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Old 03-09-2011, 10:48 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Bulb replacement light?

I noticed it today while driving on the road.

Most of my bulbs have been replaced by LED SMDs. I recently just installed a trunk light. My ashtray bulb has been blown since I got the car, and the light was never on for it. I just checked:

-Headlights
-Signal Lamps
-Tail Lights, Brake Lights and Turn Signal Lights
-License Plate Bulbs
-Trunk Light
-Dome Light
-High Mount Stop Light
-Glove Box


I have not checked reverse lights or the center console. But I'm pretty sure those are fine.

Would a bulb that died on the cluster indicate this light as well? I don't think anything burned on the cluster though, I'll have to double check.

Is it possible replacing with LEDs causes this? Afterall, I just installed the trunk light (but I never noticed the bulb replacement either before).

The only other thing I can think of is maybe a ground wire broke or shorted out, but wouldn't lights fail to light because of this?

Thanks for the help
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Old 03-09-2011, 11:15 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Not really, there's no indicator warning for a blown bulb in your center console. Replacing your bulbs with LEDs doesn't blow out your fuses or shorts out your ground wires.
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try unplugging the LED trunk light and see if problem gets solved.

that dash board indicator shows up only for rear brake lights failing to light up, it will account for intermittent problems too. Maybe the trunk LED is pulling more than stock power through wiring and cheats somehow the fancy burn-brake-light-detector-box circuit?
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Alright it seems it is my left brake light, double checked it and yep, it's completely gone now lol.

I'm going to buy halogen bulbs to hold me over, but can you replace them with LED SMDs without modifying anything? Seems like you would need to do something.
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