Interior light problems when switching to LED
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From: Newport Beach, CA
02 C320 custom
Interior light problems when switching to LED
I've been looking at the Forum for the past couple hours each day and couldn't find exactly what I'm looking for so I thought I'd give this a try. If its been repeated I'm sorry in advance for being a noob.
Ok so I got my license plate LED's and then had the sudden urge to change my interior lights and trunk lights to LED's. I ordered them on eBay from a US vendor and got them the next day. I installed my vanity/visor lights no problem, no codes. Great!
Onto the Trunk light. I installed the trunk light, didn't work so I flipped it around and it blinks. Ok so I figured the bulbs I got didn't work for that because it didn't have the right resistor. Threw the original bulb back in and closed the trunk.
(Side note.... When I close my trunk the SOS light flashes and radio doesn't work
)I can figure that out later though.
Ok so the interior rear light I change out. Again doesn't work at first so I flip the bulb around. And I have light! It's dull but looked better than the ugly yellow light. I close the door and get out. Light doesn't turn off. So I hit the button for the rear dome light and it got brighter. Weird I thought. I pulled it out thinking that it was the wrong bulb and threw the stock light back in... Now my interior lights don't work when the door opens period. Neither do the door lights on the bottom of the door and I didn't tough those. I can't figure it out.
Here's the link to bulbs I used to for vanity visor lights that look and work great:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2x-Xenon-Whi...-/300785630364
Dome/trunk light:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Super-WH-1-5...-/290448448318
I know you get what you pay for and they are cheap.... That's why I did it.
Any help or input would be greatly appreciated.
Ok so I got my license plate LED's and then had the sudden urge to change my interior lights and trunk lights to LED's. I ordered them on eBay from a US vendor and got them the next day. I installed my vanity/visor lights no problem, no codes. Great!
Onto the Trunk light. I installed the trunk light, didn't work so I flipped it around and it blinks. Ok so I figured the bulbs I got didn't work for that because it didn't have the right resistor. Threw the original bulb back in and closed the trunk.
(Side note.... When I close my trunk the SOS light flashes and radio doesn't work
)I can figure that out later though.Ok so the interior rear light I change out. Again doesn't work at first so I flip the bulb around. And I have light! It's dull but looked better than the ugly yellow light. I close the door and get out. Light doesn't turn off. So I hit the button for the rear dome light and it got brighter. Weird I thought. I pulled it out thinking that it was the wrong bulb and threw the stock light back in... Now my interior lights don't work when the door opens period. Neither do the door lights on the bottom of the door and I didn't tough those. I can't figure it out.
Here's the link to bulbs I used to for vanity visor lights that look and work great:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2x-Xenon-Whi...-/300785630364
Dome/trunk light:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Super-WH-1-5...-/290448448318
I know you get what you pay for and they are cheap.... That's why I did it.
Any help or input would be greatly appreciated.
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check your fuses, sometimes they blow from the switching the bulbs. Get a voltage reader and make sure each light socket is generating the correct voltage. You should look into leds that come with resistors built in and wont generate errors. aznoptics sells them, they're are pricier but well worth the investment.
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02 C320 custom
I cycled the key and they reset later in the night. I think I'm gonna use the ones that did work and order the rest from the guy on the forum
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Junior Member
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 24
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From: Newport Beach, CA
02 C320 custom
check your fuses, sometimes they blow from the switching the bulbs. Get a voltage reader and make sure each light socket is generating the correct voltage. You should look into leds that come with resistors built in and wont generate errors. aznoptics sells them, they're are pricier but well worth the investment.
