Problem after swapping DRL to LED

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Old Aug 3, 2008 | 05:55 AM
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Problem after swapping DRL to LED

So I changed my DRL to white LED and it seem to work fine right after I swapped them in. I tested it and turned them on and off to make sure it was working fine. Everything seem to be working fine..

The next morning when I get in my car, I noticed my DRL indicator came on. I checked outside to see if my lights were on and to my surprise it wasn't working..Later that night all of a sudden it worked again..Then a couple hours later when I get into my car, the same problem again, it wouldnt turn on. But for some reason I noticed that my right side DRL was on very dim, but left DRL did not turn on at all.

I was wondering if it can be a problem with the fuse? If I replaced it with new ones, might that fix the problem?? Any suggestions??
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Old Aug 3, 2008 | 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by JwongTLS
So I changed my DRL to white LED and it seem to work fine right after I swapped them in. I tested it and turned them on and off to make sure it was working fine. Everything seem to be working fine..

The next morning when I get in my car, I noticed my DRL indicator came on. I checked outside to see if my lights were on and to my surprise it wasn't working..Later that night all of a sudden it worked again..Then a couple hours later when I get into my car, the same problem again, it wouldnt turn on. But for some reason I noticed that my right side DRL was on very dim, but left DRL did not turn on at all.

I was wondering if it can be a problem with the fuse? If I replaced it with new ones, might that fix the problem?? Any suggestions??

which DRLs did you buy? there is an issue with the LEDs not drawing enough current therefore the computer thinks that there is an issue with the DRLs and the light comes on. replacing a fuse won't do anything since the LEDs are probably not drawing too much current. you can check to make sure the fuse isnt blown, but it won't be (unless of something else)

not sure if u searched or not but there is an entire thread for ppl that dont like their DRLs and what some of have tried https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=165301
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Old Aug 9, 2008 | 10:34 PM
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I had the same issue with my vleds. One day on one day off. After messing around with my aftermarket crap(today) I came to the conclusion that even with the massive amount of force the locking tab on the bulbs was not reaching the lock on the connector to the point it actually locked. . So after time the plug would become loose. Ended up shaving some of the lock off the bulb to shorten the distance the connector had to slide on to actually lock. So far so good.
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