Found them, thanks for the help.
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