Don't blame the resistor for your poor mount. It is stated that they need to be mounted to metal and away from plastic or anything that can short out. It was your poor choice in where you mounted them.

I'ma just go ahead and say it as I'm an automotive accessories installer of over 20years. That is a Ballist resistor with heatsink "the metal housing" it's designed to get hot that's how it work. It turns excess load into heat. Think of it as your radiator. It needs air flow most importantly and would you cable tie wires to your radiator?. Point is installed in the correct way with airflow, screwed to the vehicle properly and with sufficient air flow then they will live a happy life for ever. I'm by no means having a dog but I watch you to learn what you do and in turn this is what I do. Hope it helps. Having said that it is still worth the extra money but honestly it is doing the same thing but with no heat. Doesn't mean it won't release the white man's magic white smoke either lol.

Someone already said it in your comments but I did the same thing. Customer came in with those ballast resistors on their 14 RAM. Well they melted the headlight assemblies where they were wired in at lol. I remote mounted them on the core support so they got the airflow and they could dissipate their heat into surrounding metal of the core support. The vehicle comes in pretty frequently at the shop, next time it comes in I'mma peek at it and see if it's still holding up lol

Thanks great video and great tips

You was suppose to mount the resistor to the metal away from anything because it gets hot...I’ve used these for years with not one issue

Makes sense .... they came with my DRLS for my Q50 and I've already bought 2 sets of lights and they start flashing by themselves (like strobes) I just bought some Morimoto load resistors so hopefully this helps?!

@RustbeltMechanic I was actually lookin forward to swap all the halogens and incandescent bulbs from interior and exterior for my family’s 2017 Toyota sienna LE, especially the led bulb turn signal lights as well. I want to installed the sylvania zevo 3157 front and 7440 rear. I have the Novita led flasher relay LM449. But here’s the sucks part, Toyota made a very stupid idea to move the oem relay somewhere else. Instead of under the steering wheel which is a nice spot, they moved behind the gauge panels and it’s the worse thing they ever did. So I got two options. Either get the ultra bright auxito with a built in resistors. Or just get not only just a load equalizer resistors, but as a plug and play version. Which I prefer those for now. I will use those, and for the front under the hood of the sienna. It has nice room full of sheet metal frame to mount the resistor with 50 watts. So I prefer those with 3157 socket connectors as a plug and play that it came with. And I’m also gonna get but not installed with a 7440 for the rear, and see if it’s enough power to mount just the front to get rid of the hyperflash and not needing the resistors for the rear 7440. I just wish Toyota shouldn’t move that relay in the first place. That would save my time for that. What are ur thoughts on that? And just for the heck of it, how much is it to have some mechanic installed the led flasher relay for us for 2017 Toyota sienna LE, and the relay is behind the gauge cluster, that needs to remove the plastics panels and gauge clusters for that?

I'm not expert , I got LED lights on my 08 chevy silverado. WhT do you suggest to install as resistor ? Or what relay . My lights flash like crazy when turn signal is flashing 😅

DOES THE LM487 WORK ON A 2002 SILVERADO, I SEE SEVERAL GUYS TRY THIS AND DID NOT WORK MODEL INFO WOULD BE HELPFUL WHEN RECOMMENDING A PRODUCT....

Can you tell what one to use for 2012 4Runner 5gen hyperflash ?

Is there an option/lighting control module for the Hyper flash for a 2018 Chevy Colorado? I only see 2 fuses for left and right rear blinker…it’s like the light control module doesn’t even exist…

Thanks for this I didn’t know they made a special flasher for leds 🙄😂😂 I will now get this and not look stupid for fast flashing

Why are your 4ways jacked up?one side blinks on and off, the other dim and bright.

If I have two options between buying the bulbs with a chip like the Lastif or installing the resistance, what is the best option? I think that if the resistor gets hot is better than the bulb.

What about a 2018 Silverado 1500?

So I have a 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and I can't seem to find that Relay on my Truck?? I've had the truck since brand New

Thanks for the information.. I like your video...Thank you for taking the time. Like you said, you live and learn... Just one question on a slightly different topic. I don't know if you have a video for this. I want to install LED bulbs for my daytime running lights. 2000 Silverado and they are 3157 bulbs. I had a friend say that they are not going to last long. Would these need some type of resistor? What would you recommend?

Exactly but where is the flasher on a 2009 Chevy Silverado? I can't seem to locate it. Please help!

Hello, thanks for advice. I have a 2002 ford taurus and I have so far replaced my back up lamps and head lights with LEDs. I would like to go for front turn signals. Not sure if it will hyper flash with them. Is that part you installed available at any autoparts store or did you have to special order it?

Badass! Can i do this to my 04 gmc yukon?

Great video. How do you get both headlamps to come on? I installed a ISSYAUTO flasher in my 2003 and everything works great. The LM487 wouldn't work. I have a 2017 2500HD and I'm trying to figure out how to do a full LED swap without resistors. It doesn't seem to be easy to just change a flasher swap? I bought CANBUS ERROR FREE bulbs but the still Hyper Flash.

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Newer Silverados don’t have a regular flasher relay so you have to use the resistors or expense non hyper flash bulbs

Above 2007 models it is programmed in BCM so there is no flasher to replace! Use resistors or ger reprogrammed.

Any idea what a 2018 F150 equivalent relay part number would be?

Did you lose your cruise control when you took out your resistors? They is supposed to fix that crazy glitch.

So what do I do when there is no seperate flash relay ,its part of the dash panel

My 2003 Saturn doesn't have a flasher box like that so I'm just going to use those hot resisters.....

07-13 doesn’t have flasher, turn signals are controlled by BCM. Heard reprogramming bcm doesn’t fix hyper flash on front turn signals. So resistor is kinda the only option

Thanks for the led flasher relay tip. Great video!

the problem im having on my 94 chevy truck is ive tried the led relay and it still hyper flashes

It seemed fine but if you look at the rear it would flash both the lights like my hazerds where on when I turned my right blinker on but was fine in the cab and front of truck

Where is that relay on a 2011 Silverado

what i should i get for my 2015 silverado 2500

“Just save yourself the headache in the long run” and run factory lights lol

What should I get for my 06silverado 1500?

I have resistors in my headlights because without them I get an error on the dash, will the flasher work for headlights too?

I wired one side of my rogue with that style resistor, turned on the lights and turn signal and let it blink for like 2 - 3 mins it got so hot I took that shit out and said no way, I knew it would possibly melt something, at least you caught it before it really destroyed something.

Nobody can put a resistor into the led unit. Wtf

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HI. There is a solution for xenon?

I did all JDM astar blubs, and I also ordered that flasher module. I still can’t put in my rear turn signal led blubs because one side or the other stays on. After doing alittle experimenting, resistors are the only thing that would allow me to use leds in the front and rear. All that being said I was not comfortable putting them on in the front just because of the high amount of heat, 120-150 degrees( I shot them with my heat gun). Any idea how to get around this? All stock head and tail light housings

First on the comments. Can't believe it!

Seen the dirty max claim some blood lol.

Tried that flasher in my 04 Silverado and it didn't work at all

JUST LEAVE THE FA@@ING BLINKERS ALONE... DONT USE EM! a tap or two is enough been driving with this in vag bmw and benz for years, just ease of the blinkerlever,...

The problem is not the resistor. In that application Watts = voltage squared divided by ohms. The heat has to go somewhere. Mount it on metal with heat sink compound to let the heat out. Alternatively use a higher ohm resistor. I bet that most modules would work with a 25 ohm or higher resistor, which generates much less heat. It’s math.

The aftermarket B\S will cost you every time

I tried to tell ya resistors were a bad idea brother.

Your intro is so annoying and a waste of valuable time. Just jump into the fix..

The question is does that work for all vehicle?

Excuses my ignorance but don't most new cars not have relays anymore? I did this on my 97 Celica but my 2018 civic most definitely does not have a flasher relay.