Yes, they go more up than straight. I would say ~60 degrees upward if I remember.

 

So, I just ordered LEDs all around... I'm replacing the bumper lights (which I have rigged to blink with the turn signals), and the ambers inside the headlights along with the rear turn signals. Am I good with only one 6 ohm resistor per side?

Also, they mention not to mount the resistor near plastic because it gets very hot and can melt plastic. So where is a good place to mount it? I'm assuming behind the plastic in the trunk wouldn't be a great idea...

 

You will need one 6 ohm resistor for every 27W incandescent bulb you are replacing.

In the rear, I mounted mine to the steel bulkhead just below the lamp assembly. The steel provides another level of hint sink, and there is no direct contact with plastic or trunk liner material.

 

On my 2004 sedan, the 7440 rear turn signal bulb socket goes straight up!

Here is the FSM pic. It's an isometric view from a slight underneath angle, but the bulb axis is vertical.

 

OK, I guess I'll need another pair of resistors... Thanks for the info!

BTW, does the same apply to the reverse lamps?

 

I'm thinking about doing this, but I'm curious as to if this would work for the reverse lamps as well... Want to do one big order at once, so I don't have to pay the extra $5 shipping lol but seriously it's much easier...

Theoretically, you shouldn't need resistors for the reverse lamps because they don't blink, correct?

 

reverse lamp is plug & play... I did the jmonsale mod by adding a red led back there (in addition to white) to light with parking lights and still white in reverse...

 

Correct, you don't... mine are working perfectly fine.

 

What happens if I haven't installed the resistors yet, but the led bulbs are working just fine?

It blinks normal with the led bulbs plugged in without the resistors... So would I still need to install the resistors? Or am I going to see the hyper blinking in a bit if I don't install the resistors?

 

Some LED's have the resistors built in. If they blink at the normal rate you are good to go.

 

You don't need resistors for the reverse lamps, but I did need the resistors for the turn signals after all... for some reason, the warning light was fine, but the turn signal was faster.

And honestly, if you do a little research, you will find that LEDs are brighter, but do not illuminate as well as halogens would. Almost like 4300k HID vs 13000k HIDs. The LEDs will illuminate the close proximity better, but the light will not reach as far. Maybe if the lens around the bulb was changed to something more focused, it can... like flashlights, how you can't just change out the bulbs alone and expect the illumination to be better than the halogen...

For those looking for some better LED light patterns than what superbrightleds.com carry, look up v-leds.com. I like their selection much more than what superbrightleds.com or oznium has to offer.

FYI, surface mount LEDs (SMT LEDs) are the brightest, and illuminate the best out of all the different LED variants. M-SMT are better.

 

Reviving the thread.

Well, it's been 6 months since this post.
Have you installed resistors, yet? Have they begun to hyperblink?
If not, do your LEDs have built in resistors? Did you buy the "744x series 3-Watt LED Wedge bulb" from SuperBrightLEDs.com that Tim recommended?

Very interested. Thanks.

 

can someone post a link to an led that has resisters built in

 

I was asking about the direction the bulb goes in because I was looking at ordering these... http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-LED/P...-p4835732.html and clearance is an issue with bulbs this big.

I had to wire in a 6 ohm resistor on each side otherwise they'd hyperblink when the turn signal is on. And because they're on different switches, even without the resistors, the hazard lights worked fine.

 

Technically, all LEDs have built in micro resistors. They just don't help with the hyperblinking... that's a completely different issue there...

I have no clue where to find the ones ttrank was talking about, but I wouldn't doubt their existence either.