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Led bulbs

Matty Murray
Matty Murray
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Has any one out ther know if you need a specialist relay for led indicators as I have fitted them and the are flashing like I have bulb out .

Also it come up on the screen as a warning but all are working just to fast help wood be appreciated 

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    Your car has a Canbus system that has detected the LED bulbs and it doesn't like them. Fitting a suitable series resistor might work but  if the car is not made for them LED bulbs are rarely plug and play.

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    Thanks 

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    Hi Matty, you need to fit a ballast resistor across the LED to create a load equal to that of the original lamp.

    Just do a search on eBay for LED ballast resistor and find one that matches your original bulb

     

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    Thanks very much 

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    I'll have a look for one tomorrow 

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    10 minutes ago, unofix said:

    Hi Matty, you need to fit a ballast resistor across the LED to create a load equal to that of the original lamp.

    Just do a search on eBay for LED ballast resistor and find one that matches your original bulb

     

    Thanks 

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    36 minutes ago, anon said:

    Your car has a Canbus system that has detected the LED bulbs and it doesn't like them. Fitting a suitable series resistor might work but  if the car is not made for them LED bulbs are rarely plug and play.

    Thanks 

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    Similar thing happened on my Merc, went out to it the next day and it had 'learnt' I had LEDs 🤷‍♂️ very peculiar. 

    You could use the Phillips silver turn signal lamps, they are not LED but they get rid of the fried egg look. 

    I have a pal called Andy, he owns https://www.facebook.com/hnasupplies/ and his LED lamps will be straight plug and play, they have built in canbus resistors. I can personally vouch for them, as can many members of my Mk5 Mondeo FB group.

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    8 minutes ago, Jonro2009 said:

    Similar thing happened on my Merc, went out to it the next day and it had 'learnt' I had LEDs 🤷‍♂️ very peculiar. 

    You could use the Phillips silver turn signal lamps, they are not LED but they get rid of the fried egg look. 

    I have a pal called Andy, he owns https://www.facebook.com/hnasupplies/ and his LED lamps will be straight plug and play, they have built in canbus resistors. I can personally vouch for them, as can many members of my Mk5 Mondeo FB group.

    Cheers 

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