07-08-2020, 10:04 AM | #1 |
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Spyder Black LED Tail Lights bulb replacement
I purchased these cool led tail lights for like $40 when I went to go buy a fender from some guy on facebook. 3 months later and my car says "check left rear turn signal lamp". From my knowledge, it means I have to replace the bulb, correct?
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07-08-2020, 07:36 PM | #2 |
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LEDs have a lower voltage draw than normal bulbs. Your car thinks they are burned out. You need resistors to prevent the false negative.
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07-08-2020, 07:42 PM | #3 |
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Ok, so where can I buy a resistor and what exactly am I looking for when I go there?
Sorry btw, I am pretty clueless when it comes to anything to do with electrical components |
07-09-2020, 05:18 AM | #4 |
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If you don't care about the message, do not buy resisters. Walmart sells them though.
They wire in parallel. I don't care about the warning... The whole point for LEDs is lower power consumption. When you add load resisters, you're bringing the amp load back up to incandescent levels. If I ever have to use load resisters to get LEDs to work, then I won't use LEDs. If you need to have the messages go away, then buy them. They wire in like another bulb would, so you connect one side to + and the other side to -. They're not polarized, so that won't matter which way the resister faces. |
07-09-2020, 11:40 AM | #5 |
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the whole left side is blinking rapidly. would I need to install resistors on both lights on the left therefore needing to install resistors on both tail lights on the right? also, is it vehicle specific?
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07-09-2020, 11:32 PM | #6 |
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07-10-2020, 11:43 AM | #7 |
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these are the connections to the fast blinking side (driver side). my questions are, is the outer or inner side the side where i add the resistor too? or both? also, which sets of cables do I add it too?
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led bulb, spyder, tail light |
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