I'm going out on a limb here, only cause I'm from an electrical background, but I suspect the LED lighting does not draw enough current to make the car think the (conventional) light bulb is working. It thinks the bulb is blown.
Regards,
Brian
why does changing license plate bulb to LED causes dash error code???
I'm going out on a limb here, only cause I'm from an electrical background, but I suspect the LED lighting does not draw enough current to make the car think the (conventional) light bulb is working. It thinks the bulb is blown.
Regards,
Brian
Current drive:2016 Golf GTI 40 Years in Pure White
so if i replace it with a LED with the same current usage, that should solve it?
No, you will need to build resistors into it to make sure the blown globe light isn't illuminated on your dash. The system sends a small electrical current that is complete if all globes are operational. If a tail light globe blows for example that signal is broken and the warning light comes on.
Check Mav's site here for better info.
Upgrading the number plate lights to LED on the Volkswagen Golf, Jetta, GTI, R32, Rabbit and Passat | my-gti.com
GTI MY16.5 PURE WHITE | LAKIN PLATE HOLDER | TINTS |
oh ok.
so how do i replace a bulb without warning lights?
it has the warning light comes on around 6watts and because LED is less than that, hence it thinks it's broken.
then can't you just put in high Watt LED bulbs?
yeah i did read it.
but i dont understand how many resistors i need.
it saids 1 resister per bulb and the bulb was like 1.5w?
so how does that exceed 6watt, which is what the warning light is about.
Mate - no offense, but if you don't understand basic electronics and the information in the link that Ozram posted, then maybe you shouldn't be mucking around with the electronics on your car! You don't want to cause an issue which creates a problem which won't be covered under warranty....
ok.
so where can i purchase premade LED that dont cause error codes.
i need parkers and license plate leds.
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