park lights

[airmanhoward]

Has anyone seen this before. This happened after I changed my park lights to LED's.
Sorry for the upside down video
http://tinypic.com/usermedia.php?uo=XaT ... -nEtcnxf6c

[pedsemdoc]

Can't really tell what's going on...blinking intermittently of one parking light on one side, then going out. Then the same for the other side?

are you using cheap LEDs are more expensive ones? if you don't have the bulb seated correctly in the base, you can short stuff out or have lights that flicker or go out..does the wiring to the parking light look frayed or worn?

[airmanhoward]

The car is turned off. There is a delay when the lights turn off. They are cheap leds from ebay nothing frayed I will make sure they are seated correctly tho.

[pedsemdoc]

I think the wiring of cheap LEDs is what should be suspect - I've had some cheap stuff blow a fuse when replacing the interior lights. Sometimes the quality is really awful. I've had bulbs basically fall apart when I pulled it out from his socket. I think it is worth spending a little more for better quality to avoid electrical gremlins. The other thing that can cause weird electrical probs is a weak/dying battery. Might check that out too, specifically under load.

[airmanhoward]

The problem seems to be the way the leds sit in the plug. There is some movement left and right. I pushed the down and they seem to be fine.. For now I will look into something not so cheap.

[Larz]

I recommend Vleds. They don't have any cheap china copies - just top quality LEDs. I did my whole car with Vleds and have had no trouble.
http://www.vleds.com