Hello,

I was installing rear speakers in my car and realized that the led strip light on my spolier is out. I tested the wire to the led light and it seems that there is power going through it. Now my question is:

are the led lights wired in series so if one goes out, all of them go out?

are there known problems with the spoiler led light?

if i need to buy a new one, where can i buy an oem version as well as the clear version?

Thanks so much,
gmax

 

first:
your spoiler's light has 35 LEDs which are divided into 5 groups of 7 LEDs each so if one bulb went bad in a group, only the other 6 will turn off (that's why you see some spoilers don't light up completly.
second:
go to this website and purchase a new light stripe and for 40 bucks (includes shipping) and replace it and remove your spoiler when you do it (it makes it alot easier).
Specifications:
15.5 inches (length with 4 tabs)
35 LED bulbs
link:
http://www.freedomdesign.com/Merchan...de=brakelights

 

does that come in clear??

 

don't know but you can call or e-mail them and ask.

 

try paradox system for the clear one. i think they carry it or use to one. one of the companies use to

 

the early 4th gens have more LED's than 35. I counted them once but forgot how many. Anyway its a different design, but posibly the same type of circuit.

 

I have a 97 and I opened it's light and it has 35 LEDs (double checked before I ordered a new one )

 

for the 96 maxima there are no screws that i can see, could be wrong.

also where can I go to get OEM spoiler instead of a knock-off off of a website?

nextly if what you say is true rls81 and no lights are lighting up on the strip light, and the wire to the leds has power, what do you think could be wrong? Could the entire strip of lights be out?

Thanks

 

thats a 97...95/96 have more....42 maybe? not sure, but i mention this b/c he has a 96 so his light will be differnt.

A new OEM light is about $200. Get a cheapo one and forget about it.

 

The entire strip of lights can go out? Is this typical? Just wondering, because it was working perfectly and then all of a sudden the entire strip goes?

I guess what i am asking is how can i test that the led strip is truly gone?

 

the original one on my dads 96 just up and broke, no light at all. I have seen a few other local max's with the same thing. Its not that common but its tyipical for all to go out at once. Actually I have never seen a max with just a few LED's out. You can test each LED, resitor, and diode.....but have fun getting inside the lense. I had no luck.

 

ghettomax, try lighting it with a 9 volt batt. if it doesn't work then get a new light from that website. they have all kinds of different ones. just get the measurments of your light and no. of LEDs and how many plastic tabs it has and compare it with the ones they have. I spent about $20 on LEDs and resistors and couldn't get it to work after 4 hours of soldering. when I ordered that light, it was an exact copy of mine except it was brand new and came on the first time I tested it. that old one I had was all rusted and full of dust and crap. save time, money, effort, and yourself of getting pissed. get a NEW one.

 

I have a portion in the direct center of my spoiler light that went out. The rest of it works, so when it lights up it looks like I have 2 seperate LEDs. I want to replace it but I do not want to spend 40 US on it.

 

anyone know where to get the clear spoiler leds from?

There was a website.

 

as ant likes to say "electrolyte"... http://www.electrodyne.cc/

or try the link rls81 mentioned

 

anyone have an example of the clear light strip with red leds? pix?

 

(electrodyne)

 

Clear spoiler LED's are

 

With these non-oem spoiler lights, how do you install them on our cars. are there are step by step instructions?

Do they just plug right in to the stock wiring or do you have to do any modifying to get it wired up?

 

You have to wire them up and the mounting holes dont line up so you have to do some cutting...

 

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