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    Default Odd thing LEDs marker lights

    Okay so I bought some LED lights off eBay. And now when I go to turn on my headlights it looks like I need a load between the marker light and the ground in order to keep the turn signal from lighting up? Does this sound right or is there something wrong

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    Default Re: Odd thing LEDs marker lights

    Yes, it is right. Or if you have changed them all over to LEDs you can get an LED flasher and it will work
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    Default Re: Odd thing LEDs marker lights

    OK a friend just told me that LED lights don't like common ground and each led needs to be regrounded to the chassis
    The flashers work normal but I got switch backs and when I have one led and one standard bulb, only the white lights. But as soon as I pull the standard bulb the yellow light up. They still flash, but the yellow stay on with the markers.
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    Default Re: Odd thing LEDs marker lights

    OK so very odd when I put in the side marker led the front amber turns off and blinks like it should. But then the side marker only blinks with the headlights/parking lights on.

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    Default Re: Odd thing LEDs marker lights

    Update, so turns out the side markers are double polarized. If you run regular bulbs they feed both sides of the LED bulbs

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    Default Re: Odd thing LEDs marker lights

    Wow, who knew?
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    Good stuff here. Thanks for posting up your findings.
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    Default Re: Odd thing LEDs marker lights

    Yeah the regrounding of the LED bulbs is not required.

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