LED lights

[twisted22]

Sorry about all the questions but up here in the frozen north here ain't a lot of guys to "bump into" on the street that share the same ride that you can swap stories with. And in saying that ... did you get the crossovers or the normal sockets?

 

[AndyInFlorida]

It's a generic resistor, but it's HUGE. You'd have a hard time finding them. They charge $20 for the pair. They're 7W 60Ohm.

They'll also get really hot, so attach them to something metal, not plastic. Mine are tied to my frame (like a big heat sink) with exhaust wrap ties.

 

[Boomer12]

Is it just a generic resistor that I can pick up locally...

Try your local auto parts store for a variable rate electronic flasher. It worked with mine, and only cost $12.

 

[AndyInFlorida]

Won't work. On the new ones, it's all computer controlled.

 

[twisted22]

Did you need the crossover sockets?

 

[mic98xlt]

Andy, did the spiderlites work in your 99 Explorer and if so do you have any pictures? I couldn't find a application on their website saying they will fit. Thanks.

 

[AndyInFlorida]

Twisted, no.

mic, yep. Let me see if I can find some. It's the regular 5 arm small.
http://www.fordrides.com/showthread.php?t=2670

 

[twisted22]

Andy, have you found anyone that sells the LED third brake light yet?

 

[AndyInFlorida]

Andy, have you found anyone that sells the LED third brake light yet?

I could make one for yours, but mine is a Sport Trac, so I just used an F-150 one.

 

[mic98xlt]

Andy, thanks for the link. I think I will try them!

 

[ZZ]

Just ordered the Spiderlites for my 06 Explorer XLT.

Wohoo!

 

[twisted22]

I am very curious about the spiderlites. Andy seems to be happy with them but I find it hard to pass judgement without seeing them in person. I also wonder about the legality of them (in Canada). The laws around here seem to be up to the discretion of the cop. They finally made everybody remove those neon tubes from under their cars. My concern with the LED tail lights is how bright they are off to the sides. I know they are very bright when you are directly behind the vehicle but as far as peripherally I want to be sure they aren't too dim. No one around here has even heard of spider lites let alone have them, that I know of anyway. And I am a frequent browser of all the local after market shops.

 

[corkey]

spider lights,,

apparently the spider lights seem to be very bright,
they do look good, , but there is a drawback,, are they bright enuff to be worth 120 $, , , ???? or is it even more to get the resistors too, ??

just wondering,, ?????

 

[AndyInFlorida]

Only you can decide.

Parking lights:

Brake lights:

 

[twisted22]

Good pics Andy. Are those the white LED's? Corky, where did you see them for $120? I thought that they were $149 on the spider lite web site. And the resistors were another $20 I think.

 

[AndyInFlorida]

Those are the plain ol' regular red ones.

 

[twisted22]

Then why do they look yellow? Is it just the way they show up in the picture?

 

[AndyInFlorida]

It's the camera compensating for the brightness.

 

[twisted22]

Well then I guess that answers my question about how bright they are.

 

[CHiNO_PeLoNCiTo]

i have a 06 eddie bauer and was lookin 2 get the leds for the interior and the puddle and license lights too but i couldnt find any that would fade. can u give me the site u got them off of? and the spider lights look good, now just gotta shell out the cash for some lol