Spyder Tail Light - 2014 Electrical System Issue

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AngryBird

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Hey guys, I put the Spyder LED lights that I have had on 2 raptors before this on my new 2014. Now I'm getting intermittent hyper flash issues. I've had these on a 2012 and 2013 and never had a problem. If just one of the tail lights was doing it I would blame it on a resistor failure but theres almost no chance that both resistors failed at the exact time I put them in my new truck. The are both testing at right around 7 ohms which I believe is right. Did something change with the 2014 electrical system? Is the computer more sensitive to resistance now?

Anyways, I don't know what to do. I hate halogen tail lights now that I've had the LEDs. It blows ass that these $60k trucks don't come with LED tail lights to begin with. Hopefully one of you electrically inclined guys can give me some advice. I thought about wiring factory bulbs in-line and sticking them up under the body somewhere. Lots of potential issues with that idea I think.

Thanks in advance.
 

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i have noticed that each individual truck is different. i dont know why, but resistance changes between trucks even though they are the same. i dont know if thats going to be your problem, but it may be a good place to start.
 
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Are there certain resistors to try? Something else variable I could try out until I find one that works?
 
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