LED Parker keeps blowing?

[dougie_504]

Hey guys,

Just got some LED's for my Civic and they keep blowing out on the driver's side but not the passenger's side or on the sides of my rear number plate.

Anybody have any ideas why?


Ta,
Andy.

[OMG.JAI xD]

Short in the wire some where probably.

You go over humps n bumps. And they short out. =/

Blind guess.

[euromandeluxe]

voltage fluctuations in cars kills LEDs pretty fast too.

[tsol0811]

Happened to mine,,, cause there CHEAP

I checked the current though the + to - and there was no result after a DAY of driving with them

[tiah313]

i got myself some led parker from hong kong and they work well, cost me 15 bux

[dougie_504]

UPDATE:

So first it was just the driver's side LED and it went dim, but now the one I replaced it with has gone completely dead and the passenger's side one is dim.

Seems like some sort of voltage problem or something because they keep blowing.


Anybody have any idea how to fix this?

[dougie_504]

Bump.

Help anybody? I need to know how to stop my LED's blowing out. I've had three die on me in as many days


Ta,
Andy.

[V73C]

Check wiring around that area. sounds like bitch but sometimes its in more obvious spots than you think.

[dougie_504]

But on both sides? Just seems strange. Still, I'll take a look. Thanks mate.

[aaronng]

You need a good LED that has regulates the voltage before going into the LED. A simple resistor (you can see it inside the LED parker) is not enough. The voltage in a car can fluctuate from 12V to 14V.

[chowdaa]

Pobbly invest in quality whitish bulbs


philips so you know its good.

[aaronng]

Pobbly invest in quality whitish bulbs
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philips so you know its good.

Yeah, I gave up on LED parkers and went for Philips white parkers as well.