612 LED Stop light bulb replacement issue

Has anyone successfully replaced their tail light bulbs with LED ones (other that the Swiss set up)? I replaced the bulbs and they work and are brighter but I am getting a stop light error message. Maybe due to the lower power draw of the LED bulbs? I need to solve or will have to go back to standard bulbs or the Swiss kit.

I put them in my F355 and 328 without issue but those cars do not have the same warning system.

 

I was told by the bulb manufacture that you need to install 50 W/6 ohm resisters on all of the bulbs (not just the turn signals) to not have the warning light issues. The LED bulbs do not draw enough power so they look to the cars system like a burnt out bulb. In the end, for the increase in brightness, the hassle does not seem worth it. If you want to go LED, the Swill kit seems to be the way to go.

 

Revisiting this thread. My 612 has smoked tail light lenses so difficult to see during the day with standard bulbs.

Has anyone had a successful install using LED bulbs and the resisters? I bought the brightest bulbs that SuperBrightLEDS.com sells and they are definitely brighter than the standard bulbs and visible in the day. They do cause a warning light on the dash for the bulbs so I am going to try to install the resisters. Has anyone installs LEDs with resistors and had any success?

 

From what I understand, a Canbus bulb is not one with a resistor but rather a specific bulb designed for systems that take LED bulbs. In those cases the onboard computer is looking for the signal that the Canbus provides. As the 612 was not built with an LED system, I am being told that a Canbus bulb won't make any difference.

I just spoke with the bulb supplier and this may be a "no go". My car is throwing a warning light just for having the bulbs with the lights on. As each tail light has 2 bulbs, it may require 2 resistors per tail light, not just for the turn signal. This may require 8 resistors and that is too much heat back there to make this worthwhile.

 

It's not the price on the resistors, it's the heat they produce. I can see using 8 of them. Even the bulb vendor is warning against it.

The red led bulbs looked great but I'm scrapping the project. Too much micky mouse crap to try to get this to work.

Just bought 2357 bulbs. Same base as the standard 1157 and same brightness on the running lights but a couple of watts brighter on the brake lights. On a lux meter the brake l8ght difference was 42 vs 54. I'm worried about the additional hear but it's just on the braking, not the running lights so it should be ok.

 

Going to pass on the LED. Nice look but just too much BS along with them.