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LED Tail Lights installed but have some issues

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Re: LED Tail Lights installed but have some issues

Post by Sanj » Sun Dec 16, 2012 5:48 pm

[quote="X5Sport"]that's a pic of a capacitor.....not a resistor.  Good suppressor though.

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That's one thing I know nothing about buddy... ???

But it does the job.  ;D
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Re: LED Tail Lights installed but have some issues

Post by mikem » Sun Dec 16, 2012 8:05 pm

Why not use the scanner and turn off the hot and cold bulb tests for them instead of fitting resistors ?

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Re: LED Tail Lights installed but have some issues

Post by Sanj » Sun Dec 16, 2012 8:14 pm

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Why not use the scanner and turn off the hot and cold bulb tests for them instead of fitting resistors ?
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These help stop the bulbs flickering too.

But yes an idea - just that you lose a useful function of knowing when a bulb is out.
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Re: LED Tail Lights installed but have some issues

Post by mikem » Sun Dec 16, 2012 9:47 pm

Sanj, is the flickering not a result of the bulb test ? My led angel eyes used to flicker untill I turned the lamp test off. I believe the test sends a small current through which isn't enough to light up the OEM bulbs but is enough to light the LEDs, hence the flicker.

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Re: LED Tail Lights installed but have some issues

Post by Sanj » Sun Dec 16, 2012 9:51 pm

No, this is the stupidly rapid flickering you get.

The start-up bulb test is just for the car to work out if 'all systems are go'.
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