problem with LED brakelight

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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 07:54 PM
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problem with LED brakelight

I just found this out today, anybody have any suggestions I know LEDs don't burn out. The whole bar use to light up.



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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 09:55 PM
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Looks like you got a short. I have a mint condition OEM spoiler light bar for sale if you want it.

PM me.
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Old Jan 16, 2008 | 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by JMitch4031
I just found this out today, anybody have any suggestions I know LEDs don't burn out. The whole bar use to light up.
Not true. LED DOES die. It's just the LED life is many, many times longer than the conventional filament bulbs.
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Old Jan 19, 2008 | 02:51 AM
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Not true. LED DOES die. It's just the LED life is many, many times longer than the conventional filament bulbs.
Agreed. Looks like one could have died and then others followed. It does happen if there was a flaky led installed in the first place. Judging by the pics...looks like the LEDs are setup up in series of 4. So as soon as one led goes in series, the circuit is broken and the rest go out.
Another possibility is that moisture could have built up and been the issue which is shorting the leds.

The best bet is to replace the whole bar with the OEM light bar. Now my question is this spoiler an OEM or a knock off?
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Old Jan 19, 2008 | 08:46 AM
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You can get a new spoiler light bar from many places pretty cheap and they have them so they are clear outer cover, but still light up red, instead of getting a red plastic outer cover. Looks like your car is white, so the clear would like nice on that!
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