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Having LED reverse light issues.

Jtiger360

Jtiger360

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I just got 2pcs 3156 T25 CREE Q5 Emitter Super Bright 5W LED Back Up Reverse Lights today in the mail and they will not work! I have tried pushing down hard and have tried putting in the other way and even try anther led bulb and it wont turn on. what am I doing wrong with the led bulb install? I'm a noob lol. :/
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I'm not positive but I believe your reverse lights are a 3157 type bulb. Also, this being the case, I am unsure if this 3156 bulb would possibly cause your fitment issues.
 
did you make sure the contacts are touching, i bought some cheap ebay lights and had to bend all the contact points to make sure theyd touch
 


put the bulb in and turn them on, if they dont turn on then wiggle the bulb and twist them alittle just to see if it a contact problem, if they still dont work then you might wont to try them on a different spot just to make sure they work
 
I tried the passenger side and it works, but it wont work on the driver side. So I got half LED now lol. I just realized That I got a little water and little bit of smoke coming from my exhaust..what is going on? :(
 


dpzelenak said:
thats what is does when its running
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so that is normal right? On the led part, I am going try twist them and if that don't work I call the shop tomorrow, maybe they can figure it out. Thanks for the help man. :D At lease we got one side working :D
 
no problem man, yes thats normal, if you know how you can hook up some jumper wires to the bulb and test it to make sure it works
 
Fixed! I took your advice and bent the connectors in diff directions and it worked! The little wires coming out where not touching the contacts.

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I had the same problem with my LEDs when I put them in the interior but in the end it was totally worth all the messing around!
 


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