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01-10-2012, 10:52 PM
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So, only the rears switch? Why don't your fronts blink, too?
I'm not a fan of white rear sidemarkers. The whole point is so you can tell which way the car is facing from the side at night. Amber/white = front and red = rear. Potential safety issue and possible vehicle code violation = not for me.
They appear to be Depo sidemarkers that have been modified. I have no complaints about Depo units---I love mine. Others feel differently. For those folks, the custom route is the only way to go in order to use OEM.
Like others have mentioned, the relays used on the custom units are a fair size. I'd love to know how these units accomplish the same. I bet Roger555 knows---hopefully he sees this.
With all of that said...here are my custom switchback Depo sidemarkers. My rears do not blink.
I'm not a fan of white rear sidemarkers. The whole point is so you can tell which way the car is facing from the side at night. Amber/white = front and red = rear. Potential safety issue and possible vehicle code violation = not for me.
They appear to be Depo sidemarkers that have been modified. I have no complaints about Depo units---I love mine. Others feel differently. For those folks, the custom route is the only way to go in order to use OEM.
Like others have mentioned, the relays used on the custom units are a fair size. I'd love to know how these units accomplish the same. I bet Roger555 knows---hopefully he sees this.
With all of that said...here are my custom switchback Depo sidemarkers. My rears do not blink.
01-10-2012, 10:56 PM
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I'm liking them =)
Just need the hyperblink fixed and should look sweet!
Just need the hyperblink fixed and should look sweet!
01-10-2012, 10:59 PM
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^^^ i just installed the rears....front will be done tomorrow....
it doesnt snow LOL....
but yeah love my DEPO's as well....i like the car to be uniform....front/sides/rear, white running and blinking to color which is required....
EDIT: Thanks GP
it doesnt snow LOL....but yeah love my DEPO's as well....i like the car to be uniform....front/sides/rear, white running and blinking to color which is required....
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01-10-2012, 11:05 PM
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White rears with White fronts do look good if you can pull it off but it usually isn't.. Its just thrown on and hoped to look good.
He hasn't done the front install yet thats why they dont blink.
As for relays, We were just using the standard bosch type 30A relay. Circuit board relays are completely different in size with same output. Only problem was mounting INSIDE of sidemarker and mounting the new bulbs... It was just easier to use a standard relay.
He hasn't done the front install yet thats why they dont blink.
As for relays, We were just using the standard bosch type 30A relay. Circuit board relays are completely different in size with same output. Only problem was mounting INSIDE of sidemarker and mounting the new bulbs... It was just easier to use a standard relay.
01-11-2012, 01:16 AM
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Infamous bro.....you counted wrong....it was 18 times LOL
here is the night time video....try to use indicate as much as possible as these sidemarkers do INDICATE
PS: my car does hyperblink with the hazard on....funny how same cars work differently....i do have rear LED's as well maybe thats why
Steven....sure thing buddy.....lets meet up and do another photoshoot
TripAcez: yes it does look busy coz of the hyperflashing....will have more/better videos in couple days....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahk3_rLyyu8
here is the night time video....try to use indicate as much as possible as these sidemarkers do INDICATE
PS: my car does hyperblink with the hazard on....funny how same cars work differently....i do have rear LED's as well maybe thats why
Steven....sure thing buddy.....lets meet up and do another photoshoot
TripAcez: yes it does look busy coz of the hyperflashing....will have more/better videos in couple days....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahk3_rLyyu8
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really ? i have gotten pulled over for tints on my license plates, but yeah thats about it LOL....
01-11-2012, 11:17 AM
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i still want WHITE front sidemarkers to blink AMBER so they match my switchbacks/side mirrors when i apply the turn signal.
i still want RED rear sidemarkers to blink RED so they match the taillight turn signal.
and of course these new sidemarkers will have to blink IN UNISON with the turn signals.
i want these new sidemarkers to be smoked (so they match the OEM type-s sidemarkers as close as possible)...i'm not feeling the current look shown in this thread. looks cheap.
hopefully this is still an option in the near future.
thanks for posting all this swoosh!
i still want RED rear sidemarkers to blink RED so they match the taillight turn signal.
and of course these new sidemarkers will have to blink IN UNISON with the turn signals.
i want these new sidemarkers to be smoked (so they match the OEM type-s sidemarkers as close as possible)...i'm not feeling the current look shown in this thread. looks cheap.
hopefully this is still an option in the near future.
thanks for posting all this swoosh!
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01-11-2012, 11:24 AM
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not a problem buddy....
am I missing out on something here guys ?
my review to USR:
GREAT PRODUCT....fit is amazing, both sidemarkers in the fender + OEM plugs in the sidemarkers....construction looks awesome....
I wish the RED/Amber would be a little more bright.....
Review on the thread:
Couple variants are needed for better sales:
1> OEM Type S front and rear with White running and Amber/Red blinking
2> OEM Type S front and rear with White running and Amber blinking front and Red running, red blinking rear
3> Clear pieces front and rear with White running and Amber/Red blinking
4> Clear pieces front and rear with White running and Amber blinking front and Red running, red blinking rear
5> Smoked pieces front and rear with White running and Amber/Red blinking
6> Smoked pieces front and rear with White running and Amber blinking front and Red running, red blinking rear
All of these should be available in both Type 1 and Type 2 switchback styles
GREAT PRODUCT....fit is amazing, both sidemarkers in the fender + OEM plugs in the sidemarkers....construction looks awesome....
I wish the RED/Amber would be a little more bright.....
Review on the thread:
Couple variants are needed for better sales:
1> OEM Type S front and rear with White running and Amber/Red blinking
2> OEM Type S front and rear with White running and Amber blinking front and Red running, red blinking rear
3> Clear pieces front and rear with White running and Amber/Red blinking
4> Clear pieces front and rear with White running and Amber blinking front and Red running, red blinking rear
5> Smoked pieces front and rear with White running and Amber/Red blinking
6> Smoked pieces front and rear with White running and Amber blinking front and Red running, red blinking rear
All of these should be available in both Type 1 and Type 2 switchback styles
01-11-2012, 11:33 AM
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^looks good to me. i'll take option#2, please. 
i could even send in my sidemarkers so that he could modify them...i don't really need 2 sets you know?
i could even send in my sidemarkers so that he could modify them...i don't really need 2 sets you know?
01-11-2012, 11:43 AM
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^^^ hahaha i told him the same....but he said, its cheaper to manufacture 
rather than you shipping your sidemarkers out and then they receive, pop em open, etc....
you can always throw them on BM to make couple bucks
rather than you shipping your sidemarkers out and then they receive, pop em open, etc....you can always throw them on BM to make couple bucks
01-11-2012, 11:53 AM
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^cheaper to manufacture OEM type-s sidemarkers?
he must be a magician
well, whatever...as long as we get to see pics of everything before we order i'm sure it'll be fine.
he must be a magician
well, whatever...as long as we get to see pics of everything before we order i'm sure it'll be fine.
01-11-2012, 12:05 PM
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when you mass produce it is cheaper
they come down the assembly line with everything installed rather than manually doing each sidemarker....
they come down the assembly line with everything installed rather than manually doing each sidemarker....
01-12-2012, 03:18 PM
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i still want WHITE front sidemarkers to blink AMBER so they match my switchbacks/side mirrors when i apply the turn signal.
i still want RED rear sidemarkers to blink RED so they match the taillight turn signal.
and of course these new sidemarkers will have to blink IN UNISON with the turn signals.
i want these new sidemarkers to be smoked (so they match the OEM type-s sidemarkers as close as possible)...i'm not feeling the current look shown in this thread. looks cheap.
hopefully this is still an option in the near future.
thanks for posting all this swoosh!
i still want RED rear sidemarkers to blink RED so they match the taillight turn signal.
and of course these new sidemarkers will have to blink IN UNISON with the turn signals.
i want these new sidemarkers to be smoked (so they match the OEM type-s sidemarkers as close as possible)...i'm not feeling the current look shown in this thread. looks cheap.
hopefully this is still an option in the near future.
thanks for posting all this swoosh!
The most logical blinking mechanism.
That white rear led sticks out like a sore thumb lol.. and OEM type-s sidemarkers are much better quality!
01-12-2012, 03:29 PM
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more in the following months once the damn winter ends....Plus the car is dirty as hell....coz of international travel i barely drive my car
about OEM Type S being much "better" quality, i would gotta say Brian these are very very well made....makes me feel like OEM quality.....
PS: sorry if your name is not Brian....LOL
01-12-2012, 03:56 PM
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i was reading this thread and thought it'd be cool for me to do this mod....until i realized i have an 07 with the blinking side mirrors already and it'd be ridiculous if my sidemarkers blinked too...
01-12-2012, 09:29 PM
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^^^ you can see the red.....see towards the end of the video in the exhaust smoke....
the red is not tooo bright as i said....but yeah its red blinking
maybe i will fix the hyperblinking hence will post up a better video....
the red is not tooo bright as i said....but yeah its red blinking
maybe i will fix the hyperblinking hence will post up a better video....
01-12-2012, 09:33 PM
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End of the 12th and you still haven't posted! WTF, Anil!?
I want to see the fronts blink.
OK, having gotten the smoked sidemarkers from USR, I think it depends on the color of your car. Honestly, with NBP, I think they look tits...they blend in with the lines of the car better than oem and are less obvious. No complaints...on a lighter colored car MAYBE it would look odd, but I doubt it. If you have WDP or SSM I'd recommend you give the clear a shot...maybe the same effect as NBP.
J.
As far as the blinking...I love the idea of them being white and it blinking red in the rear and amber up front...it'll mimic the colors of what's blinking anyway...red in the rear and type 1 switchback up front.
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I want to see the fronts blink.
OK, having gotten the smoked sidemarkers from USR, I think it depends on the color of your car. Honestly, with NBP, I think they look tits...they blend in with the lines of the car better than oem and are less obvious. No complaints...on a lighter colored car MAYBE it would look odd, but I doubt it. If you have WDP or SSM I'd recommend you give the clear a shot...maybe the same effect as NBP.
J.
As far as the blinking...I love the idea of them being white and it blinking red in the rear and amber up front...it'll mimic the colors of what's blinking anyway...red in the rear and type 1 switchback up front.
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01-12-2012, 09:35 PM
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I wish the relays I had built hadn't died. The right one was wacky, repeatedly.
USR is good stuff though, he'll figure it out. I remember when I bought the ghost tails and I provided him feedback about the turn signal and bottom needing to be smoked...what do you know, 6 months later he had smoked. Not saying I gave him the idea, but it definitely happened. I'm confident he'll get it squared away.
J.
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its been 21deg out here....and honestly i just got 2 balls dont wanna freeze em both trying to do this....
rear was simple....but for the front you have to tap the sidemarker wire to the indicator which means removing wheels + wheel well.....am not doing this in the middle of winter LOL....
rear was simple....but for the front you have to tap the sidemarker wire to the indicator which means removing wheels + wheel well.....am not doing this in the middle of winter LOL....
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Sadly, I think you're right...the red was definitely blinking with the white. In which case I'd rather have no blinking.
I wish the relays I had built hadn't died. The right one was wacky, repeatedly.
USR is good stuff though, he'll figure it out. I remember when I bought the ghost tails and I provided him feedback about the turn signal and bottom needing to be smoked...what do you know, 6 months later he had smoked. Not saying I gave him the idea, but it definitely happened. I'm confident he'll get it squared away.
J.
I wish the relays I had built hadn't died. The right one was wacky, repeatedly.
USR is good stuff though, he'll figure it out. I remember when I bought the ghost tails and I provided him feedback about the turn signal and bottom needing to be smoked...what do you know, 6 months later he had smoked. Not saying I gave him the idea, but it definitely happened. I'm confident he'll get it squared away.
J.
yeah Andy the white stays on while the red blinks.....i kinda like that, had my switchbacks the same way....
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01-12-2012, 09:52 PM
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No sir, he didn't mean type 1 vs type 2...he's describing the "problem" I was having with my switchbacks before I balanced the voltage load with the rear led's. He's talking about the whites (parking light) staying on full blast while the signal lights blink with it creating a not very intense blinking light (since it gets drowned out by the whites that are on). This needs to be rectified.
I wonder how, who knows...when I added the rear led's mine worked normally...so maybe once you add your resistor tomorrow, it'll work properly. Also, keep in mind...
.12 ohm resistor fixes front switchbacks from hyper
.24 ohm resistor fixes front and rear (caused problem for me when used this ohm for just fronts)
SO, you may be introducing a whole new load ohm...my GUESS might be that you'd potentially need a higher ohm resistance.
BUT, maybe I'm full of sht and maybe it's only hyperblinking since it's getting it's cue from the tap to the oem signal.
Either way, install your relay and let's see what's what.
ALSO, read other thread, I gave you a quick written DIY for installing your sidemarkers without rim removal. And YES, I've done it before so it's legit, not a theory of mine.
AND ANDY, you get back to making 400 NA horsepower, don't trouble yourself with these little nuances. Leave those to us peasants.
I wonder how, who knows...when I added the rear led's mine worked normally...so maybe once you add your resistor tomorrow, it'll work properly. Also, keep in mind...
.12 ohm resistor fixes front switchbacks from hyper
.24 ohm resistor fixes front and rear (caused problem for me when used this ohm for just fronts)
SO, you may be introducing a whole new load ohm...my GUESS might be that you'd potentially need a higher ohm resistance.
BUT, maybe I'm full of sht and maybe it's only hyperblinking since it's getting it's cue from the tap to the oem signal.
Either way, install your relay and let's see what's what.
ALSO, read other thread, I gave you a quick written DIY for installing your sidemarkers without rim removal. And YES, I've done it before so it's legit, not a theory of mine.
AND ANDY, you get back to making 400 NA horsepower, don't trouble yourself with these little nuances. Leave those to us peasants.
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^^^ yeah installing the front are easy, done it before....but i hate t-taps....so i solder every connection, hence wanted to take my time when i came to drawing the wire over the wheel well....plus i dont want the wire to be laying on the wheel well, wanted to find a place to zip tie it.....hence wanted to take the wheel off and wheel well rubber thingie out....
again i dont have a garage and all the work is done outside.....so the setup itself takes me 10 odd minutes....
again i dont have a garage and all the work is done outside.....so the setup itself takes me 10 odd minutes....
01-12-2012, 10:18 PM
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01-12-2012, 10:23 PM
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...carry on then. Didn't know you already knew the shortcut. I got you, do it right, do it once. I would probably solder if i did this too. I always liked taps for easy removal (actually bought liquid electric tape for this...to put a dab on the exposed little piece of wire) but if you wanted to remove a mod, you could always just snip it at the soldering point.
Gerzand...troll on, friend, troll on.
Didn't know you already knew the shortcut. I got you, do it right, do it once. I would probably solder if i did this too. I always liked taps for easy removal (actually bought liquid electric tape for this...to put a dab on the exposed little piece of wire) but if you wanted to remove a mod, you could always just snip it at the soldering point. Gerzand...troll on, friend, troll on.
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Ok been a little lazy lately....
but installed the Fronts as well as the Load resistor and here is the final outcome:
but installed the Fronts as well as the Load resistor and here is the final outcome:
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and the thread is only 2 pages short
but yeah, if you dont want em to blink you can get the white sidemarkers from USR....they are on sale
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^^^ Yes....these are the options already out there:
1> front Amber/rear red
2> all white
3> front white/rear red
These are coming out:
4> All switchback
5> Front Amber blinking/Rear red blinking
1> front Amber/rear red
2> all white
3> front white/rear red
These are coming out:
4> All switchback
5> Front Amber blinking/Rear red blinking
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02-10-2012, 07:11 AM
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Also, I did NOT know they are making the white/red an option and #5, does that mean they will be amber/red and will blink the same color. That will probably look more "blinky"! I would definitely urge Simon to look into the technology they have for switchbacks to cut off the running color. If he does that I'll be ALL OVER THIS MOD (only the front though...I don't think I'd want front AND back blinking).
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Hey J....the white is more of a 4K white....its more warm white than cool white....I told Simon to make it brighter and have it close to 6K so it matches with people with Front Switchbacks....
About option 5....the front will light up amber and blink when indicated and the rear will glow red and blink when indicated.....NO switchbacking....only indicating
Still fixing couple small nags....I think he will start the production very very soon....
Hey Anil, do you think the white looks like 5k or 6K? Curious if he is using different whites cause your white looks more like my hid's than mine. Mine are a very white white.
Also, I did NOT know they are making the white/red an option and #5, does that mean they will be amber/red and will blink the same color. That will probably look more "blinky"! I would definitely urge Simon to look into the technology they have for switchbacks to cut off the running color. If he does that I'll be ALL OVER THIS MOD (only the front though...I don't think I'd want front AND back blinking).
J.
Also, I did NOT know they are making the white/red an option and #5, does that mean they will be amber/red and will blink the same color. That will probably look more "blinky"! I would definitely urge Simon to look into the technology they have for switchbacks to cut off the running color. If he does that I'll be ALL OVER THIS MOD (only the front though...I don't think I'd want front AND back blinking).
J.
About option 5....the front will light up amber and blink when indicated and the rear will glow red and blink when indicated.....NO switchbacking....only indicating
Still fixing couple small nags....I think he will start the production very very soon....