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Old 02-04-2008, 09:24 PM
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update tail lights to leds

I have been thinking about buying after market tail lights leds & head lights. Whats the word on the street about them. Make a 2000 S500 look like a 2005 & save 40,000. Thanks Joe

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Your vehicle computer will NOT like it.
You will see many " Lights out " messages, as the currentdraw of the bulbs is monitored, and the reduced draw ( from the LED's ) will confuse the computer.
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..and they mess up the CC on the stop lamps............
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Old 02-05-2008, 01:54 PM
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Your vehicle computer will NOT like it.
You will see many " Lights out " messages, as the currentdraw of the bulbs is monitored, and the reduced draw ( from the LED's ) will confuse the computer.
You can get "load equalizers", which is basically a 5W resistor that you wire in parallel to the LEDs. This will draw enough current to keep the bulb monitors happy. If you decide to use them, mount them carefully because they will get HOT!
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Old 02-06-2008, 11:23 PM
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e bay motors is full of the up dated tall lights for S500's hard to believe they didn't put enough leds to equal the watts of the oem bulb.
Thanks for the advice Joe
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Old 02-07-2008, 05:14 PM
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hard to believe they didn't put enough leds to equal the watts of the oem bulb.
Maybe not enough room in the assemblies to hold 500 led's, to match the current draw of bulbs ?
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they have the load resistors also.

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