Door lighting issue...

[B-R-Z]

I have the same issue, my passenger door lamp is always on after doing an LED swap...and I remember accidentally shorting the two pins when removing the old bulb with a flat-head screw driver so I know when and why it occurred.

My car is a 2013 and I'm at 50k miles so I am out of warranty as far as I know. At a cost of ~$400 for a new unit, I am going to remove the bulb on both sides and live without both door lights.

Actually, when I have some time I may re-wire them. The switch in the door jam can be used as a switch to turn the light on and off, eliminating the BIU. I'm pretty sure when the door opens, that door switch creates a ground. I wonder if there are any side affects associated with this issue, or if it is limited to only the light being on all the time.

[Poodles]

Originally Posted by LED86

Completely agree! Poor design and no fuse just leads to these problems. I only deal with the full LED lamp units because the bulbs are just too risky on this area of the car.

Honestly, there's probably some safety specification for stuff like this that says it's required to be fused. Years down the road this could be a recall...

Originally Posted by jawn

Who makes/sells full replacement assemblies?

http://www.fteightysix.com/appearanc.../#.VIAb_It0yUk

Originally Posted by B-R-Z

I have the same issue, my passenger door lamp is always on after doing an LED swap...and I remember accidentally shorting the two pins when removing the old bulb with a flat-head screw driver so I know when and why it occurred.

My car is a 2013 and I'm at 50k miles so I am out of warranty as far as I know. At a cost of ~$400 for a new unit, I am going to remove the bulb on both sides and live without both door lights.

Actually, when I have some time I may re-wire them. The switch in the door jam can be used as a switch to turn the light on and off, eliminating the BIU. I'm pretty sure when the door opens, that door switch creates a ground. I wonder if there are any side affects associated with this issue, or if it is limited to only the light being on all the time.

I've heard that it's possible to repair the module, but I don't know the details. It would require soldering, but I bet it's quite easy once the issue is found.

[ryoma]

wow, it sucks that a simple LED can short out such an expensive unit lol. luckily I didn't run into this problem when I swapped in my LED's. dodged a bullet there

[B-R-Z]

I think it's a result of shorting from touching the +/- contacts when removing the old bulb. I don't see how a bulb change to led would do this.

If anyone has any info on how to repair the module please share. I'll make a DIY out of it.

[B-R-Z]

Does anyone know exactly which module it is under the dash? Maybe it's just a blown diode or something simple.