07maximan

Ok so, I finally got my LED resistors but I'm still confused about one thing, the ground. Am I supposed to ground it to another turn signal wire or do I just ground it to the body. I read the sticky but it ps not very clear about the ground.

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Chemax

I had mine grounded to the wire.

Never thought about grounding it to the car. Figured since it was wire I'd just go wire-to-wire.

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officerfrasher

Ground it to the black wire.

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07maximan

Originally Posted by officerfrasher

Ground it to the black wire.

So there is a black wire in the same turn signal harness?

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officerfrasher

Originally Posted by 07maximan

So there is a black wire in the same turn signal harness?

Should be. There was in mine.

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07maximan

Originally Posted by officerfrasher

Should be. There was in mine.

Cool thanks. I'm taking it apart tomorrow. I post my findings here.


Thanks guys!!!

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myounz

Yes, use the clips and clip one resistor wire to the green wire with yellow on it and the other resistor wire to the black wire ( ground ). And the other resistor same thing but with a green wire with black on it. Easy as cake.

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DAlastDON

The + wires are Green/black strip and Green/yellow strip. You can use either the black wire in the harness or go directly to a body ground.

The black wire goes to a body ground behind the head lights up front and in the rear by the rear seat latches. Or you can go straight to a body ground. Either way will get you there. Use the pink scotch locks, as they fit tighter then the blue ones in my opinion.

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07maximan

Ok so I was trying to put these in and so far no luck.

On the drivers side it has the green/yellow and the black ground. I tapped into those but it didn't work. Do both resistors have to be connected to work?

Also on the drivers side there is no green/black wire only a green/white...

Any ideas?

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myounz

I have both my resistors hooked up on the drivers side, I'm pretty sure it's the same wires that run across the whole car. Both resistors hooked on drivers side since November and no issues here.

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07maximan

Originally Posted by myounz

I have both my resistors hooked up on the drivers side, I'm pretty sure it's the same wires that run across the whole car. Both resistors hooked on drivers side since November and no issues here.

I don't know whats going on. I read the sticky again and it says to use the green wire with no stripe. I tried it but still nothing. I don't know if both have to be hooked up or not. I have to run and get some more wire taps so I can't hook both of them up.

I hope I wasnt supposed to get 3 ohm. Every one said I needed 6 ohm...

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officerfrasher

Originally Posted by myounz

I have both my resistors hooked up on the drivers side, I'm pretty sure it's the same wires that run across the whole car. Both resistors hooked on drivers side since November and no issues here.

Really?! I thought they at least needed to be one on each side.

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07maximan

James can you verify what wires?

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myounz

Lol, mine is all on the same side, one wire is passenger and the other is driver so I don't see why they need to be separate, working for 5+ months going strong.

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Originally Posted by 07maximan

James can you verify what wires?

The 6s have different colors than the 6.5s. Sorry.

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officerfrasher

Originally Posted by 07maximan

James can you verify what wires?

Do you have a test light? It's real easy if you do.

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DAlastDON

Review these pictures and then go do it. If you have the blue scotch locks then you may have to remove a small amount of insulation. The pink or red ones(don't remember) are smaller and pierce the insulation much better. Used them on the lights on the mirrors.

Remove the cargo net hooks, and fold the carpet back.

After removing the tape around the wiring bundle, these are your + wires. You can use the black wire as ground if you want to. It is the ground for all of the lights in the rear. It leads to a body ground behind the rear seat on the drivers side close to the seat release.

This is where i made a body ground. Both of the - wires on the resistor goto a ground. It is the location for the rear sonar control box if equipped.

Where i mounted the resistors. If you have the sonar option, pick another place. Drill a hole and hit it with some primer after getting it secured.

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07maximan

Ok I'm eating some lunch now an then ill get some of the red taps. So you guys don't do it at the light, you did it in he trunk???

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Originally Posted by 07maximan

Ok I'm eating some lunch now an then ill get some of the red taps. So you guys don't do it at the light, you did it in he trunk???

I did mine at the light and let the resistor hang behind the bumper. But you can do it in the trunk.

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I did mine on my headlight, I guess I found it easier to work with

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It doesn't matter where you tap in to the turn signal circuit. In the trunk, its all in one location. It is also sausage finger friendly and has a minimal tear down of stuff to get to it should there be an issue in the future.

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myounz

Trunk was easiest in my opinion. Just wire them the same way I showed you and you'll be good.

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07maximan

Ok I got one side working. I can't get the one with the green/yellow wire to work.

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07maximan

Ok I got it. I didn't realize there are 2 green/yellow wires.

Thanks for all the help.

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Ok I got it. I didn't realize there are 2 green/yellow wires.

Thanks for all the help.

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