Sidelight problem.

[-chris-]

Hello, having just bought my A4 my sidelights and headlights are very yellow and dull so thought i would buy myself some white/blue sidelight leds and am going to get an hid ki for my headlights. Heres the problem when i fitted the led sidelights when i switch them on they come on for a few seconds then they flash on and off too my confusion. I have tried swaping them over and turning them round but to no ovale anyone know what the problem could be?? i tried the leds in my gti and they work fine so i know its not the leds so must be something to do my my car.

Cheers for any help Chris.

 

[A4 TC]

yep they flash i tried fitting led sidelights to mine too . I think its something to do with the car not reqconising the voltage and too solve the problem a resistor was needed to go across the led light itself dont know if anyones done it yet as im interested to know.

 

[Caesium]

A resistor has to be roughly the same wattage as the bulb it replaces, a 5w resistor will get pretty hot, and will need to be a ceramic one like this http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?TabID=1&ModuleNo=2173&doy=25m10
But it will need to be kept away from anything flammable.

 

[-chris-]

mmm am still confused so how do these work?? ie where do they go??

 

[Caesium]

You have to put it across the supply to the lamp.

 

[TINTMASTER]

i run into the problem and just ordered a set of xenon look sidelights from a crowd in japan.
There a blue glass 5w bulb (not just painted blue) and they look well when accompanied with my HID kit

 

[-chris-]

Do you have an address from where you got these mate?