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Old 03-20-2012, 08:22 PM
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First of all I would like to thank all of you who gave me advice and pointers on doing this mod. It took me about an hour and a half with wiring the switchbacks and all. I really took my time because I didn't want to screw anyting up. I tested the wiring to see which wires to splice into and on my '06 it was the two outside wires(black for ground and white w/ a red stripe for the power to the turn signal bulb).
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Headlight out and resistor wired in:
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Switchbacks as marker lights:
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Switchbacks as turn signals:
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Here is a closeup of the switchback bulb:
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Plus since I got rid of the amber strip I got a couple under the hood lights:
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Once again thanks to all that helped me out on any of the threads that I posted. I am cleaning the wheels tomorrow and plastidipping them then I will post some pics of everything I have been doing here the last few weeks.
 
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Old 03-20-2012, 10:30 PM
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Pretty cool. I'd never heard of switchbacks before. They look good.
 
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Old 03-20-2012, 10:50 PM
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Man.... those look really nice.... almost too nice. I might have to look into them, I really am not a fan of the amber strip on the 06s. Excellent work, looking forward to pictures of the whole truck when you're done!
 
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Thanks guys. I am gonna plastidip my rims tomorrow and hopefully get some pics posted.
 
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Love the headlights, where did you get them?
 
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I got them off of ebay from dotcom racing.
 
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What are Switchbacks? Are they dual color LED's that replace the Turn signals? Is it a kit you buy? If so from who?
 
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Badass dude! Looks great
 
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What are Switchbacks? Are they dual color LED's that replace the Turn signals? Is it a kit you buy? If so from who?
That is exactly what they are, white for marker lights and amber for turn signal. Here is a link for the ones I bought http://www.ebay.com/itm/170801156662...84.m1438.l2649
The kit comes with everything you need, bulbs and resistors. I take that back you will have to buy four inline splice connectors.
 
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How is the brightness compared to stock?
 


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