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Old May 23, 2014 | 03:06 PM
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If you send your Radio or climate control out to have the bulbs replaced with LED"S does the dimmer control still work or are the LED'S on full all the time.???
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Old May 23, 2014 | 03:16 PM
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I replaced mine with LEDs and they stay on full all of the time when they are suppose to be on. They dim slightly right before they turn off with the factory dimmer. I read somewhere that you can add an adjustable resistor that would make them demable.
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Yeah that's what I was afraid of, do you find they are too bright for night driving ?
I like to dimm the dashboard lights way down during the night and use the HUD
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Send a PM to forum member tstar and ask him if it can be set up the way you want. He is very knowledgeable when it comes to LED conversions.
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OK thanks will do
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Send a PM to forum member tstar and ask him if it can be set up the way you want. He is very knowledgeable when it comes to LED conversions.


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The brightness doesn't bother me all that much but so far I have only done the HVAC. I could probablyl use a higher resistor to make them dimmer in the first place.
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