Interior & Exterior Led Upgrades - Page 7

pinman · Aug 6th, 2015, 17:36

Sorted it..

The ones in the front are a real pain, got them sorted, and I had blown the
fuse as well.

All ok now, going out tonight to have a look..

Gazza

pinman · Aug 9th, 2015, 12:03

Have noticed that when the doors are all closed they glow very slightly?/, any ideas..

Gazza

NigelDay · Aug 9th, 2015, 12:16

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Originally Posted by pinman

Have noticed that when the doors are all closed they glow very slightly?/, any ideas..

Gazza

You could try measuring the voltage across the terminals. I'd be surprised as this would be a precursor to a flat battery. Does the glow disappear after a few minutes ? It could be residual phosphorescence from the bulb.

pinman · Aug 9th, 2015, 21:54

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Originally Posted by NigelDay

You could try measuring the voltage across the terminals. I'd be surprised as this would be a precursor to a flat battery. Does the glow disappear after a few minutes ? It could be residual phosphorescence from the bulb.

No, they are glowing all he time unless you switch them off??, may be the LEDS need to be canbus friendly..

Gilesme · Aug 10th, 2015, 20:00

Has anyone replaced the front indicators with LEDs ? Seems a bit of a mismatch that the indicators in the mirror are LED so instant on/off, but incandescent in the main fitting ?

80sman · Aug 10th, 2015, 20:11

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Originally Posted by pinman

No, they are glowing all he time unless you switch them off??, may be the LEDS need to be canbus friendly..

It'll be because leds are such low current devices. Would think that dropping a resister in there somewhere would fix it.. Or indeed canbus friendly versions.

NigelDay · Aug 10th, 2015, 20:26

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Originally Posted by Gilesme

Has anyone replaced the front indicators with LEDs ? Seems a bit of a mismatch that the indicators in the mirror are LED so instant on/off, but incandescent in the main fitting ?

I raised a similar question some months back.
http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=198513
It's a really bizarre situation, not just from Volvo, but from other manufacturers as well. Examples include: CR-V, Qashqai, X-Trail, Seat Leon all proudly offering 'full headlamps' on certain models, but not in all the front indicator or rear light clusters. VW go one better. On the Golf and Passat you can get LED headlights as standard or option, but only in the very top models do you get full LEDs in the rear light clusters. The lesser Golfs can have LED headlamps as an (expensive) option, but you still don't get LED DLRs. Stupid and illogical, other than to create a carefully managed model hierarchy to prevent you getting selected top-end goodies on the lesser models.

NigelDay · Aug 10th, 2015, 23:36

Should have said in above post, the Golf has Bi-Xenon option, the Passat has LED option. Remining light LED heirarchy still applies.

Explas · Nov 3rd, 2015, 19:30

Can someone explain in details how to replace LED's in the trunk? I was not able to remove the housing, thought I would just brake it, how did you guys do it?

sfpoke · Jan 8th, 2016, 22:13

How did you get the wedge based led's to fit the bulb holder for the internal map lights, since the connection on the led differs to the standard bulb? Did you modify the led so that it touches the metal parts in the holder?

I've got the correct led's but not sure how to get them to contact the metal parts in the holder.

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sfpoke New Member Last Online: Jan 26th, 2018 20:58 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Orkney	How did you get the wedge based led's to fit the bulb holder for the internal map lights, since the connection on the led differs to the standard bulb? Did you modify the led so that it touches the metal parts in the holder? I've got the correct led's but not sure how to get them to contact the metal parts in the holder. Last edited by sfpoke; Jan 8th, 2016 at 22:16.

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Gilesme Senior Member Last Online: Apr 3rd, 2024 12:24 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Lytham	Has anyone replaced the front indicators with LEDs ? Seems a bit of a mismatch that the indicators in the mirror are LED so instant on/off, but incandescent in the main fitting ?

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Explas New Member Last Online: Jan 17th, 2024 18:04 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Kaunas	Can someone explain in details how to replace LED's in the trunk? I was not able to remove the housing, thought I would just brake it, how did you guys do it?

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