Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Part 6 - HYPERFLASH FIX - Metalcloak LED Tail Light Kit - Load Resistor - 2015 Jeep Wrangler JK

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This is part six of the overall Metalcloak Overline Fender install series. This video is solving the hyperflash issue.

Here is the resister I am using: https://amzn.to/2vF6xJE
Here are the magnets I am using: https://amzn.to/2qWqB4s

I'm installing Metalcloak Overline Tube Fenders on my 2015 Jeep JK Unlimited Wrangler. I am also installing the standard overline flares, Metalcloak inner fender liners, the rear overline fenders with exoskin, and the rear corner skins with LED tail lights.

https://www.metalcloak.com/Jeep-Wrangler-JK-Overline-Tube-Fender-p/3214.htm

The JK Wrangler Overline™ Tube Fender gains the most tire clearance in the industry. Period. Fit 37's on Stock JK with No Lift!
Redefines the lines of the JK
Rock-Biting Reinforcement for Lay-on-the-Rocks strength
Easy to Install

http://www.metalcloak.com/Jeep-Wrangler-JK-8-Overline-Front-Flare-p/3281.htm

Metalcloak's JK Wrangler Standard Edition Overline Front Flares are the most popular option - providing 8" (1" wider than stock) of easily removable coverage for you JK. Metalcloak Overlines are the original and only Steel Removable Fender allowing you to run 37's on a stock JK.

Ball Lock Joints secure each end of the Flare for incredible strength while providing the best Turning Clearance, best Object Deflection Angle and best Tire Clearance in the industry.

http://www.metalcloak.com/Jeep-Rear-Fender-Flare-JK-p/3426.htm

The JK Wrangler Standard Rear Flare is our mid width flare offering 6' of tire coverage. This is the only Quick Release Jeep Rear Flare in the industry.

Dovetailed for the best Object Deflection Angle, the Ball Lock Joints secure Flares for incredible strength and tub protection with just the right amount of clearance and coverage.

http://www.metalcloak.com/Jeep-Rear-Flare-Mounting-Base-Plate-JK-Unlimited-p/3410.htm

The JK Wrangler 4 Door Rear Flare Mounting ExoSkins provide additional strength to the vulnerable rear wheel well opening.

Designed specifically as a mounting system for Quick Release rear flares, the flare mounting hardware is built right in.

https://www.metalcloak.com/JK-ExoCorner-Crawler-Kit-p/3430.htm

The JK Wrangler ExoCorner LED Kit provides additional strength and rock-biting protection to the vulnerable corner of your 2-door or 4-door JK without the extensive body mods required with other corner guards.

Designed as a kit to work with the MetalCloak ExoSkins and Rear Stock Corner Plates, the parts can also be purchased individually.

11 comments:

  1. Very nice fix. I had that problem with a Silverado and uses a flasher module for LED s.
    I was glad to see you don't use quick splices as they seem to fail over time. And, glad you warned Abbott the heat from the resistors.
    Magnet seems like a good 💡 idea.
    Love the modifications. 🏆

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  2. Could those lights work without the armor in the stock location?

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  3. o3djeeps [ OVERCLOCK3D Jeeps ]April 25, 2018 at 5:52 AM

    Not really... I mean yes, anything can be made to work...but it would prob require some modification. If you were looking just for LED lights without the armor, I would do something different, tbh.

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  4. Another great job love the magnet idea...ingenious 👍

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  5. Doesn't the load resistor draw the same power as the old incandescent bulb when wired in since it puts enough load back on the circuit so the computer doesn't see it as a blown bulb

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  6. I'm gonna go with you're Brilliant!!
    Cloaked Republic!!!!

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  7. o3djeeps [ OVERCLOCK3D Jeeps ]April 25, 2018 at 9:12 AM

    It limits current, which provides enough load resistance to trick the computer to believe there is an incandescent bulb in place. It doesn't draw or consume power, per se. It simply permits current to flow through it but at a reduced rate because of the added resistance. Think of it this way... a load resistor and a light bulb are the same thing. An incandescent light is just a form of a load resistor. It's allows current to flow through it, providing some resistance, and dissipates the energy into heat and light. The load resistor does exactly the same... except converts it all into heat, and no light.

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  8. o3djeeps [ OVERCLOCK3D Jeeps ]April 25, 2018 at 9:13 AM

    Ha! Thanks! I'll take it... even if it's probably not the truth! lol

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  9. Ok gotcha thanks for clearing that up for me

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  10. and they get HOT!

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  11. Talez From the DashCamApril 28, 2018 at 5:38 PM

    This is total BS the manufacturer should know this is going to happen through testing and provide the resistor installed with the kit. That is totally crappy engineering

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