The quest for canbus LEDs in the tail lights
Re: The quest for canbus LEDs in the tail lights
Yes.. she's dirty.. lol. Rural living after storms.
Okay.. you have to work with them to get them shoved in the hole.. at least I did with the short wiring leads to the socket. Good news.. No canbus error on the brake light. Bad news...error with the running lights. Realized I didn't need lights this morning.. used them last night.. checked all lights.. working. Will wrestle it out of the hole in a little bit and check "light out" again. If all is good will email vendor and see what they have to say. Camara needless to say doesn't give "full" view.. but they do look good on the car! Will snap a couple more shots at dusk with one stock and one LED.
Okay.. you have to work with them to get them shoved in the hole.. at least I did with the short wiring leads to the socket. Good news.. No canbus error on the brake light. Bad news...error with the running lights. Realized I didn't need lights this morning.. used them last night.. checked all lights.. working. Will wrestle it out of the hole in a little bit and check "light out" again. If all is good will email vendor and see what they have to say. Camara needless to say doesn't give "full" view.. but they do look good on the car! Will snap a couple more shots at dusk with one stock and one LED.
Re: The quest for canbus LEDs in the tail lights
I'm going to swap the two LED's around when I pull it out to "make sure with a stock bulb" on the canbus error. Then I'll try all combinations per say to make sure .. imbalance with only one or any other bases to cover before emailing vendor. Sitting here right now.. even at the price of these.. it's a toss up whether I would live with "light out" or send them back..
Re: The quest for canbus LEDs in the tail lights
Correct.. 1 LED.. doubt full that is the reason, but like I say intend to cover all bases before raising my hand to report an issue. It was dinner time..so let it alone at what it was.. time to go swap led's.. "Maybe" it's just a bad canbus circuit on the one.. will report back after a while on them.
Re: The quest for canbus LEDs in the tail lights
Okay.. played swap the bulbs every way you can.. OEM bulb..no error.. LED's.. error..
But on the good side.. LOL.. with the running lights and the reflectors and configuration.. Looks like a handful of little red stars thrown in there.. Wife even gives it a thumbs up.. "Dusk" pics in an hour or so. Output seems to be slightly better than stock.
See if this helps.. on a scale of 1-10 .. oem being 5 .. I'd give LED's a 6.
But on the good side.. LOL.. with the running lights and the reflectors and configuration.. Looks like a handful of little red stars thrown in there.. Wife even gives it a thumbs up.. "Dusk" pics in an hour or so. Output seems to be slightly better than stock.
See if this helps.. on a scale of 1-10 .. oem being 5 .. I'd give LED's a 6.
Re: The quest for canbus LEDs in the tail lights
They look to be bright enough to actually be better than stock, sigh. Well this really sucks because I thought we finally found a replacement with canbus working right. Email superbright and ask em what they can do about it, maybe we can work a deal with them to modify them?
Re: The quest for canbus LEDs in the tail lights
Posted on their facebook page.. figured that might be a quicker response route. Decisions decisions ... LOL. Yes all around would be keepers without a doubt if it wasn't for the error.. Just have to see what their thoughts are on them for now.
Re: The quest for canbus LEDs in the tail lights
I don't think I'm too far off base in saying it's pretty much a built in resistor thing.. apparently just not a high enough load built in. Now how complex that becomes to resolve is not my ball park. I have a feeling at this point the only "resolution" they can offer is a refund. Now "knowing" the output on these is totally acceptable vrs another quest .. Well your turn.. LOL
And make it soon since they would probably want these back within a week or so..
And make it soon since they would probably want these back within a week or so..
Re: The quest for canbus LEDs in the tail lights
I'm starting to think "canbus error free" is a crap shoot with our cars. Chinese blinkers I got were listed as such.. Got hyper flash.. pretty much expected.. but even put in backup lights..canbus error. Then purchase high dollar focused lens blinkers.. canbus error free.. singled out to just them.. still hyper flash.. but no canbus error in backup light position.
"Thought" led backup lights would only error out when in reverse.. wrong.. one bulb glowed full time when car was on... error light full time also.. added a 25w ceramic resistor (had one on hand) to the passenger side bulb circuit and no more error light till in reverse.. which was livable .. had added the waldig 2w 100 ohms suggestion to no avail. actually wired three in series and still had error light. Thinking about it.. since I still have those laying around.. I might try adding one in on the tail light circuit just for grins. Being the small resister it wouldn't be so invasive to have back there.
"Thought" led backup lights would only error out when in reverse.. wrong.. one bulb glowed full time when car was on... error light full time also.. added a 25w ceramic resistor (had one on hand) to the passenger side bulb circuit and no more error light till in reverse.. which was livable .. had added the waldig 2w 100 ohms suggestion to no avail. actually wired three in series and still had error light. Thinking about it.. since I still have those laying around.. I might try adding one in on the tail light circuit just for grins. Being the small resister it wouldn't be so invasive to have back there.
Re: The quest for canbus LEDs in the tail lights
So you'll wire up resistors to the leds you just got? Well, if this works, we might just have to stick with the resistor thing.
EDIT: what about these bulbs with resistors attached?
http://www.hid-lights.com/cat/LED-1157.htm
scroll all the way down, the 68 LED bulb in red?
Ohh crap hold up, scratch that one above, check this out! http://www.ebay.com/itm/2x-CANBUS-ER...-/300780205297
EDIT: what about these bulbs with resistors attached?
http://www.hid-lights.com/cat/LED-1157.htm
scroll all the way down, the 68 LED bulb in red?
Ohh crap hold up, scratch that one above, check this out! http://www.ebay.com/itm/2x-CANBUS-ER...-/300780205297
Last edited by Adrian_X; 04-20-2013 at 12:43 AM.