Hi guys!
So I've done a lot of research on the quest people have had to find bulbs that will not throw on the light out signal on the dash. I got some LED 194 bulbs from oreilly auto parts and replaced my 2 rear side markers and put amber ones in the "eyebrow" of the headlight replacing the regular white 194 bulb. They looked great, but threw on my light saying a bulb was out.
What I have come across, is that the LED's are so low in wattage, that it its only using about 1 watt vs 12 watts, causing the car to think there is no bulb. I have looked around on amazon, and found some LED bulbs that claim to be error free. For example, this license plate light bulb. These are claimed to be error free canbus bulbs. I can't seem to find out exactly what canbus means, but seems to be what everyone is after.
Example -
http://www.amazon.com/3-SMD-Canbus-E...+free+6418+led
If anyone has a preffered brand they use id like to know! I'd like to avoid adding resistors if possible, or to find an LED bulb that uses enough wattage to not turn on the light. Although, if I have to I'll add resistors.
Quick theory - if the lighting system drops by 12 watts not being used, will it throw the signal to check your lights? for example, if i replace my 4 side markers with LEDs that each use 8 watts, instead of 12. over the course of the 4 bulbs, there is a loss of 16 watts. Will that throw the light on saying hey check your lights? Same thing, say i only replace 2 for say my license plate bulbs, and theyre 8watts each, my system only drops by 8 watts that arent getting used. Which is not 12, would that throw the light on? What exactly is the system looking for when the light comes on? is it just if an extra 12 watts comes back?