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Hi,
Upgraded my lights to LED - fogs/dipped beam/side lights.
Used a resistor for the fogs to avoid the bulb can bus error.
The LED give so much more light compared to the halogen bulb and I don't get warnings now.
Only issue is when I start the ignition my bulbs flicker for a few seconds - I remember I had the same issue when I installed the LED lights at the rear.
IIRC this is when the car sends small voltage to the bulbs to check they are working ok (aka cold diagnosis?)
See Vid:
I think this can be switched off with VCDS, my question is - if I do this will my can bus bulb warning system still let me know if a LED stops working? or does this stop the function completely.
(I guess I didn't need those resistors for my fogs if I can just switch it off... they get mega hot!!)
Cheers!
Upgraded my lights to LED - fogs/dipped beam/side lights.
Used a resistor for the fogs to avoid the bulb can bus error.
The LED give so much more light compared to the halogen bulb and I don't get warnings now.
Only issue is when I start the ignition my bulbs flicker for a few seconds - I remember I had the same issue when I installed the LED lights at the rear.
IIRC this is when the car sends small voltage to the bulbs to check they are working ok (aka cold diagnosis?)
See Vid:
I think this can be switched off with VCDS, my question is - if I do this will my can bus bulb warning system still let me know if a LED stops working? or does this stop the function completely.
(I guess I didn't need those resistors for my fogs if I can just switch it off... they get mega hot!!)
Cheers!
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