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converted all lights to led

i have ordered all led's for the rear of my truck with red and white from back up lights to tail lights i have ordered the led light bar and my turn signals and my day running lights are white im also running 6000k hi/lo in the headlights and 6000k in the fog lights and did the mod to have hi and fogs on as well cant wait to post up pick no i want to do my gauges dont think i can do that myself
 
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dont forget to pick up an EP27 designed for use with LED's.....if you dont get one installed...hello hyperflash.



L1224R > ANY plug in LED.
 
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what is an ep27 school me with that info
 
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it's an electronic flasher. for some reason i think 04's and up come with one. somebody correct me if i'm wrong? i did the blinker mod with led's and dont have hyper flash. but you can pick one up at autozone for like 10 bucks
 
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EP-27 is a NAPA Part, Black I think the stock one is blue. Just plug it in under your dash and your good to go. like $20 here
 
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yeah cus i got hyper flash now but when i hook up the trailer with the fourwheelers i dont get hyper flash so ill look in to the ep-27 thanks cus my truck is an 03
 
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YEah mines a 2003 as well, I did it like a week ago
 
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EP27 isn't just a Napa part. Autozone and similar auto parts stores should carry them under that same number.
 
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I have the cheapo LED bulbs from Autozone for my tails, and they don't hyper flash.....
 
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I think that the cheapy Autozone bulbs have the correct resistors built in to mimic a filament style bulb.
 
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EP27 is the part number designation...alot like a 3156 bulb.....it's no 'one store' number...

Your truck has one in it now...BUT...it's designed for use on incandescant bulbs, not LEDs. Stock system: when a bulb is out, the blinker will flash super fast, called 'hyperflash'. it senses a burnt bulb. When you install LEDs for signals, it thinks bulbs are out because they dont draw hardly any juice, thus confusing the flasher into thinking a bulb is out. You need an EP27 flasher designed for use with LED's. I got mine from Autozone for a whopping $12...and it has 'LED' right on the flasher...

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That easy huh?

Thinking i might go LED in the future.
 
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Be like me and join the over 420 led club. lol
 
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I tried switching the reverse lights to LEDs, but ran into the an issue where they wouldn't turn completely off when not in reverse. Any one else ever have this problem? The tech guy @ superbrightleds didn't seem too interested in giving out an good tips.
 
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What bulbs did you run?
 
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3156 from super bright. They are 12 leds per bulb.
 
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