PLS HELP!! Problems will LED Kit......

Fester · 01-05-2012, 02:32 AM

I've been a long time member (if 5 yrs is considered long) and have run in to an issue that I hope someone could help me with....

I bought 10 lights wide angle interior LED pkg from iJDM toy and just got these installed today. All LEDs inside and out work fine BUT when I start the car but the ones above the rear view mirror and center intermittently work. i.e., at start, these all turn on as OEM would but during driving , following lights stop working: 1) front and middle interior dome lights 2) 2+2 Reading lights front and back. Note that, all of these are LEDs now.

The guy who installed these charged me a lot (~$100) but his disclaimer would be that he works on OEM parts only and I supplied these LEDs. Before I approach him tomorrow, any ideas what might be going wrong will be much appreciated...

Here's the link to the LEDs kit that got installed, including license plate.

http://store.ijdmtoy.com/BMW-E90-or-...uro_smd_10.htm

Again, would very much appreciate if someone could share feedback or thoughts on this issue. Many thanks.... !

Victorae · 01-05-2012, 04:26 AM

Dang, you got ripped off, no offense.

If you bought an LED interior light kit from Highperformancebulbs or modmy3, you would not be having this problem right now. The LED lights go out either due to low quality bulbs that die, or more likely that they are the wrong voltage. As a result, the bulbs won't work after some time. Not to mention both the kits I mentioned come with easy instructions on how to install it. I installed mine in approximately 45 mins with crappy tools and 0 experience.

cisf0rcalvin · 01-05-2012, 05:07 AM

Your new LEDs are not canbus proof. Your car computer thinks the bulbs aren't working because they are drawing a lot less power than normal halogen bulbs and shuts down the circuit to those bulbs. You need LEDs that are canbus compatible so either wire a resistor (which I don't recommend) or buy new LEDs with built in error eliminating resistors.

rollinstone157 · 01-05-2012, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by cisf0rcalvin

Your new LEDs are not canbus proof. Your car computer thinks the bulbs aren't working because they are drawing a lot less power than normal halogen bulbs and shuts down the circuit to those bulbs. You need LEDs that are canbus compatible so either wire a resistor (which I don't recommend) or buy new LEDs with built in error eliminating resistors.

Yeah, go with the highperformancebulbs.com kit, no errors, no problems, and it's super bright.

2008_335i_coupe · 01-05-2012, 11:02 AM

Man. You got bent over bad.
I would ask for your $100 back to install light bulbs.

ECSTuning · 01-05-2012, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by cisf0rcalvin

Your new LEDs are not canbus proof.....

Bingo, the LEDs need to have the proper resistors in them for the car to be happy. It took a good bit of testing for Ziza (kit found HERE) to get their LED kit perfect due to the cars computers looking for the bulbs.

ECS Tuning

E92-Lighting · 01-05-2012, 12:57 PM

our LED kits only have canbus, we dont sell anything non-canbus

Fester · 01-05-2012, 01:06 PM

OH CRAP!!!!

Thanks guys. I definitely got ripped off. Let me figure out how to get myself out of this mess.

@ E92-Lighting: I'll PM you separately....

Thanks again all!

01-05-2012, 02:32 AM	#1
Fester Major 27 Rep 1,129 Posts Drives: '13 Porsche 911 (991) 4S Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Silicon Valley, CA iTrader: (0)	PLS HELP!! Problems will LED Kit...... I've been a long time member (if 5 yrs is considered long) and have run in to an issue that I hope someone could help me with.... I bought 10 lights wide angle interior LED pkg from iJDM toy and just got these installed today. All LEDs inside and out work fine BUT when I start the car but the ones above the rear view mirror and center intermittently work. i.e., at start, these all turn on as OEM would but during driving , following lights stop working: 1) front and middle interior dome lights 2) 2+2 Reading lights front and back. Note that, all of these are LEDs now. The guy who installed these charged me a lot (~$100) but his disclaimer would be that he works on OEM parts only and I supplied these LEDs. Before I approach him tomorrow, any ideas what might be going wrong will be much appreciated... Here's the link to the LEDs kit that got installed, including license plate. http://store.ijdmtoy.com/BMW-E90-or-...uro_smd_10.htm Again, would very much appreciate if someone could share feedback or thoughts on this issue. Many thanks.... ! __________________ 2013 911 4S ...GT Silver/Espresso custom build w/ lots of options and all alphabets soup! 2007 335i Coupe ...TiAg/Grey custom build...Sold!
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Victorae Lieutenant 23 Rep 549 Posts Drives: 2014 F32 \| 2014 Tesla Model S Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: SoCal iTrader: (1)	Dang, you got ripped off, no offense. If you bought an LED interior light kit from Highperformancebulbs or modmy3, you would not be having this problem right now. The LED lights go out either due to low quality bulbs that die, or more likely that they are the wrong voltage. As a result, the bulbs won't work after some time. Not to mention both the kits I mentioned come with easy instructions on how to install it. I installed mine in approximately 45 mins with crappy tools and 0 experience.
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cisf0rcalvin First Lieutenant 33 Rep 322 Posts Drives: E90 LCI Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Nevada iTrader: (2) Garage List 2010 BMW 328i [8.50]	Your new LEDs are not canbus proof. Your car computer thinks the bulbs aren't working because they are drawing a lot less power than normal halogen bulbs and shuts down the circuit to those bulbs. You need LEDs that are canbus compatible so either wire a resistor (which I don't recommend) or buy new LEDs with built in error eliminating resistors. __________________ Add Ons: Charcoal Filter Delete, K&N Drop-in, Air Scoops, HID Angel Eyes, Splitters, M3 Lip Spoiler, Gloss Black Kidney Grills, Blackvue DR500-GW, M-Tech rear, BMW Performance Exhaust, M3 control arms, Bilstein HD
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2008_335i_coupe Lieutenant 52 Rep 559 Posts Drives: 2008 335i Coupe, Apline White Join Date: May 2007 Location: austin, tx iTrader: (8)	Man. You got bent over bad. I would ask for your $100 back to install light bulbs.
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E92-Lighting 889 Rep 35,253 Posts Drives: Next Generation LED Lighting Join Date: May 2008 Location: Walnut iTrader: (324)	our LED kits only have canbus, we dont sell anything non-canbus
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Fester Major 27 Rep 1,129 Posts Drives: '13 Porsche 911 (991) 4S Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Silicon Valley, CA iTrader: (0)	OH CRAP!!!! Thanks guys. I definitely got ripped off. Let me figure out how to get myself out of this mess. @ E92-Lighting: I'll PM you separately.... Thanks again all! __________________ 2013 911 4S ...GT Silver/Espresso custom build w/ lots of options and all alphabets soup! 2007 335i Coupe ...TiAg/Grey custom build...Sold!
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