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Your cart is empty.GENSSI pair of 50W Resistors used for vehicles as load bulb. We say they are 6-8 Ohms depending on inventory and stock. These 6-8 Ohm, 50 Watt resistors will work on any vehicle and can be connected across the turn signal bulbs/headlight wires to simulate the load of a regular filament bulb (2 Amp load).
R. Snyder
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2017
I used these when I installed LED mirrors/turn signals on my 1998 Harley Softail Classic. Unlike incandescent stock turn signal bulbs, LEDs have to have an additional load added to the circuits to work properly, and these resistors add that needed load to each turn signal.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2016
I bought these to stop my high beam LEDs from flickering when not turned on. The flicker is caused by some electrical current that the ECU uses to determine if the light bulbs work but I'm not using bulbs. These stopped the flicker as advertised however, they get very hot and need to be mounted onto a metal surface. Preferably find a nice flat metal surface with plenty of area to radiate the heat and use thermal paste for some added thermal conductivity.
James Herrera
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2015
didn't work at all
WALEE M
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2014
It works good if it is a one function bulb. It really gets hot. Had to put it on breaks light for it to work properly. Do not try to hook it up on directional signal or parking lights.
Connetic-Eric
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2013
I use Switchbacks in my front turn signal housings (gives her that fog light feel), problem was I also replaced all the other lights in my car with LED bulbs. Problems with LEDs is, they dont have any load which messes with assumptions engineers make when they are making them. In this case the switch backs work on voltage detection between the parking lamp circuit and the turning signal circuit.The result was my Switchbacks would flicker and go out sometimes. Easy fix, Load Resistors. These 50Watt are actually a tad less load than I need for both turning lamp circuits (I only used them on the turn signals since that would remove any transient voltage when not in use). Technically the turn signals use 80watts per side (35watts at each corner).Load generates heat, 50 Watts of heat at 12 volts without any thermal dissipation assistance made it 205 degrees, keep in mind that's on a turn signal (on .. off ... on ... off) using these anywhere else could get much hotter. That being said you MUST ... MUST ... MUST ... mount these to the chassis of the car and so that no fabric is within 2 inches of touching it. Not doing this will at the very least burn them out, most likely melt something and at the worst start a fire.Pros:- They work well and produce the correct wattage at 12V- have pre-drilled mounting holes (Pretty small, I uni-bitted mine up a bit)- Come with Red Splice-taps (4 of them)- Don't look unattractiveCons:- Leads are very very short, like 5 inches. Its never a good idea to extend the leads. (more wire = more resistance)
2000roush
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2013
They create way to much heat for how small and how very little voltage was input. Not happy at all
Jerome
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2012
I installed these resistors on my HID headlights today and all is well so far. I wired them in parallel to the ground and the positive wires. Basically, one end goes to each of the - and + wires. I have not tested the flicker issue per say because I'm waiting until it's dark out. But they do work as far as voltage going through them. For the price, you cannot beat this deal! They do get extremely HOT though. I mean, 2nd degree burn hot! The way I mounted them, they hang freely in the air (underneath the hood of course) so as they don't touch anything. If you can't rig it up that way, mount them to metal and make sure any and all wires are clear from the actual resistors. I'll update soon as far as the flicker issue is concerned, since that's the reason I bought these.***UPDATE 7/18/2012***Okay, so it's been a few days now. These resistors definitely work. They almost completely eliminated the flickering. I did however change one of my ballasts. Also, pre-2010 cars are not really designed for HIDs so you probably will still have some flickering after resistors, relay harnesses, capacitors, etc. Overall, good buy definitely.
Brian
Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2012
I added LED bulbs to most of the lights on the truck which caused a hyper-flash or fast-blink issue with my turn signals. Some people like this hyper-flash, but I do not. The install was simple, however some people complained about the lack of instructions. The reality is that these really do not need much direction for install. One side of the wire connects to the positive side of the turn signal bulb/socket-wire. The other wire connects to a ground. I connected mine to a metal bolt for a chassis ground, but you could also connect to the negative side of the bulb/socket-wire. Simple fix to my trucks issue.
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