LED bulb upgrades not working :/ - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

tracerit · 09-04-2013, 01:17 AM

I bought a whole set from a vendor here and have only gotten the dome lighting to work. door, vanity, license plate and reverse aren't working though. should just be plug and play right?

i've only plugged in the driver's side for the lights that aren't working above (to compare to stock), but i have the vanity bulbs both sides in. could it be that i need both sides installed for them to work? i won't be able to try this until tomorrow morning though.

DaJo · 09-04-2013, 01:29 AM

Try flipping the LED's the other way around... Could be a polarity thing; unless you have CANBUS LEDs...

mechaghost · 09-04-2013, 01:31 AM

^ that - flipping the bulbs usually fixes it

Vicious LED · 09-04-2013, 01:31 AM

There are small, metal pins on the bulbs. If they aren't making proper contact with the copper strips in the sockets, they will not light up. Usually, flipping the bulb 180 degrees will fix the issue (sometimes when you insert, it's backwards since there is a polarity to the bulbs.) Also, moving the metal pins out towards the edge of the base of the bulb usually helps too. It's really all just about making sure that proper electrical contact is made. It's highly unlikely that all of the bulbs you received from whatever vendor you purchased them from are DOA, but if the above mentioned advice fails, it could be the case.

In any regard, if you are looking for anymore LED lighting or are unhappy with what you purchased, we offer some really great LED options at affordable pricing. We've been a vendor on here for almost a year now, and have the feedback from the community to back it up. We also have a great looking website that you can check out all of the products and options we offer! www.ViciousLED.com

We hope that this advice helps you out! Cheers

tracerit · 09-04-2013, 01:32 AM

That sounds like it could be it. I'll try it bout tomorrow

DaJo · 09-04-2013, 01:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tracerit

That sounds like it could be it. I'll try it bout tomorrow

Cheers and good luck! :happy0180: I'm quite certain this is the case.

tracerit · 09-04-2013, 01:55 AM

couldn't sleep without confirming it the solution is that easy but turns out flipping it around worked! now i can sleep easily

09-04-2013, 01:17 AM	#1
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09-04-2013, 01:29 AM	#2
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09-04-2013, 01:31 AM	#3
mechaghost Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: Silver AT Limited Location: Seattle Posts: 823 Thanks: 145 Thanked 344 Times in 159 Posts Mentioned: 17 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	^ that - flipping the bulbs usually fixes it

09-04-2013, 01:31 AM	#4
Vicious LED Banned Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: Scion FR-S Asphalt Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Posts: 2,093 Thanks: 527 Thanked 457 Times in 318 Posts Mentioned: 32 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	There are small, metal pins on the bulbs. If they aren't making proper contact with the copper strips in the sockets, they will not light up. Usually, flipping the bulb 180 degrees will fix the issue (sometimes when you insert, it's backwards since there is a polarity to the bulbs.) Also, moving the metal pins out towards the edge of the base of the bulb usually helps too. It's really all just about making sure that proper electrical contact is made. It's highly unlikely that all of the bulbs you received from whatever vendor you purchased them from are DOA, but if the above mentioned advice fails, it could be the case. In any regard, if you are looking for anymore LED lighting or are unhappy with what you purchased, we offer some really great LED options at affordable pricing. We've been a vendor on here for almost a year now, and have the feedback from the community to back it up. We also have a great looking website that you can check out all of the products and options we offer! www.ViciousLED.com We hope that this advice helps you out! Cheers

09-04-2013, 01:32 AM	#5
tracerit Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: '13 SSM BRZ Limited 6MT Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 1,067 Thanks: 593 Thanked 198 Times in 137 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	That sounds like it could be it. I'll try it bout tomorrow

09-04-2013, 01:55 AM	#7
tracerit Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: '13 SSM BRZ Limited 6MT Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 1,067 Thanks: 593 Thanked 198 Times in 137 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	couldn't sleep without confirming it the solution is that easy but turns out flipping it around worked! now i can sleep easily

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