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Old 06-18-10, 04:01 PM
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I m having problems with my leds some are on some are not. I was wandering is it possible to take apart and put new bulbs in. I too all screws from tail and still doesnt open. Do u have to bake em like the headlights. Only thing about that is the bulbs will still be inside of housing. I knew this would happen one day shoulda gottin the regular red/clear tails. Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me. Its an 2002 ls 430
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Are you using resistors on all the lights? You can't just stick the bulbs in and expect them to work.
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i had them for about 2 years used the resistors (2) that came wit em. Some just dont light up.
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Sounds like cheap a$$ bulbs or resistors that are already dead. Good LED's will outlast the car.
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yeah well there the leds off ebay from option racing
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I was thinkin what about just swappin out the outer len ( covers) for the red/clear look . At this point I just want dull amber oem tail gone. - seen some ls430's on youtube with hella leds on the tail, why are we so limited here. I may have to customize mines myself.
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I also have the ones from Option Racing and have had no problems for years. I have heard of people having burnt out LED bulbs. Just contact Option Racing and they might replace them.
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