G4s on the way. Hope I get a good set!

[jmzvet]

The supplier said most people that have trouble with "HyperFlash" have after
market electronic mods such as subs, HIDs, and sound systems that affect the electrical system. Blowing smoke up my ...? I didn't ask about condensation or anything else.

 

[KMeloney]

The supplier said most people that have trouble with "HyperFlash" have after
market electronic mods such as subs, HIDs, and sound systems that affect the electrical system. Blowing smoke up my ...? I didn't ask about condensation or anything else.

Yeah, I'd say that's nonsense. Yes, he's probably right about people having aftermarket stuff, but I don't think he's right about that having anything to do with the lights hyper flashing.

 

[soulsea]

The supplier said most people that have trouble with "HyperFlash" have after
market electronic mods such as subs, HIDs, and sound systems that affect the electrical system. Blowing smoke up my ...? I didn't ask about condensation or anything else.

lol bunch of nonsense.

My all my lights on my truck are still bone stock and one set still hyper flashed.

It's just the luck of the draw with the G4s ... hopefully I got all the bad sets out of the way so everyone else will be fine.

 

[jmzvet]

Will I know right away if they are bad or do they hyper flash intermittently?

 

[soulsea]

Yup. don't even mount them ... just unplug the harness under the bumper and plug into the new ones, set them on a towel on the ground and test them. If they hyperflash they will do two regular blinks and then flash at double speed.

 

[jmzvet]

I'll know tomorrow!
Thanks

 

[sellech]

Should I do this with the G5's that I just received? I planned on installing the appliques, esky 3rd light, and G5's this weekend.

 

[soulsea]

Why not chaz ... it takes a couple of minutes to test them.

 

[sellech]

Why not chaz ... it takes a couple of minutes to test them.

GOt me worried now, shady ebay folks. I'm bout to go test them things straight after work.

 

[soulsea]

Nah, the ebay sellers aren't the issue ... if there is a defective light it'll be the manufacturer.

I must note however that so far as I've noticed the issue is predominantly on the G4s, so I'm sure you'll be fine.

 

[jmzvet]

I got the G4s today but can't test them until tomm. There's a small box shaped thing marked " resistor" attached to the wires. Is this something added or will another resistor possibly be necessary?

Thanks

 

[soulsea]

That's fine, it's supposed to be there.

Just test them and if they work, stick the box on the back of the housing with the double sided tape it comes with.

This is a picture for another purpose, but you can see where I stuck the resistor just below one of the connectors:

 

[jmzvet]

Thanks for all the help! I'll let you know how it goes tomm.

 

[fire730]

Sorry for the ignorant question.

So the only 2 options for all red tails like in Soulsea's sig are the G4s that seem to have a pretty good bit of problems with hyper flash or condensation or the G5s and I would have to get Esky appliqués for them to look right.

 

[soulsea]

Well, there are actually at least two manufacturers that I know of that sell G4 type tails: Eagle Eyes and Anzo. (there might be others but I don't know of them)

The two sets I had that were defective were Eagle Eyes, and that's usually the ones folks buy because they are half the price of the Anzo. But after my personal experience with Eagle Eyes I now have the Anzo.

Anzo btw does not make G5s, so the only two options there are the plug and play Eagle Eyes or the escalade oem with a modified harness.

It should be noted that Eagle Eyes G5s don't seem to be as inconsistent as their G4s for some reason.

 

[jmzvet]

I installed them today and they seem to work fine. I also sealed the edges with silicone around the lens. Hopefully that keeps moisture out.

 

[jmzvet]

One thing I found odd is the ignition switch must be "on" for the brake lights to function? Same for the turn signals but that is normal for the stock tail lights also I believe. The hazard and parking lights operate w/o the key on.
Overall the quality seems pretty good. The included instructions were odd because it instructed me to remove the stock reverse light bulbs and reinstall them in the new lights even though the new lights came with reverse light bulbs already installed? It also instructed me to reconnect the battery terminal even though it never told me to disconnect it.!

 

[soulsea]

The key is that they work.

You like how they look?

 

[jmzvet]

They look great. Dollar for dollar the best addition so far

 

[ctahoe09]

Sorry for the ignorant question.

So the only 2 options for all red tails like in Soulsea's sig are the G4s that seem to have a pretty good bit of problems with hyper flash or condensation or the G5s and I would have to get Esky appliqués for them to look right.

I have the G5's and I do not have the escalade appliqués.... It does not look bad at all but if you are OCD then you will have a problem..... Other than that they don't look bad.... I will be getting them later on I just got an esky 3rd brake light installed today.....