Led lights 99ws6
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Led lights 99ws6 Need some help. I've recently installed interior and exterior led bulbs. I've never had an issue prior when I only had a few leds installed. I went to take the car out and made it out of garage into driveway and a fuse popped. I lost my gauges. I've tried a larger fuse and same thing. Before I remove every led has anyone experienced this issue and is there anything else I can or need to do instead of using normal bulbs?
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Don't replace a fuse with a larger one. You have a short somewhere and a larger fuse could lead to a fire.
You need to find out which bulb or socket is the problem. Only way to figure it out is to inspect the bulbs and sockets then start removing the ones you installed and see when it stops being a problem. Adding a resistor will not fix this either. That is for fixing "hyper flash" in some scenarios but the f-body has replaceable turn signal relays/flashers and you can get ones that will work with LEDs and don't need to add resistors.
The only other time this could be a problem is putting LED in the CHMSL/Third-Brake-Light. Sometimes the LEDs may stay light faintly and Cruise Control may be disabled. In that case, replace the LEDs with CANBUS-Safe ones. Our cars don't have CANBUS for that but those LEDs have extra resistors on board to trick those systems which help here too. If LED in the CHMSL is sill causing issues with Cruise Control, you might need a resistor.
The front turn signals are often burnt and corroded which can lead to various issues.
You need to find out which bulb or socket is the problem. Only way to figure it out is to inspect the bulbs and sockets then start removing the ones you installed and see when it stops being a problem. Adding a resistor will not fix this either. That is for fixing "hyper flash" in some scenarios but the f-body has replaceable turn signal relays/flashers and you can get ones that will work with LEDs and don't need to add resistors.
The only other time this could be a problem is putting LED in the CHMSL/Third-Brake-Light. Sometimes the LEDs may stay light faintly and Cruise Control may be disabled. In that case, replace the LEDs with CANBUS-Safe ones. Our cars don't have CANBUS for that but those LEDs have extra resistors on board to trick those systems which help here too. If LED in the CHMSL is sill causing issues with Cruise Control, you might need a resistor.
The front turn signals are often burnt and corroded which can lead to various issues.
Last edited by VIP1; Jun 16, 2025 at 12:08 PM.
