clear sidemarker question
08-20-2006, 01:43 AM
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clear sidemarker question i got some clear sidemarkers. the bulb on the driver side keeps blowing bc precipitation keeps getting in there. it is getting in there bc the bulb got hot and melted/disformed the hole where the bigger bulb goes in. how do you guys think a led bulb would work in there? can a led bulb blow bc of being wet?
08-20-2006, 09:24 AM
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ANY kind of electronics and water do NOT mix.....even LED's are subjected to mositure at the base where the anode and the cathode make a connection to the socket itself.
08-20-2006, 05:24 PM
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are u sure its moisture... i was having the same problem and there was actually a little piece of plastic that was in the socket, it was preventing the contacts to fully touch and i blew 3 or 4 bulbs before i aked the same questin...
08-21-2006, 01:14 AM
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I dont have clear corners, but for a lil' while, every time I washed my car, I would blow atleast 3 lights before the moister would go away. I reinstelled the light housing, and made sure it was super tight, and have not had the issue since (knock on wood) I guess it is a problem with a lot of the 4th gen camaros.