Thread: LED headlight bulb replacements

The 'resister' did nothing ... so am going to use:

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which I used setting up my trailer connector, and it stopped the test flashes etc.

Have not won on CANBUS compliance ... tried the resistors, still bulb flashes as the car checks lamps, so now looking for CANBUS compliant LED bulbs, which seem to exist in UK market but not Aussie.

Anyone succeeded in getting Canbus compliant LED bulbs to either high or low beam?

Is the flashing occurring while the lights are off?

Also, are the headlights being reported as faulty?

Can the. Lights be run through a relay so the canbus reads the relay and not the bulbs??

If the problem is just that the lights flicker when off then a relay will fix this issue because the relay wont have time to pull in. If the lights are being reported as failed due to insufficient load then a load resistor across the relay coil should fix that issue. Its the same fix as LED trailer blinkers with a D3.

Originally Posted by rar110

I'm more interested in LEDs for the rest of the L322. The reason is when camping the doors are frequently opening, the tail gate is often open. I don't really want to turn the lights off to conserve power. I have a 2nd battery. But a feel of the heat from incandescent lights on the upper tailgate tells you how much power the lights consume. And there's a lot of them. Only the rear power outlet is powered from the 2 battery.

So the herd of incandescent bulbs are draining the cranker. Not good if you're off the beaten track.

I replaced all lnternal lights with LEDs with the exception of those in the vanity mirrors - the kit supplied the wrong lamps. I need to check if that size bulb is available in LED fuse lamps. (I only found out about LED versions of fuse lamps last weekend while looking for fuse lamps for my old Harmon Kardon stereo receiver.)

The only error message I got was for the number plate lights. I had to turn off the checking of those.

Originally Posted by Graeme

Is the flashing occurring while the lights are off?

Also, are the headlights being reported as faulty?

There is no flashing when the vehicle is turned off.

The lights go through a rapid multi flash (one side then other) when ignition first turned on, then every so on after that while motor is running.
Unless I am parked against a wall, or at night, I am not aware of the flashing. It has been reported by drivers travelling in front, who see it in their rear view mirrors.
There are no faulty lights reported.

In which case powering the lights using relays operated by the original wire to the lights should be the cure.