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LED Bulbs?
« on: April 18, 2009, 06:54:11 pm »
Another TM Tuning special here Im afraid!



Ordered these thinking they had built in resistors, turn out they come on then switch straight off again as the 'Bulb out' feature cuts the power as it thinks the bulb has blown!  :signIWS:

As expected TM Tuning don't want to know and said I should have e-mailed them and asked the question. When I pointed out it was there responsibility to make this clear in the ad they didn't reply?  :angry015:

Anyway, anyone have any ideas as to how I can make these work as sidelights?  :chicken: Cheers  :happy2:

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Re: LED Bulbs?
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2009, 06:57:51 pm »
dude  :sad:

TMT fails again
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Re: LED Bulbs?
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2009, 07:10:43 pm »
You will need a resistor in line to get around the "bulb out" error which either means cutting wires and soldering one in or buying extra connectors and making up a little loom.
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Re: LED Bulbs?
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2009, 07:13:11 pm »
Quote from: SteveP on April 18, 2009, 07:10:43 pm
You will need a resistor in line to get around the "bulb out" error which either means cutting wires and soldering one in or buying extra connectors and making up a little loom.


Oh!  :scared: Don't really wanna do that! Anyone know if VAGCOM can turn off the 'Bulb out' feature?
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Re: LED Bulbs?
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2009, 07:13:56 pm »
Never heard of anything like that but could be wrong.
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Re: LED Bulbs?
« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2009, 07:21:02 pm »
Our friends at TM.Tuning suggested it.  :chicken:
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Re: LED Bulbs?
« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2009, 09:07:37 pm »
Quote from: Greenouse on April 18, 2009, 07:13:11 pm
Quote from: SteveP on April 18, 2009, 07:10:43 pm
You will need a resistor in line to get around the "bulb out" error which either means cutting wires and soldering one in or buying extra connectors and making up a little loom.


Oh!  :scared: Don't really wanna do that! Anyone know if VAGCOM can turn off the 'Bulb out' feature?

Thats an interesting thought! Although this topic has been covered before, and nothing VCDS related has ever been mentioned, so I wouldn't get your hopes up  :sad: :sad: :sad:

Shame, because the light emitted from an LED is uber cool!!  :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:
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Re: LED Bulbs?
« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2009, 09:21:20 pm »
Quote from: WhiteGTI on April 18, 2009, 09:07:37 pm
Quote from: Greenouse on April 18, 2009, 07:13:11 pm
Quote from: SteveP on April 18, 2009, 07:10:43 pm
You will need a resistor in line to get around the "bulb out" error which either means cutting wires and soldering one in or buying extra connectors and making up a little loom.


Oh!  :scared: Don't really wanna do that! Anyone know if VAGCOM can turn off the 'Bulb out' feature?

Thats an interesting thought! Although this topic has been covered before, and nothing VCDS related has ever been mentioned, so I wouldn't get your hopes up  :sad: :sad: :sad:

Shame, because the light emitted from an LED is uber cool!!  :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

It sure is, and even more annoying is they work for a few seconds then go off again!  :fighting:
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Re: LED Bulbs?
« Reply #8 on: April 18, 2009, 09:25:54 pm »
Yeah very annoying! I remember when i was replacing my rear numberplate bulbs with the LED's. I replaced one, and it worked so I was really chuffed!! Then when i put the other one in, they just turned off almost immediately! Little did I know that 1 normal bulb with 1 LED draws enough current for the car to think that both are working!
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Re: LED Bulbs?
« Reply #9 on: April 18, 2009, 10:46:11 pm »
Ive read somewhere that if you wire in another set (IE, your standard bulb) and either cover them in tape or tuck them away, then put the LEDs in,
then the current still passes through and doesnt throw up the 'bulb out'
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Re: LED Bulbs?
« Reply #10 on: April 19, 2009, 01:44:31 am »


what i did was solder 2 wires behind the original sidelights ( + and  -) and got another sidelight holder.. whacked them in to holes i drilled in the headlights and voila. i suppose the same could be acchieved if you replace the orignal with the 2nd ones
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Re: LED Bulbs?
« Reply #11 on: April 19, 2009, 09:22:36 am »
Aren't there any LED sidelights that have built in resistors, so you don't have to faff about with VCDS or extra wiring?
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Re: LED Bulbs?
« Reply #12 on: April 19, 2009, 09:33:32 am »
Been looking into this today and haven't found any W5W's yet that have the resistor built in. As I want two sets for one for the side lights and one for the puddle lights under the mirrors.  :smiley:
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Re: LED Bulbs?
« Reply #13 on: April 19, 2009, 01:01:38 pm »
curse you with your puddle lights  :angry015:
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Re: LED Bulbs?
« Reply #14 on: April 25, 2009, 01:02:26 pm »
Can some one tell me what on earth are puddle lights?
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