so I had a couple of LEDs left over from the PowerfulUK interior lighting upgrade kit, both 5w5 type of fitting.

Now fitted to sidelights after a bit of soldering extra terminals to each bulb.

They do a weird 3 or 4 flashs when ignition key in position 2 which is probably Canbus error due to low device resistance as compared to regular filament bulbs.


Anyhow much much brighter and now makes the headlamps look weak and yellow!

I'm wondering if there is a tried and tested way to smoke or tint the sidelight lenses to tone down the light level of the LEDs? "Gloria" 2002 L322 Voguish V8 LPG - carcass
"Jessica" 1996 Disco 1 300 TDi Auto
"Harriet" 1994 Disco 1 300 TDi Manual - Gone
"Daisy" 1992 Disco 1 200 TDi Manual - Gone

Toning down the side light lumens is easy enough.

Just put the original 5w5 bulbs back in! L322 3.6 TDV8 Vogue. 07MY
ML 320 7 Seat full leather etc. (The Black Pearl)

The apparent resistance of LEDs will be much higher rather than lower then filament bulbs. The flashing is likely to be a 'cold filament check' Its a few short pulses of power and the current is measured to see if the bulb is present and working. The pulses are too short to illuminate a filament bulb but LED's are instant and on hence you see the flashes. I had this on my Touareg and I could switch off cold filament check to stop it with the diagnostics kit VCDS just like the IID tool for Range Rovers. BMW i3 Electric Car
2012 Full Fat RR 4.4 TDV8 (now gone)
2006 VW Touareg 3.0 TDi V6

Ah yes the cold filament test, I’ve wondered what that is in IIDControl, so will disable thanks.

Could go back to 5w5 originals I guess but they look dated vs leds "Gloria" 2002 L322 Voguish V8 LPG - carcass
"Jessica" 1996 Disco 1 300 TDi Auto
"Harriet" 1994 Disco 1 300 TDi Manual - Gone
"Daisy" 1992 Disco 1 200 TDi Manual - Gone

fenlander wrote:

so I had a couple of LEDs left over from the PowerfulUK interior...They do a weird 3 or 4 flashs when ignition key in position 2 which is probably Canbus error...

Have you seen these threads:
https://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic21661.html?highlight=led

https://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic22712.html?highlight=work

ah the good old days Ryan  ... - .- -.




Y. O. L. O.
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Just fitted these to my Fatty - Philips Light W5W T10, 6000 Kelvin - no can is error, nice and bright - will upload pic of packet if necessary L322 TDV8 4.4 - current
L322 TD6 - sold
Disco 2 TD5 - sold
Suzuki Grand Vitara XL7 - sold
Mitsubishi Pajero 2.8 - part ex'd
Hyundai Santa Fe 2.0 td - sold
Mitsubishi Pajero 2.8 - sold