LED Smoked Side Markers won't turn off???
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Two 957 Cayenne GTS's (black and silver), Duc749 (dark), departed '03 E55
LED Smoked Side Markers won't turn off???
I just purchased some smoked DEPO side markers which came with LED's. They look awesome, but they don't appear to turn off when the car is off. How is that possible?
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The ECU is looking for the OEM bulb. The problem is the LEDS are too efficient and light up with the test current, that is looking for / checking the bulb. You should be getting a bulb out error in the MFD too.
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Two 957 Cayenne GTS's (black and silver), Duc749 (dark), departed '03 E55
Wow, no kidding. So I'm SOL on using LED's for the side markers? Maybe AZN Optics sells them? I put the standard white bulbs back in, but they don't look as good. Thanks for the info.
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Two 957 Cayenne GTS's (black and silver), Duc749 (dark), departed '03 E55
So I swapped out the LED's with ones from AZN Optics and it worked like a charm. Looks much brighter too. Love it.
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They make LED bulbs that have the on-board CANBUS error canceler built in. Bought mine for $10 ![thumbs](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWNX%3AIT
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