If you were to put the original (stock) lights back in, would the fuse blow?

I have never tried the LEDS, so pardon my ignorance...

 

I am thinking to change the 7 bulbs which I have the old LED's & then Putting in the fuse, I am guessing that those LED's might have become old, them I can try changing the door ones if it still does that, then I will try changing out the new LED's, otherwise I will trow those LED's out or just use them in my older cars.


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yea, it's true. I been through this before. If you install your LEDs wrong. (opposite sides) the fuse will blow in most cases and the time memory is on the same line. to begin with 7.5 is a very weak fuses. check to make sure all the lights are working correctly installed as this usually happens during installation. it may also short when there is power going in and you are trying to install it.

no big deal carry on

 

Ran into the same issue with the blown fuse (used vled's) ..... been hesitant to retry it but good to know it might have been because I installed backwards.

 

Update: I went to Advanced Auto Parts & got a # 10 fuse & it worked like a charm, thanks everyone


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Quick question, I put the # 10 fuse in place of the # 7.5 fuse for the dome lights & it worked like charm. I was wondering if I put a # 15 fuse in place of the # 10 fuse would I have any wiring issues? The operating temperature for the LED's I have in there now are 9v-14.5v. I ordered some new LED's that are 12v so I was wondering if I can put a # 15 fuse in there without really affecting anything or am I looking at the wrong information to determine this?


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Quick question, I put the # 10 fuse in place of the # 7.5 fuse for the dome lights & it worked like charm. I was wondering if I put a # 15 fuse in place of the # 10 fuse would I have any wiring issues? The operating temperature for the LED's I have in there now are 9v-14.5v. I ordered some new LED's that are 12v so I was wondering if I can put a # 15 fuse in there without really affecting anything or am I looking at the wrong information to determine this?


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Bad practice! Fuses are sized to protect both components and conductors. Upsizing fuses creates a significant risk of damage or even fire.

A blown fuse is an indication of either a short or an overloaded circuit.

 

If you want to use a 15 amp in place of 7.5 amp OEM fuse then you better upgrade the wire to 18 gage (or bigger) in the entire branch of that circuit, otherwise you're asking for a fire if a short happens.

 

Okay I guess I'll just pull all the LED's & not use them inside & go back to the stock bulbs. http://www.superbrightleds.com/more...com/moreinfo/miniature-wedge-base/194-led-bulb-5-led-wide-angle-wedge-base/199/ Here is the link to the LED's I had in the car before. http://m.ebay.com/itm/310939748689 Here's the link to the new LED's I ordered. should I return them or should I be able to run these on the 7.5 fuse? Also, I noticed that the trunk LED doesn't light anymore & it was flickering a lot before, I'm thinking that it was the reason the fuse went out in the 1st place.


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I have leds in my 13 le for about 7 months now and havent had any issues at all. The only thing i dont have leds in are the turn signals. The only thing i can think of that an led would make the fuse blow would maybe be a bad regular on the led pulling to much power. If its in backward it just doesnt turn on. I bought all of my leds from superbright even have a pretty high power one in the dome and trunk.

 

Yup, that's what happened, I put in another LED in the trunk & out the 7.5 fuse back in & it works.


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I have LEDs in almost every socket in the car and have had no problems what so ever.

That's very strange


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Hi everyone,

After I saw the thread of someone dome light wire got burned because of his LED, I'm kind of worry now because I replaced my dome light with LED. I read in the Camry manual, and it said the dome light bulb should be 5 watts. When I look at the detail information of my dome LED, all I could find is 12V (see the link below for the dome LED that I purchased on Amazon). Is anyone of you guys know whether my dome LED is safe to use? Sorry if I sound like a noob at this thing, but it worries me that I can't find the watts information of my dome LED to make sure it's only 5 watts like the manual suggested. Any help is greatly appreciated!!!

[ame]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005JEDPAE/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1[/ame]

My Dome LED information or you can click the Amazon link.
- LED Festoon (31mm) for 3021, DE3021, 3022, DE3022, 3175, DE3175, 6428, DE6428, 6430, DE6430 - (Warning!!!...Don't be fooled by listings other than Jtech)....britelites is the brand of Jtech... No other seller is allowed to sell britelites products (Solid package with JTECH britelites Logo)
- Input : 12V, No UV or IR radiation - LED : SMD3528x 12P -Color : White
- Superior Quality Product manufactured by the Latest Technology (Genuine High Quality SMD Chip PREMIUM LEDs and Module, Pure White Color Uniformity)
- Base Shape : tuning type - Dimension (mm) 8.5(H) X 22(W) X 31(L)

 

Convert volts to watts and you'll have your answer.


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Convert volts to watts and you'll have your answer.


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In order to "...convert volts to watts", you need to know amperage.

 

Well once he has amps he can solve for watts. I know radioshack printed info on the back of their parts. Maybe it's there?


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Thanks for the response J. Langill, but I don't think I can convert volts to watts because they are not the same type of units. In some sense, it's like saying to convert area to volume unless I'm missing something. =]

Also, I don't know the amperage of my LED.

Is anyone running dome LED right now that has no issue with it for more than a year on their 2012-2014 Camry model? If so, could you share the link to that dome LED? That way, I can buy something that has been tested. I'm sure this information will be useful for other people that are worrying like me. Thanks! =]

 

Do you have a sunroof ?

if not you need a festoon bulb....

also i think installing LED's and blowing fuses is very common IF the light was on while you were installing it.... if thats the case, no worries just install it securely, replace the fuse, and you are good to go.

i bought this (2012 se NO SUNROOF)

dome light: [ame]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005K9LP9G/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1[/ame]

map lights, door lights (front) and trunk: [ame]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006E3SJZA/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1[/ame]

if you have a sunroof, you can use the same bulb for each i think (the 194 168 lights, no festoon needed)
i was very limited in my options because i wanted the lights in the dome and map/door to match... so the ONLY option i had for AGT brand was 6000K... i could have gone 7000k if i wanted in everything but the dome but i wanted to make sure to match the temperature and brand to insure the color was the same.

if you have a sunroof, your color options will be a lot more since u dont need a stupid festoon bulb.

you really should read the entire thread of the url posted earlier regarding LED lights in our car though, LOTS of good information.

whatever you do - use the same type of fuse!! DO NOT INCREASE THE FUSE TO A HIGHER POWER ONE!!!!!!!

 

You can find out the wattage if you have voltage and amp.

If your gonna get the LED get the ones that plug into the socket, the one the OP had is one I've never seen.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/291025913020

This is what I have and it's been installed since last year. One if the first mods I did.


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Thanks for the quick responses realized and J. Langill!!! You guys are awesome! I will switch my LEDs to the one that you have so I don't have to worry. Thanks again. =]

 

There are two types of sockets for dual-filament bulb (3157 and 7443) ; Standard socket and CK socket.
Dual-filament bulb will work in both types of sockets with no problem.
But this is not the case for dual-intensity LED. Most LEDs on the market are standard type. If a standard LED is put into an CK socket, the fuse will be blown.
You shall find what type of socket is used. Otherwise putting the LED in the wrong type of socket will blow the fuse.

 

Installing them backwards should blow fuses AFAIK. I mistakenly put backup bulbs "backwards" (VLEDs) in our Odyssey wife used them that day and said they weren't on. Turned them around 180 degrees and re-inserted them... no blown fuses. :dunno:

 

^shouldn't*?

If you meant shouldn't, then you are absolutely right. Inserting led bulbs backwards doesn't blow fuses. Especially not VLEDS leds. I've installed so woman's LEDs. If you put them in and they don't kight, flip them. Simple as that, nothing bad has ever happened. Nor should something bad ever happen. The real risk is risking damage to the LED bulb, not jacking up fuses. Fuses get popped if something is bridging the positive and negative in the socket. That is called a short. A short is most likely what happened because LEDs shouldn't be overloading the circuit.

 

LOL :facepalm: yes, shouldn't

 

yes it blows the fuse if you insert them opposite ends on most leds... ive personally ran into this... same fuse that controls your clock. its a very small fuse.

using some ebay leds and its been over a year and no problems with it.

 

^ive put in led bulbs for over four years, never once blew a fuse by putting it in with reverse polarity. On various different automotive manufacturers. That being said, I don't buy cheap crap LED bulbs, I only run Philips and VLEDS led bulbs. If it does it to you and ur using eBay bulbs, there is the problem.

The other guy used VLEDS and he said it blew his fuse, which I was saying it shouldn't have because I have/had nearly all of VLEDS offerings. Never once had a problem from reverse polarity, and I tell if I need to flip the bulb by plugging it in. If it doesn't light, flip it, good to go. Of course it always seems I can never guess that the polarity right so I have to flip them all the time lol :lol:

VLEDS shouldn't blow fuses, so that sucks something happened. Just know that is not the norm from them, and it shouldn't have happened.

 

FWIW, I installed the original LED's from VLED again and they are working great now. I still need to do so the side door courtesy lights.