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Old 10-01-2009, 10:20 AM
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6 LED boards installed - glow when off?

I finally got around to installing the complete set of interior Halo 6 LED boards last week,
what a difference

I was happy the the fade to off still works ,
but wondered if others are getting a very dim glow from these when off?

It's actually a cool effect in the car at night.
They are dim enough that they don't really add to ambient lighting & are not a distraction at all.
& they are dim enough that you can only see the glow at night.
Daytime... no way.

I'm not sure what's powering them in this situation,
but I suspect it's an open loop monitoring circuit .

Anyone else notice this????




LEDs same as these pics
Originally Posted by ThirstyTurtle
Wanted to update, I got my LEDs today and COULD NOT BE HAPPIER. These LEDs made my car completely amazing! I mean, it was already amazing, but this makes it a whole new car. I replaced the map lights up front, the door lights on the front, and the license plate lights. I'm going to replace the back map lights and vanity lights down the road. These were worth EVERY penny. Here's some pics I took, they look pretty much completely white in the pics, but in case you pickup any blue, that's just the camera, these are all completely white, I wouldn't have it any other way.

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what do you guys think? AMAZING.
 
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Old 10-01-2009, 11:16 AM
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Hm..not bad but that fence needs a little DIY. LOL
 
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Old 10-01-2009, 11:21 AM
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i have a 12 led bulb in the map lights, and a 4led bulb in the back seats. the front doesnt glow, but the back bulbs have a dim glow to them as you described. they shut completely off after about 15 mins after the car has been shut off, doors are closed and maybe locked.
 
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Old 10-01-2009, 11:27 AM
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i also have swapped out my stock interior lights with leds and get a dim light when its off. i think thats what caused a few of mine to go out so quickly.
 
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No glow on mine, but I'm not running 4 trillion candle power either
 
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Old 10-01-2009, 01:22 PM
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Mine glow in my 05 coupe
 
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Old 10-01-2009, 01:28 PM
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Glow? I never really noticed but i dont think theres a glow.
 
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Originally Posted by AesonVirus
No glow on mine, but I'm not running 4 trillion candle power either
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..Scott's interior lighting mod
 
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I have LED interior as well, and they glow faintly. I would agree on your theory that the open loop monitoring circuit is providing a small amount of current/voltage to the interior lighting circuit. LED's have a low power requirement anyway, so I wasn't surprised when I saw this after I installed them last year.
 
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Old 10-01-2009, 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by InTgr8r
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..Scott's interior lighting mod
haha, nothing wrong with that helps him set the mood for the ladies lol. I personally do not have any glow at all with mine either but mine are not as bright as those babies.

I have heard thought with a lot of the higher powered LED's that a lot of people tend to get the glowing effect your talking about InTgr8r.
 
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Originally Posted by Greekboy115
haha, nothing wrong with that helps him set the mood for the ladies lol. I personally do not have any glow at all with mine either but mine are not as bright as those babies.

I have heard thought with a lot of the higher powered LED's that a lot of people tend to get the glowing effect your talking about InTgr8r.
Nothing like a little wax dripping on the carpet.
 
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Old 10-01-2009, 03:19 PM
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I'm not allowed to play with real open flames.
I prefer my iPhone Zippo

 
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looks nice, good work however too bright for me.
 
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Old 10-01-2009, 04:34 PM
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^ they are quite that extreme in real life.
but they are definitely brighter than OE
 
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