Problem with L.E.D. Bulbs

juvy · Post by **juvy** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 3:33 pm

I'm currently in the middle of switching over to L.E.D's, I already have them in for my turn signals, now I have some for the taillights...problem is...both LED lights don't work at the same time. I put them both in and only ONE side works. Meaning only the left tail light illuminates, while the right side stays off. I can switch the LEDs around and then the Right side works, but the left one doesn't. So i know that both bulbs work, but I can't figure out why the won't turn on both sides at the same time.

I can either get one side at a time to turn on or if I reverse the polarity on just one light, then they both stay off. Also note that, only the driver side taillight blinks ("ricer blink"). My headlights and my passenger side tail do not blink anymore.

Can anybody shed some light on why this is happening? I put the regular bulbs back in and they work fine.

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 3:48 pm

There's some sort of fix for that here. Search for Ricer Flash and you'll probably come up with a few things. As for only one coming on at the same time, you just said you switched LEDs and the same LED worked, so that doesn't make any sense if you're saying they both work. I'm sure you meant something different, though, as I have enough hope that the way you type means you're smart enough to use the same LED and switch the wires.

But I don't know shit about electricity.

supermike · Post by **supermike** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:58 pm

Going by what you typed, word for word, if you said exactly what you did, one of your bulbs is bad.

dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:18 pm

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:49 pm

supermike wrote:Going by what you typed, word for word, if you said exactly what you did, one of your bulbs is bad.

I'm really hoping he just got confused typing it all out, and actually did it a different way than what he described.

supermike · Post by **supermike** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 12:05 am

Swordfish2Cowboy wrote:
supermike wrote:Going by what you typed, word for word, if you said exactly what you did, one of your bulbs is bad.
I'm really hoping he just got confused typing it all out, and actually did it a different way than what he described.

Me too, but I can't think of any other reason one tail light would not work with the one LED bulb, but work with every other bulb.

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 12:28 am

supermike wrote:
Swordfish2Cowboy wrote:
supermike wrote:Going by what you typed, word for word, if you said exactly what you did, one of your bulbs is bad.
I'm really hoping he just got confused typing it all out, and actually did it a different way than what he described.
Me too, but I can't think of any other reason one tail light would not work with the one LED bulb, but work with every other bulb.

I guess we wait and see what he says.

juvy · Post by **juvy** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 12:59 am

There's some sort of fix for that here. Search for Ricer Flash and you'll probably come up with a few things. As for only one coming on at the same time, you just said you switched LEDs and the same LED worked, so that doesn't make any sense if you're saying they both work. I'm sure you meant something different, though, as I have enough hope that the way you type means you're smart enough to use the same LED and switch the wires.

Yes, you read correctly. I know it looks confusing and jumbled but that's the lighting situation I happen to be in lol. I've tried every combo of putting the LED in, rotating them, reversing polarities...I've tried it all. I've even tried mixing it up by doing a combo of a regular bulb with a LED...the result: neither LED lights up when mixed with a regular bulb.

Yeah, I've read on the ricer flash fix, I've been meaning to get that fixed but I deal just fine without it. I'm thinking I'm going to just have the manufacturer replace them and I'll just have to see what happens when I get a new set.

I hope I have been relatively explanatory, let me know