I already have load resistors installed in the wiring on my truck for my rear red leds. The new taillights I am looking to buy come with load resistors already installed in them! So would I have any problems having 2 load resistors for each side?? Or would one not effect the other??

 

As long as they are the same size resistors OR your current one's are bigger. If the one's you have are smaller, they may not work properly, but you can have 1,000 resistors of the same capacitance and it's the same as having 1 of the same size.

 

+1 as long as they are same size it won't make a diifference

 

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If the new ones come with resistors already installed, I'd take the old ones out and install the new lights as if you were replacing your OEM.

 

Yeah, I was hoping to avoid that! I spliced then into the wiring underneath the truck and screwed then to the back side of the bumper mount. It would just be a pain in the butt!

 

It might work, but you also might have a problem... Say for example that the load resistor is 1k ohm and so is your old one. Your truck is looking for 1k ohm, but now you have two resistors, which add up when in series, so now you have 2k ohm. This might make your turning signals blink too slowly, or cause the "check bulb" indicator to come on on your dash.

 

Huh?????

" but you can have 1,000 resistors of the same capacitance"

Resistors have.................well...................resist ance my friend.

Capacitors build up a charge and have "capacitance".

Wink wink.
Al.