LED DRL problems
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From: Rogersville, MO
LED DRL problems
Installed new clear front corner lens and amber led corner bulbs along with new amber 3157 led bulbs. Neither one of the 3157 would work, ran out of time and reinstalled factory amber bulbs which work fine. Checked and rechecked wire contacts and seated the bulbs on as far as they would go to no avail. Any suggestions?
Melting Slicks
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From: Miami FL
Two suggestions:
1) Did you try reversing the LED bulb in the socket to invert polarities?
2) You can bench test it by manually feeding power to it. That way you can verify if it's a bad bulb or a bad contact. Sometimes the 4 wires that form the bulb's contacts in its socket need to be spread out from the socket using a small screwdriver or the tip of a blade, to make sure they effectively touch the female receptacle's contacts.
1) Did you try reversing the LED bulb in the socket to invert polarities?
2) You can bench test it by manually feeding power to it. That way you can verify if it's a bad bulb or a bad contact. Sometimes the 4 wires that form the bulb's contacts in its socket need to be spread out from the socket using a small screwdriver or the tip of a blade, to make sure they effectively touch the female receptacle's contacts.
Pro
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From: Ontario
Installed new clear front corner lens and amber led corner bulbs along with new amber 3157 led bulbs. Neither one of the 3157 would work, ran out of time and reinstalled factory amber bulbs which work fine. Checked and rechecked wire contacts and seated the bulbs on as far as they would go to no avail. Any suggestions?
