Thread: Weird issue with LED tail light bulbs
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Old Apr 20, 2011 | 05:23 PM
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Default Re: Weird issue with LED tail light bulbs
Originally Posted by 604Cash
I currently have the old filament bulbs back in and everything is operating exactly how it should. The base of both the filament bulbs and the LED bulbs look the same, as you said two terminals (metal pieces) on the bottom of each bulb. With that info, would you say a resistor is the right fix? To trick the car into thinking the bulbs are getting the same amount of resistance as the filament bulb does anyone know what resistor would be necessary to splice in?
OK, have you tested the LED bulbs by applying power to each terminal on its base?
Power to one terminal and the side of the bulb should light up one half of the bulb and the other half should light up with power to the other terminal.
Does all of the LED light up with power only to one terminal and the side?
Can the LED's fit both ways in the socket?
 
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