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D3 - Lights Headlights, xenons, foglights. Everything outside the car that glows |
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59 plate A8 interior and exterior lights
Hello lads
Which bulbs need to be canbus error free, all of them, exterior only ?? Cheers Andy |
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None of them, there is no such thing as canbus bulbs or canbus bulb errors, despite what ebay sellers think.
The bulb warning is a function of the bulb resistance and so the lower the LED resistance (higher wattage draw) the less likely to get an error, unfortunately all LEDs draw less power than originals so it is a case of finding where the system draws the line. All of external bulbs throw broken bulb warning if the resistance is too high. All of the interior bulbs put an error code in the control modules (boot, glovebox, roof console etc...) but they are not a nuisance unless scanning with VCDS. |
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Nicely put Snap.
Much better said and many fewer words than I did it in.
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Ray at Wigan Pier 2014 A8L D4 4.0TFSI Gold (Sticker says "Beige") Can't leave you in a black smoke cloud anymore.. In progress, Nothing left to do. Gone 2004 A8 D3 3.0 TDI. Ebony Pearl Black (with little bits of other colours and glitter) |
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Cheers lads
Is there a post anywhere where someone has used quality LEDs/ smd bulbs for the outside lights and had no problems with warning lights ? I've what make, seller or shop Cheers Andy |
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Try Trups at:-
Does some good stuff.
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Ray at Wigan Pier 2014 A8L D4 4.0TFSI Gold (Sticker says "Beige") Can't leave you in a black smoke cloud anymore.. In progress, Nothing left to do. Gone 2004 A8 D3 3.0 TDI. Ebony Pearl Black (with little bits of other colours and glitter) |
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+1. Far from cheap, but great bulbs. I have four in the ceiling of mine. They're brilliant.
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2010 A8 SE Executive 4.2 FSI D4 2007 Mini Cooper S R56 2008 D3, gone, but not forgotten after 9 years and 90k. |
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Cheers mate, do they still work with the ambient lighting function ?? Dimmable
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I believe so. They fade in and out too. Clean white light. No bluey hue.
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2010 A8 SE Executive 4.2 FSI D4 2007 Mini Cooper S R56 2008 D3, gone, but not forgotten after 9 years and 90k. |
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Word of warning.
Do not fall for the Ebay myths of canbus free LED lights. How they work is a resistor in parallel with the LED. This resistor gets rather hot when the light is switched on. Often it is hot enough to melt the solder and the resistor falls of, the LED still works but you then have an error light on the display. Sometimes (happened to me) hot enough that the heat is conducted back along the supply wires and the insulation melts filling the car with an obnoxious smell, the wires can short blowing a fuse if you are lucky. Trups will sell individual LEDs, but the best way to go is to use his kits. They are little packets, labelled and ready to fit. He gives you a warranty but I doubt that you will need that. I have replaced most of my lights with his LEDs without problem for over a year. The only ones that I have not replaced are my reversing and rear fog lights.
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Ray at Wigan Pier 2014 A8L D4 4.0TFSI Gold (Sticker says "Beige") Can't leave you in a black smoke cloud anymore.. In progress, Nothing left to do. Gone 2004 A8 D3 3.0 TDI. Ebony Pearl Black (with little bits of other colours and glitter) |
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Cheers lads
Have been on their website it says down for maintenance, I will wait until the new year and give them a call Cheers Andy |
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