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 Post subject: New LED tail light have half glow when ignition on/car going
Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 12:54 am 
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Just installed Led tail lights to my flat tray xr6 ba Ute, wired it up everything works except having indicators blinking fast and the reverse/brake light half glow when key is on/car running.
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 Post subject: Re: New LED tail light have half glow when ignition on/car going
Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 10:48 am 
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Indicators need to pass an amount of current to keep the flasher happy - either you need to add load resistors or change the flasher.

For the brake lights - Im only guessing, but the Factory probably has a load on the circuit to make sure that the globes arent failed - and with LED's thats enough to light them up.
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 Post subject: Re: New LED tail light have half glow when ignition on/car going
Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 11:56 am 
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Ok might have to get some then. any idea how I would stop it? a relay or something? cheers
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 Post subject: Re: New LED tail light have half glow when ignition on/car going
Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 12:08 pm 
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Ive done both in the past - changed the flasher (if the BA uses one)
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 Post subject: Re: New LED tail light have half glow when ignition on/car going
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 11:10 am 
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I have installed resistors for indicators they are working fine now. Can you tap brake light into same resistor as the indicator or need to buy more resistor
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 Post subject: Re: New LED tail light have half glow when ignition on/car going
Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2013 12:06 pm 
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I have installed resistors for indicators they are working fine now. Can you tap brake light into same resistor as the indicator or need to buy more resistor
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 Post subject: Re: New LED tail light have half glow when ignition on/car going
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 10:08 pm 
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Buy a seperate resistor brakelight & blinker are seperate circuits load on brake circuit affects operation of cruise control etc. make sure lights have good earth connection as well
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 Post subject: Re: New LED tail light have half glow when ignition on/car going
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2021 9:40 pm 
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I have the same problem, when i turn the ignition on there are 4 rreverse light and 4 tail light diodes on.. do i need a load resistor on each of the 4 power wires in? Also have the rapid flash on the blinkers.
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 Post subject: Re: New LED tail light have half glow when ignition on/car going
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2021 11:38 pm 
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Fit load resistor to each blinker.
Fit 1 resistor to reverse lights and 1 to stop lights
You may require 2 on stop lights but test first make sure cruise control works as the lack of load causes it to not work
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 Post subject: Re: New LED tail light have half glow when ignition on/car going
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2021 12:13 am 
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Thank you very much for your help, i have ordered them
Will let you know how i go.. thanks again
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