Daytime Running light upgrades?

[W8TVI]

How would they not function correctly? Mine blink when they are supposed to

I see why they work... looking on the ebay page for your switchbacks, they say they aren't polarity sensitive ("non polarity").

There is a problem with using LEDs with our trucks (and many other cars and truck that are wired the same), they setup the side marker light to change the polarity they get ground from, depending on whether the parking lights are on or not.
So we have to have at least one of the LED bulbs setup to non-polarized.
I thought it would have to be the side marker, but seeing how yours still work correctly, I guess it doesn't matter, as long as at least one of them are.
Just to be sure, your side markers flash with the main turn signal when the parking lights are off, and alternate with the parking lights on?

Something cool about the swtichbacks I have, is that the white light goes out while the turn signal flashes, and when the turn signal turns off, after a moment the parking lights turn back on as you can see in this video:

 

[Rocket Man]

My switchbacks work the same way and they didn't say anything about being "polarity non sensitive". None of my LED's say anything about that. I've never seen any advertised as polarity sensitive or not, you're the first person that I've heard that term from.

 

[Bonestock]

@W8TVI Do the switchbacks have two sets of leds similar to a dual filament bulb? I ordered the same ones as you from amazon. They'll be here tomorrow.

 

[W8TVI]

@W8TVI Do the switchbacks have two sets of leds similar to a dual filament bulb? I ordered the same ones as you from amazon. They'll be here tomorrow.

Yes they do. A set of white, and a set of yellow.

 

[W8TVI]

My switchbacks work the same way and they didn't say anything about being "polarity non sensitive". None of my LED's say anything about that. I've never seen any advertised as polarity sensitive or not, you're the first person that I've heard that term from.

They didn't use to make LEDs that way. Most of them were just an LED, a resistor.
Now some of them include the full wave bridge rectifier to allow the LED to be plugged in in ether orientation (and it has the added side effect of making them appear electrically the same as incandescents (other than being a smaller load).
I think the bulbs marked "CANBUS" include loading resistors, but I'm not sure about that.

The side markers @1992rs are just standard LEDs, but his swtichbacks are "non-polarized" or "polarity non sensitive". All it means is the person designing the bulbs built the circuit so it doesn't matter what way you put the bulb in.

I think you must have gotten one set or the other that were non-polarized by accident. If you pull the bulbs out and flip them 180, you find that one or both (turns or side markers) will work in ether direction.

Every GM truck and SUV (and one car) that I've had worked this way that had the alternating turn signal/side marker setup.
(They include: '86 Chevy S-10 Blazer, '91 Chevy Suburban, '91 GMC S-15 Jimmy, '94 Olds Bravada, '98 GMC Sierra, '04 Chevy Monte Carlo SS, '00 GMC Yukon XL.)

 

[05Single]

Yes they do. A set of white, and a set of yellow.

It's funny cause the actual physical appearance of the Led the yellow puts out white light and the white puts out yellow lol. I always thought that was weird.
Pink , blue, red are all white too.

 

[Bonestock]

Yes they do. A set of white, and a set of yellow.

Maybe just wiring the DRL to the white and signal to the amber will work. Thanks for sharing your knowledge on this. I really appreciate it!

 

[Rocket Man]

It's funny cause the actual physical appearance of the Led the yellow puts out white light and the white puts out yellow lol. I always thought that was weird.
Pink , blue, red are all white too.

Yeah I'd like to know how my Phillips Hue LED's in my house can change to any color in the spectrum via a WiFi bridge.

 

[05Single]

Yeah I'd like to know how my Phillips Hue LED's in my house can change to any color in the spectrum via a WiFi bridge.

Same as an underglow kit, I guess. haven't messed with them, was gonna try one out but I had no reason to have $50 color changing wifi light bulb in my house lol

 

[inmypassatlife]

Hmmm, I have 4 sets of Morimoto HID sets laying around from previous cars, but no projectors. I wonder if I can get a MH1 projector in the DRL spot or even replace them with some LED foglights I bought for my bumper, https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015WIRRV4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 or something smaller due to size limitations of housing like, https://www.amazon.com/iJDMTOY-Proj...qid=1488583595&sr=1-22&keywords=led+projector

https://www.amazon.com/6K-LED-Drivi...rd_wg=a8Kv9&psc=1&refRID=TG06MZT7PB7TTZC2HCMT

https://www.amazon.com/LYLLA-Headli..._rd_wg=a8Kv9&refRID=TG06MZT7PB7TTZC2HCMT&th=1


idk, still thinking about my best options but i will be doing a retrofit instead of messing with all those other little bulbs and workarounds.