New Tails....
12-28-2009, 10:35 AM
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New Tails....
Finally installed my new tails. looks really good. everything is fine except when you put your lights the signal lights blink so fast. try to play with it.
nothin.....ideas?????
:confused :
thanks greatly appreciated.
i know we have these post already but to no avail i cant find it.
nothin.....ideas?????
:confused :thanks greatly appreciated.
i know we have these post already but to no avail i cant find it.
12-28-2009, 01:37 PM
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Lookin good Veniality! So far as to the fast blink i had that also when i first installed mine. Just make sure all the contacts are making good contact with the contacts in the housing. I had to bend my contacts coming out of the leds. haven't had any probs since then...
Last edited by ILL-Maxima; 12-28-2009 at 02:01 PM.
12-28-2009, 03:02 PM
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12-28-2009, 04:15 PM
#9
Are your hazards on in those pics. When you step on your brakes the two circles on both should only light. The turn signal will blink fast if the brake lights and turn signal lights are switched around.
Note, your tail lights will look like your brake lights. The difference is the intensity of the light. It will look like your driving with your brake lights on.
Note, your tail lights will look like your brake lights. The difference is the intensity of the light. It will look like your driving with your brake lights on.
12-28-2009, 05:18 PM
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Nice looking tails. I have the same ones.
3ohms is incorrect if you have LED bulbs in the front turn signals and the LED tails from ezkoncepts. The ezkoncepts already have a 6 ohm resistor built in them. Thats what makes them plug-n-play with a stock car.
Its 6ohms per LED light. Two 6ohm resistors in parallel=3ohms. If you put a 6ohm and a 3ohm resistor in parallel then you will have 2ohms. It will work at 12v but not at 14.x volts. The BCU will see a higher current draw and will flash the turn signal a few times then it will stop because the BCU thinks there is a short in the turn signal.
I went through this when autolumination.com sent me 3 ohm resistors instead of the 6ohm resistors i ordered. I didn't verify the resistance values before installation and my headache of finding out why the turn signals only worked correctly when the car was not running began.
Its 6ohms per LED light. Two 6ohm resistors in parallel=3ohms. If you put a 6ohm and a 3ohm resistor in parallel then you will have 2ohms. It will work at 12v but not at 14.x volts. The BCU will see a higher current draw and will flash the turn signal a few times then it will stop because the BCU thinks there is a short in the turn signal.
I went through this when autolumination.com sent me 3 ohm resistors instead of the 6ohm resistors i ordered. I didn't verify the resistance values before installation and my headache of finding out why the turn signals only worked correctly when the car was not running began.
Last edited by DAlastDON; 12-28-2009 at 05:20 PM.
12-28-2009, 09:26 PM
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Your right Don, its 6ohm, my bad, thanks for the correction.
Nice looking tails. I have the same ones.
3ohms is incorrect if you have LED bulbs in the front turn signals and the LED tails from ezkoncepts. The ezkoncepts already have a 6 ohm resistor built in them. Thats what makes them plug-n-play with a stock car.
Its 6ohms per LED light. Two 6ohm resistors in parallel=3ohms. If you put a 6ohm and a 3ohm resistor in parallel then you will have 2ohms. It will work at 12v but not at 14.x volts. The BCU will see a higher current draw and will flash the turn signal a few times then it will stop because the BCU thinks there is a short in the turn signal.
I went through this when autolumination.com sent me 3 ohm resistors instead of the 6ohm resistors i ordered. I didn't verify the resistance values before installation and my headache of finding out why the turn signals only worked correctly when the car was not running began.
3ohms is incorrect if you have LED bulbs in the front turn signals and the LED tails from ezkoncepts. The ezkoncepts already have a 6 ohm resistor built in them. Thats what makes them plug-n-play with a stock car.
Its 6ohms per LED light. Two 6ohm resistors in parallel=3ohms. If you put a 6ohm and a 3ohm resistor in parallel then you will have 2ohms. It will work at 12v but not at 14.x volts. The BCU will see a higher current draw and will flash the turn signal a few times then it will stop because the BCU thinks there is a short in the turn signal.
I went through this when autolumination.com sent me 3 ohm resistors instead of the 6ohm resistors i ordered. I didn't verify the resistance values before installation and my headache of finding out why the turn signals only worked correctly when the car was not running began.
12-30-2009, 09:08 PM
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Follow this mans advice.
Lookin good Veniality! So far as to the fast blink i had that also when i first installed mine. Just make sure all the contacts are making good contact with the contacts in the housing. I had to bend my contacts coming out of the leds. haven't had any probs since then...
12-31-2009, 11:47 AM
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01-01-2010, 06:22 PM
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They are flashing fast before of the connection. I had the same problem with mine. The little pins that come with the taillights do not make full contact. You must prop them outwards and then towards the direction of the connection. I had to use a flat head to bend it out and move them towards a angle to get a connection. It's trial and error. I had the smoke ones and then someone hit me so I replaced them with the RED ones. It looks much better for my silver 05 SL. Anyhow, your not going crazy , we all had the same problem.
01-01-2010, 08:31 PM
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They are flashing fast before of the connection. I had the same problem with mine. The little pins that come with the taillights do not make full contact. You must prop them outwards and then towards the direction of the connection. I had to use a flat head to bend it out and move them towards a angle to get a connection. It's trial and error. I had the smoke ones and then someone hit me so I replaced them with the RED ones. It looks much better for my silver 05 SL. Anyhow, your not going crazy , we all had the same problem.
as i said Plug and Play with it....
problem fix. looks good
01-08-2010, 10:24 AM
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Are your hazards on in those pics. When you step on your brakes the two circles on both should only light. The turn signal will blink fast if the brake lights and turn signal lights are switched around.
Note, your tail lights will look like your brake lights. The difference is the intensity of the light. It will look like your driving with your brake lights on.
Note, your tail lights will look like your brake lights. The difference is the intensity of the light. It will look like your driving with your brake lights on.
01-09-2010, 04:16 PM
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