cobalt_sport08

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I read it on another thread and but I can't find it or remember so... heres the question I replaced my map lights with these.. size 194 x6 LEDs. when the lights aren't on they dim.. they never go off all of the way, why?

Thanks

drumrush

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they are so efficient that they can run off of the ambient current in the system. my map light does the same thing. but dont worry, they wont kill your battery or anything.

cobalt_sport08

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OK good, I didn't think I would from such little power drawing

keiserX13

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X2

LEDs run off less power than standard bulbs

sLAsh

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There is always 3 volts coming through that circuit which is enough to light up the LEDs but not the normal bulbs.
If it bothers you, you can add a resister to the circuit. The wires to the maplights run on the drivers side of the roof between the edge of the sunnroof and the door. You can get to them by pulling off the sunroof trim and carefully pulling down the roof liner a little bit. If you are going to go to that much trouble you might as well add a dome light to that circuit instead. When I added my domelight it gave enough added resistance that my map lights no longer stay on dim.

chitala383

Qft

riceburner

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i was having the same issue. wound up getting a little soddering tool and sodder (of course!)

then got 1/8 watt resistors can't remember anything else about them. opened up the led housing and soddered one end of the resistor to each pole (- and +) then put casing backon and havn't had the problem since. theres a how to on exaclty what i did, just cant seem to find it right now

cobalt_sport08

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I'm good... ha and whats Qft mean??

FasterIsBetter

IIRC "Quit Fkin Trolling" lol

cobalt_sport08

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haha ok but what does IIRC mean??

chitala383

Iirc = if i remember correctly

Qft = quoted for truth

cobalt_sport08

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THANKS!! ^^


and is it Sad that my old blub is brighter than my LEDs.... the left is stock


When I was backing down my street I could barely see the road...

EmperorJJ1

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yup it all depends on the situation man, thats why you dont see many led headlights, foglights or back up lights... the technology to be as "bright" as incandescent isnt there yet.

dtowngreg

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yeah they stay on. and the led reverse lights are a crisper color. look better than the yellowish stock

cobalt_sport08

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agreed they do look better just maybe i can use something like this.. LED haha

chitala383

Fwiw, a while back i replaced my map lights with leds from v-leds and they stayed dimly lit. The other day i added a dome light (bc i have a sunroof, gm fail) and put leds from superbrightleds.com in and the map lights still stayed lit. But when i put the bulbs from superbrightleds.com in my map lights as well they now go off. I guess the bulbs from superbrightleds have a tiny bit more resistance to them compared to v-leds bulbs.