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Title: Flashing led in passengers foot well
Post by: DrG_GTi on April 07, 2014, 09:13:01 pm

Any ideas why the led would be flickering,  it's a can led...  Drivers side OK
Cheers

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Title: Re: Flashing led in passengers foot well
Post by: J12spk on April 07, 2014, 09:14:19 pm

I've got the same on both sides! Annoying as sometimes they work fine! Cheap bulbs is my guess?

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Post by: SI-R32 on April 07, 2014, 09:18:07 pm

Its because the car checks the circuit as soon as you turn on the ignition,  a normal bulb don't pick up the 3 pulses the car checks with leds will show these tiny pulses, this is normal and there is nothing wrong

Title: Re: Flashing led in passengers foot well
Post by: Carpy25 on April 07, 2014, 09:18:20 pm

mine both flash three or four times on start its something to do with the can bus light out warning system , and it makes it look like you've got a disco ball between your knees  :happy2:

Rob


too slow said the same as above

Title: Re: Flashing led in passengers foot well
Post by: J12spk on April 07, 2014, 09:23:02 pm

So how come every now and then they come on and stay on for a few weeks?!  :confused:

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Post by: SI-R32 on April 07, 2014, 09:24:29 pm

What do you mean stay on for weeks?

Title: Re: Flashing led in passengers foot well
Post by: J12spk on April 07, 2014, 09:28:05 pm

Well not stay on for weeks without switching off, they come on without flickering for a few weeks then go back to flickering! That make sense?  :rolleye:

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Post by: DrG_GTi on April 07, 2014, 09:28:37 pm

Ah I gotcha,  can bulb check system makes sense,  I'm a little ocd when things aren't quite right like that lol cheers

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