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wiplash2001

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Posted: September 10, 2006 at 12:54 PM / IP Logged

I have a 01 Jeep GC and I tried to replace the anti theft led with a blue led. Im not sure how to do it right but I took the stock one out of the board and but the new one in but it didnt work can some one please help me Thanks

bellsracer

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Posted: September 11, 2006 at 2:17 AM / IP Logged

Is this the factory alarm or aftermarket?

It may be that the LED wants to draw more power than the brain can provide.

Another thing could be matching the LEDs to each other. Meter the old LED and see if it is a resistored LED. If so, match the new LED to it.

Another thing to try is to re-attach the old LED and meter how much it is drawing, then find another Blue LED that matches or draws within 10% of the old LED.

Last, double check all connections/solders. If soldered, a commen problem is a cold joint, a joint that doesn't conduct electricity easily. It should look shiny, convex, and silver. Any crimp connections should be clean and well connected.

Hope this helps. Good Luck!

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wiplash2001

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Posted: September 11, 2006 at 7:21 AM / IP Logged

Its not an alarm its just a led that flashes for the anti theft but its on a board thats for my headlight auto on sensor so theres like 5 resistors on there. I cant find the old led..

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Posted: September 22, 2006 at 1:58 PM / IP Logged

I'd bet that the blue LED and the red LED have different Vf ratings.. it might be easier to grab a signal from the circuit that powers the red LED and use that signal to control a transistor to flash the blue LED

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