Interior bulb

[gaz82]

Bought a led interior bulb for my 52 plate 172 cup it works when you open door and off the alarm but not when you switch it on from inside the car old one works fine eny ideas ?

 

[McGherkin]

Current flows in opposite directions. LED's only work one way.

You can:
Choose whether you want it on doors or manual
Solder another LED in next to it, the other way round
or use a bridge rectifier.

 

[stevescort172]

Mines fine with a normal led in there, works whatever way round it is.

 

[McGherkin]

It depends whether you have the maplight version or not. The maplight version should work both ways, the festoon/non map light version doesn't.

 

[stevescort172]

Ah that's weird, pretty sure all cups have the normal big cluster of a light, no map light. I've got a festoon and it works both ways lol

 

[gaz82]

It depends whether you have the maplight version or not. The maplight version should work both ways, the festoon/non map light version doesn't.

Its the non map light version i thought about fittin that one will it fit

 

[McGherkin]

Yeah, I fitted the map light version to mine a while back.

 

[S1MON]

t**t who owned my car before me fitted an LED interior light... the light is on all the time very dimly.. is this going to do any damage in the long run?

 

[McGherkin]

Nope, it's normal. If it was a normal bulb in there you'd never know that current was flowing.

 

[gaz82]

Yeah, I fitted the map light version to mine a while back.

Sweet i'll just get one ov theam nice one mate
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[gaz82]

tw*t who owned my car before me fitted an LED interior light... the light is on all the time very dimly.. is this going to do any damage in the long run?

Yeah mine stays on dim aswell unless its in the off position

 

[gaz82]

Yeah, I fitted the map light version to mine a while back.

Do you need the whole roof panel with the light or will just the light fitting fit mine

 

[McGherkin]

It's this bit:

Clips straight in.

 

[gaz82]

It's this bit:

Clips straight in.

cheers buddy