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ducky 12-25-2011 04:58 AM

LED landing strip lights flickering..HELP??
 
I came home today, parked the car and i notice a few of the led landing strip on one side start flickering..anyone know why its doing this? cold weather temperature maybe? or do i have to re-wire the whole thing again?

Thanks for the help in advance and Merry Christmas!!

MattP725 12-25-2011 07:54 AM

When you say "LED landing strip" what do you mean? I am guessing custom headlights? Usually that indicates a voltage issue or faulty LED/Wiring.

I bought cheap Pep Boys LEDs for my license plate on my Mazda... they would flash and eventually stopped working. Happened to two sets.

Alstann 12-25-2011 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by ducky (Post 1462532)
I came home today, parked the car and i notice a few of the led landing strip on one side start flickering..anyone know why its doing this? cold weather temperature maybe? or do i have to re-wire the whole thing again?

Thanks for the help in advance and Merry Christmas!!

I had custom LED's on my old car before, and a major cause of flickering was a loose wire that didn't have a good contact. Make sure all your wires are tightly crimped/soldered first. For extra measures, use heat shrink and everything, to avoid headaches.

370Z JT 12-25-2011 09:52 AM

Faulty LEDs. I have had mine changed out several times now.

ducky 12-25-2011 12:24 PM

I had the headlights done by MrWorks for like 2 years now. I just came back from 1 month vacation and the the LED lights start to flickers. Ill have them check out but i have no background on the wiring..such a pita to take it apart and look at them. since im busy with all the moving..and might need to sell the car.

ducky 12-25-2011 12:25 PM

Thank you for all the inputs...

370Z JT 12-25-2011 03:55 PM

Mine was done by MRWorks too.

haitech 12-25-2011 08:45 PM

I guess its not quality work

MattP725 12-26-2011 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by haitech (Post 1463006)
I guess its not quality work

I think any time you have someone disassemble factory parts and add aftermarket features by hand you risk deterioration eventually. Your adding a lot of LEDs and wiring points in a small space.

I believe they are out of business now if I heard correctly.

ducky 12-26-2011 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by MattP725 (Post 1463269)
I think any time you have someone disassemble factory parts and add aftermarket features by hand you risk deterioration eventually. Your adding a lot of LEDs and wiring points in a small space.

I believe they are out of business now if I heard correctly.

Their work was done nicely, but yes they are out of business. So i have to try and fix it myself. Or does anyone know any place that does it in Vegas?

DIGItonium 12-29-2011 01:34 AM

Cold solder will cause flickering under various conditions. You'll need to pull it apart and apply fresh solder to the LED wiring.


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