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phatmitzu

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Posted: January 29, 2009 at 12:48 PM / IP Logged

I wired up some under car LED puddle lights on my 2005 E-class. I wired them to the front dome lights(bulb socket) so it will turn on/off with the opening/closing of the doors. But for some reason it will only lit up for a second or two then it shuts down... Do you think I need resistors?

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phatmitzu

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Posted: January 29, 2009 at 1:07 PM / IP Logged

Heres the dome light housing. The two light bulb sockets are red arrowed.

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ryan95x

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Posted: February 02, 2009 at 10:26 PM / IP Logged

Did you use bare LEDs or a pre-made LED light bar?

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phatmitzu

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Posted: February 03, 2009 at 12:53 AM / IP Logged

ryan95x wrote:

Did you use bare LEDs or a pre-made LED light bar?

Pre-made ones. Five LEDs in a pod, 5 pods wired in a line. I kind of figured out why. I think the LEDs are draining too much power. If I took out the dome light bulb then the LEDs will kept lit.

Does this mean I will need a resistor? The dome light has a dimmer by the way. It gradually dims when its turned off.

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ryan95x

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Posted: February 03, 2009 at 3:30 PM / IP Logged

The pre-made ones should already have resistors in them to handle 12v. If the problem is that they are draining too much then you might want to use a relay for the LEDs.

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phatmitzu

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Posted: February 03, 2009 at 4:14 PM / IP Logged

A relay for the LEDs? Can you give some examples on which ones I should use?

Sorry, I am totally new at this.

Thanks.

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ryan95x

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Posted: February 03, 2009 at 5:47 PM / IP Logged

No problem. Check out this page for a good explanation: https://www.the12volt.com/relays/relays.asp

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-Power Acoustik PS4-840

-Infinity Components

-10" Clarion SW1051 in FG molded box

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