Just recently bought switchbacks and the 6 ohm resistors from AUTOLUMINATION.COM and had them installed by a very experienced guy in NJ who also cleared and installed my brothers headlights as well. So after installing my switchbacks and 6 ohm resistors the guy had told me that one bulb was constantly staying amber yellow and the other bulb was stayin white and blinking yellow like all of you know the switchbacks are suppose to do. so i went there with my brothers car and had him put one of his switchbacks in the headlight to see if it would stay white and blink yellow and it did. so i had emailed autolumination explaining to them in detail what exactly had been happening and they insisted on tellin me my mechanic wasnt hooking them up correctly. after numerous emails back and forth i even sent them a video of me testing the bulb and my brothers bulb tryin to show them it wasnt wired incorrectly and of course they said it wouldnt open it like i have nothing else better to do then to have some vendetta out against. After many many many emails i gave up cause they kept still insisting that my mechanic was doing it wrong and them bein very rude in these emails i just gave up so this is just a warning for yall out there who want to order switchbacks. if any of you know a place where i can get one of these bulbs would greatly appreciate it. sorry for the story but thought i would look out and share my terrible experience with AUTOLUMINATION.COM

 

try installing it by flipping it the other way around....or play around with it, or switch sides and invert it backwards and install it....I had the same problem but I played around and it worked for me

 

remove the 6 ohms resistor first and play around to see if it works before you install the 6 ohms resistors

 

I also agree that automlumination is ticking me off. I think we should put the word out to STOP buying from them. They get $1000s business from AZine. Why should it continue if their products are OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE and even worse than that THEY DON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS??? Not having any type of warranty and a 1 wk return policy and that's it? That should be a warning sign in itself. Oh yeah, they messed with the wrong customer here. I am a dedicated LED modder and I officially am DONE with that company!!!! I encourage all of you to save yourself the risk! $50 for a pair of bulbs is steep.

But it sucks since they are the originator of the switchback. So where else can we get the switchback? Look out autolumination, no more monopoly, you have competition! You can get switchback right here now! I bet it is the SAME bulb and with shipping it works out a bit cheaper.

http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/P...id/0/SFV/32481

I have had better service and better luck with this company. I have a set of DRL bulbs for the last 2 years that have been through so much and a virtually indestructible. The only problem with them is the seem to have the same warranty/return policy as autolumination.....If I were you I'd rather take a chance on a newcomer rather than a known failure.

 

I know someone that might be able to bring switchbacks to AZ for cheaper than autolumination.com and he has GREAT customer service :wink:

 

Oh where was this person 2 yrs ago?? Better late than never.

 

I got mine from AUTOLUMINATION, as recommended by JnC. I havent had any problems whatsoever, but if you plan on phasing out the AUTOLUMINATION business, I would recommend telling JnC to stop pushing their product. JnC has a great reputation, so pretty much anything he says goes!

 

Go with V-leds.com. I've bought all my LEDs, including switchbacks, from them without any major problems. Jake is good about emailing you back if you have any questions/problems.

 

can some one please tell me whats a swich back?

 

there correctly installed cause when i brought my car back to double check if they were correctly installed the guy who put them in had a pair from another car that he was about to install them in and took one of the bulbs and put it in the socket of my car and it worked fine. So i hope none of you order ever ever order from AUTOLUMINATION.COM. ima try v-leds hope they can help me out thanks for the feed back

 

i got my switchback from AUTOLUMINATION and haven't had a problem...i guess it is hit or miss with their product.

 

i know also RICHIE

 

^ dude why you always gotta do that shit?? Haha

I didn't wanna say his name because I wasn't sure if he was going thru with it or not.

 

whats a swich back?

 

so whats the word on autoillumination.. I'm about to order switchbacks and resistors

i might just order these
http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/P...id/0/SFV/32481

and these
http://www.parts-express.com/pe/psho...19-015&scqty=2

what do you guys think?

 

yeah go wit v-leds, if god forbid one of the lights you order from autolumination dont work then your screwed

 

oh boy..i was just about to order a set of license plate lights from auto..eek

 

It's weird, my left signal light somethings doesn't come on. For example, parking lights off and signaling left, would only show my side mirror light blinking. So then if i turn my parking lights on, it see the white, but the yellow doesn't flicker. Obivously it's getting power. It works randomly and stops working randomly.

 

v-leds it is then. can anyone chime in with which one they ordered exactly and which resistor to use? Are the leds and resistors I posted in post 15 right? I used the resistors I found in a thread for installing them, but the op said the resistors he used were more than necessary

 

damn it SEARCH!

 

A Switchback is an LED that lights up white and blinks amber when you put on the turn signal.

Here is a video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne0QOl8kRos

 

will these match

http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/P...id/0/SFV/32481

http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/P...d/0/SFV/32481#

and will it fit?

 

JnC is a smart guy. I am sure if he has been reading all the threads he will see the switchbacks are having a high failure rate and he should be careful promoting the autolumination switchback.

V-leds is the place to go. Sorry if it sounds like I have some personal interest in their busisness but really i don't, just a customer that has had a better product from one place more than the other.

 

^I saw your post earlie about which switchbacks to get, apparently theres only one 7443 switchback on vleds so I shouldnt have ask, but. which resistors should I get?

http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/P...d/0/SFV/32481#

those^?

 

you need the 6ohm resistor

 

vleds doesnt have the 6ohm so thats why I asked if that one was ok.. so then the v-led switchbacks + the autolumination 6ohm deluxe would be fine?

 

my rear liscense plate lights from autoillumination blew out in about 3-4 weeks... my SUPERBRIGHTLEDS.COM ones are still going strong, just over a year.

V-Leds.. eh... i installed their LED DLRs in my neighbors TL.... they were terrible... flickered, sometimes threw the DRL warning light, and then blew out after like 4 or 6 weeks

 

SUPERBRIGHTLEDS.COM's it is then! thanks!

 

SBL is good too. I have used them and I know Kennedy vouches for them too. They don't carry any of the newer 7443/1157 Tower LEDs that autolumination and V-leds specializes in though.

 

I wouldve order from superbrightleds for my switchbacks but they dont have them.. autoillumination, ive seen too many complaints. i think im going to go with vleds but which resistor do i pair it with? on their website the 6ohm isnt available, should I just use the one from autoillumination? the 6ohm deluxe?

 

ive also had a problem with autoillumination. my switchback on my drivers side goes on whenever it feels like it. i emailed and told them that and got nowhere with it. i'm just going to deal with it and have it on whenever its on. i shouldve went with vleds instead, but i was afraid it wouldnt fit into the socket and vleds never replied to me when i asked them.

 

Websites like these have no 800 numbers or address. All they give you are email address. They really don't want to deal with you. They don't have to offer a warranty because they don't have to. There is limited competition for their niche products. Customer service is the last thing on their mind. When will more places carry stuff like this? I have dealed with Oznium a few times and they seem a LOT better. I wish they would carry some of these bulbs!

 

LEDs for the DRLs would have problems as well as HIDs. They are wired in series from what i can see in the wiring diagram. the only way to get either of them to work properly iw with relays and powered of battery and resisters to simulate the stock lights.

 

bump and two thumbs up for v-leds - jake york. kewl guy

they're having a sale for ACURAZINE RIGHT NOW! 15% OFF

 

is there a coupon code that needs to be entered?

 

V-leds is having a sale? Line up for your switchbacks guys!

 

That has nothing to do with the quality of their LED DRLs and everything to do with how the TL DRL lights are setup. The TL DRLs for some reason draw a low & uneven current, I think something like 3 volts instead of the full 12 volts, thus causing the LED DRLs to flicker/not work properly. V-LEDs came out with a module to fix the Lexus DRL low draw voltage problem, but sadly it doesn't work on the Acura TL.

 

That module doesn't work? Has someone tried it?

 

I know this has been beatin but I'm getting my headlights soon so I'm gonna order these, is the 48 tower plug n play or do I need to get a 30? I also need a 6 ohm resistor correct?

 

Yea you want to get 48 LED Towers and 6 Ohm resistors

I would also recommend installing the resistors in the trunk (much easier IMO than mounting in front)