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Hey, I am having trouble finding a way to put in LED front turn signals. Does anyone know of a good way to install them in the stock headlights?

I have a 2006 Mazdaspeed 6
 
#2 ·
Hello, yes I do :cool: 😁

Are we talking about the turn signal light that's inside the headlight or the one on the quarter panel? I have LEDs in both.
For the headlight: It's pretty straight forward, remove the socket thingy, remove orange bulb, install orange LED, reinstall the socket plastic thing, you're done.
For the quarter panel: remove the light, heat it up with a heat gun (the lens are glued), separate the lens, remove orange bulb, install orange LED, glue back lens, install back on quarter panel, you're done.
 
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Don't forget you will likely have to install load resistors along with the LEDs, otherwise you will get flashing when your headlights are on (the car will think they are burned out). I have not seen turn signal LEDs with high enough wattage to obviate that, but there are high wattage LED low/high beam bulbs if you wanted to change those too and didn't want to deal with your car thinking your lights are dead.
 
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How did you get around the hyper flashing? If you installed load resistors, where would you place them? Thanks for the help!
Yes, that fixes the hyper flashing. They would get installed across the power and ground wires going to the turn signal (forgive me if I don't have it exactly right). Just watch this video:

You're welcome :)
I didn't install load resistors, just buy a LED that already has a resistor on the PCB. I have these ones, in amber color, of course.
Those look like interior lights - did you find some turn signal lights that also have them?
 
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They would get installed across the power and ground wires going to the turn signal
Exactly, but I don't like load resistors because they generate heat and are bulky, in a way.

Those look like interior lights - did you find some turn signal lights that also have them?
W5W or T10 I think in the USA (it's the same bulb, just a different name) is the bulb for the quarter panel turn signals.
You didn't specify which turn signal light you were referring to. In the case of the headlight integrated turn signal, I have these which are also DRLs and switch over to turn signals when you put the turn signal on. They don't require load resistors as well. For the european version of the car the bulb is Socket Type: 1156 BAU15S PY21W. I can't say for sure for the USDM Mazda 6.
 
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W5W or T10 I think in the USA (it's the same bulb, just a different name) is the bulb for the quarter panel turn signals.
You didn't specify which turn signal light you were referring to. In the case of the headlight integrated turn signal, I have these which are also DRLs and switch over to turn signals when you put the turn signal on. They don't require load resistors as well. For the european version of the car the bulb is Socket Type: 1156 BAU15S PY21W. I can't say for sure for the USDM Mazda 6.
That would be way easier! @PokemonMaster_5 maybe just do that, then it should be plug and play.
 
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