imported_D_Roc

I recently replaced the bulbs on the door lights with LED's. 2LED's on each light with a 220ohm resistor, it looked great but for one problem. The lights stay on very dim (only visible at night) and is on only when the engine is off. I thought it will go away after a while but it stayed on the whole night so i replaced them with the old bulbs it didnt happen with the old bulbs so is it normal or did something went wrong only happened with the led's
thanks
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Memphis2k1

Mine do the same. I bought some LED wedge style bulbs on ebay and they do stay on. And I think the same goes for my main interior light. Very dimly but I can tell a difference when on the main interior light when I set the switch to the off position

For me, I know it happens when I arm my alarm (locked).

imported_D_Roc

thanks guess maybe the led's can work on a very small voltage but what concerns me is that can it drain the battery?

Maximized2000

iTrader: (11)

Thats strange. Make sure the door is closed tight. I have leds in my doors and I'm pretty sure they are not lit at night when I have all the doors closed and I hit the lock button.

Onemax

Same thing happend to me when I installed my door LED's. They stay on but are very dim. Also when I get in the car in the morning (it's pitch black out) my seatbelt light is on very dim too. I replaced the LED's with normal bulbs and the issue went away. Strange.

OHH NOES

iTrader: (3)

It's called ground loop, in other words the bulbs you bought are cheap. Dont be lazy, do some research and make some custom LED boards to fit your lights.

Maximized2000

iTrader: (11)

I made custom LED boards for mine so thats probably why I don't experience the same problem.

imported_D_Roc

i made my own there some pics of it but i bought the LED's off ebay 100 of them for $12 so guess the LED's are poor quality. the reason was the radioshack bulbs were too much and not that bright