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Does a LED reverse light wash out the backup camera?

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Old Jul 28, 2017 | 09:31 AM
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I want to upgrade my reverse light to philips vison leds. I read somewhere people have upgraded their reverse lights and because the leds are so bright it washes out the backup camera. Is this true?

Also can anyone tell me what the difference is between these two lights?
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Old Jul 28, 2017 | 10:41 AM
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2016 here and that's not the case for me.
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Old Jul 28, 2017 | 01:08 PM
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I found that it actually helps to illuminate the area the camera is displaying. Bonus!
The second link appears to be a newer version of the bulb from the first link.
Spec-wise they appear to be the same at first glance.
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Old Sep 25, 2017 | 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Sasnuke
I found that it actually helps to illuminate the area the camera is displaying. Bonus!
The second link appears to be a newer version of the bulb from the first link.
Spec-wise they appear to be the same at first glance.
Do you need a CAN BUS or capacitor or those lights to prevent error codes and messages or will this just plug in to the harness and work without issue?
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Do you need a CAN BUS or capacitor or those lights to prevent error codes and messages or will this just plug in to the harness and work without issue?
You really don't need to create a new thread, and reply to two other threads, give the people a bit of time. You don't need a resistor since they don't blink. Simple plug and play.
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Originally Posted by Jman0711
You really don't need to create a new thread, and reply to two other threads, give the people a bit of time. You don't need a resistor since they don't blink. Simple plug and play.
You're right sorry
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Old Sep 27, 2017 | 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Dreamcast
I want to upgrade my reverse light to philips vison leds. I read somewhere people have upgraded their reverse lights and because the leds are so bright it washes out the backup camera. Is this true?

Also can anyone tell me what the difference is between these two lights?
https://www.amazon.com/Philips-12789...ords=12789LPB2
https://www.amazon.com/Philips-12789...itle_auto?th=1
Ive got the phillips with the little silver thing on top, the second one in your post. They do not effect the backup camera in anyway and they do brighten the area behind the car. Its not dramatic but it is noticeable and they look 100x better than the typical, yellowish stock incandescents that are there.
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