Video: Installing Dual-Color Front Turn & Sidemarker LEDs! BIG front-end upgrade!

S550_Magnetic said:

The "new" versions, I was sent as replacements, were EXACTLY the same other than some of the white plastic has been ground down with a dremel...

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Varekai said:

Just installed my switchbacks, here's a vid with the hazards on to show the difference. Not only is the DD brighter, but it's a more noticeable flash as well, just easier for someone else to see your turn signal. DD is on driver's side, passenger side is stock.

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Free Agent said:

Thanks for sharing. Always love the crisp instant on/off of a LED over the slow sluggish warm up/cool down blinking of an incandescent. I need to order these soon.

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OctopusWrangler said:

Just wondering on the switchcbacks...
I received them earlier this week, put them aside until i had some time to put them on. Went to put them in today and noticed that 1) both of them are scratched and dinged up pretty good, almost as if someone else had already installed and then returned, 2) that the pin lengths on the 2 are different lengths; one of the lights has pins that are noticeably longer than the pins on the other and 3) the one with the shorter pins, which coincidentally is more dinged up than the other one, also has a loose dome lens that spins freely, whereas the other does not move at all.
Is this normal, in that the quality from one light to another can differ so greatly or did I somehow get a bad light or set? Dont really feel like going through the process of installing and then pulling them out to send back.
And the marks/dings are definitely more than just normal handling or dremel marks. These things are not brand new stock.

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OctopusWrangler said:

Message sent.
I've had a couple of other issues already within the same order, not referenced above, so hopefully it can be resolved.

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Free Agent said:

Just got these today and popped them in. They fit snug and work great. Love the extra light output as well. Got all those ugly incandescents swapped out with your LEDs now. Love the look. Thank you very much DD, I may end up buying the resistors as well for the blinker speed although the galloping horse sound isn't all that bad really. Try to get some pics up this weekend once I get it cleaned up. Thanks. DiodeDynamics.

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USAF said:

Great customer service.....Great product!!!...
the switchback's stand out and clean the front up nicely

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Diode Dynamics said:

Yes, they are ground down to allow for better clearance, as shown in our video. This is indeed what causes most of the fitment problems, but we did make additional changes as well.

The base is actually a completely different mold, but it's pretty hard to tell unless you analyze it with a caliper. Small variations on the tabs, specifically. Also, importantly, the contact pin wires are reduced in diameter and better-aligned with the grooves. Very small changes that most people probably won't notice.

Thanks!

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pctek said:

DD: I got one of the first set of "modified" switchbacks. Have there been any additional changes now that they are being produced with the new specs? I'm thinking the contact pin wires. Do mine have the smaller diameter wires? Thank you.

And please, take the inline resistor kit off the back burner and let get them to market

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