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LED Bulb Question....

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  1. psb1013

    psb1013 Karting

    Feb 4, 2017
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    Looking to change the old yellow bulbs in my dome light and rear license plate lights with LED's.

    Can anyone tell me which LED types to buy and where?

    Also, will the LED's cause faults or error messages to show up in the gauges due to the voltage differences?
     
  2. Edgar Diaz

    Edgar Diaz Karting

    Sep 13, 2014
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    Alabama
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    Edgar Diaz
    Image Unavailable, Please Login I installed the attached LED back in the license plate lights. Bought at the local auto zone. Haven’t replaced dome lights yet, but I think LEDs will work there as well
     
  3. whatheheck

    whatheheck F1 Rookie
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    Mar 27, 2006
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    Dan L.
    The dome lights require a non polarized bulb so that it will work both on door open mode and dome light on mode. After months of search I finally found one. Here is what I used.

    https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B075GSM494/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

    Important note: The dome light has "current leakage" issue from the factory which is part of the reason why Ferrari battery voltage gets drained after a few weeks of not being driven or charged. Since LED consumes much less power and draws very little current once replaced with LED you will see the LED bulb flicker very dimly.

    The way to address that issue is to get an after market light ECU.

    I replaced mine with Scud Ing Swiss dome light ECU which not only resolves LED dome light flickering issue and resolving the current leakage issue, it also provides interior light soft on and soft off timer effect. I also added underdash / footwell LED lights.

    You can google Scud Ing Swiss products.

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    The license plate bulbs are 38mm festoon bulbs. And no, they are not monitored by the light ECU.
    You can find 38mm festoon LED bulbs in Amazon and eBay. There are many kinds depending on how bright you want them.
    Just note that these are polarized meaning when you install them and they dont work - reverse the orientation.

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