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CoolColombian
06-24-2010, 07:05 AM
hi guys; I recently purchased a set of LED bubs for my tails but obviously they are blinkering faster than normal, all I'm asking is if any of you know of a local place (Hamilton-Mississauga-Toronto) that sell these because all I can find is internet vendors that don't stock these locally and ship within 2-5 days . thanks for your help.
Noisy Crow
06-24-2010, 08:54 AM
You can buy high-wattage resistors as Sayal in Mississauga (Matheson & Dixie). You would need to attach your own leads, and be a bit creative if you need mounting plates. (For the mounting places, you could get an electrical box [type used for light switches] and take it apart... sides are held on by screws are nice flat plates of the right size.)
CoolColombian
06-24-2010, 09:29 AM
That sounds like a good alternative althouhg in the end it might end up taking me the same 5 days to get it done as if I order em online but I did call sayal in Burlington and they said they have some but not the value I asked for; 6 Ohm 25-50watts.
Donutz
06-24-2010, 10:42 AM
Partsplaza has them. I've dealt with them before for my own purchases and ran gb's through them. They ship quickly and the owner seems pretty decent.
CoolColombian
06-24-2010, 12:01 PM
Is it canadian based?? I'll look it up anyway, thanks.
Donutz
06-24-2010, 01:01 PM
They're US based.
CoolColombian
06-24-2010, 08:18 PM
Got it, thanks to Noisy Crow and Jason for their input.

Found the resistors at a Hamilton electronics store called Nutech electronics (http://nutechelectronics.com/), for anyone looking for this I think this is the best bang for the buck, they didn't carry the ones I was looking for (6 Ohm, 50Watts) but they have 5.1 Ohms 25 Watts and they work perfectly and I got them for less than 7 bucks tax in, the cheapest I found online were $14 something.

All I had to do was attached some wire to each end of the resistors and then connect it to the wires that go to the bulb socket. See pics.

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Noisy Crow
06-24-2010, 10:06 PM
Glad you got it sorted out!