Dome Lights - Question on LED's..
 

Hey Guys,

Ok, i havent seen this one talked about...

I bought a set of LED lights for the dome and the first set, when I put them in worked, but when they are set to only go on when your doors aren't opened, they still seem to stay on just barely, almost as if "glowing". If you hit the switch to "off", then they go completely black. I bought another set and it does the same. Soo, is this normal? maybe the LED parts glow slightly after for some reason? Just find it weird that when set to off, they go completely black...

I know I will be corrected if I am wrong, but as I recall, the dome/map light is a 3 position switch. On to turn them on and stay on until the switch is turned off or to door positions. The door position allows the light to come on when the door is opened and stays on for a set period of time dims and turns off. The off position is so that you can open the door and not have the lights turn on.
It sounds to me that the light and switch is operating normally.

I'm guessing the socket style hids do that normally, because mine faintly in the dark do the same thing.

I don't think there is any reason to really worry about it since there is almost no draw on the battery.

Yes, sounds like you know what I am talking about. You can see them very faintly in the dark. And that is my only issue, that they would be draining battery over time...

no, your not understanding exactly what its doing... has nothing to do with the switch position. the fact is that the LED when on the door position glows very slightly even when it should be off...

i have the same problem. i ordered a new set from JWD. they said their LED dont have this problem, so im waiting for them to arrive and see :)
it doesnt drain out battery but it bugs me lol.

here's a link to their sale:
http://www.the370z.com/body-interior...-shipping.html

Hey thanks. yea it bugs me too! lol. Not sure if ill buy another set since now i have like 7 spare LED light bulbs lol. Thanks again...

There are 2 ways the lights can plug in, and I had to undo and reattach one of them but other than that they are perfect. I got mine from Diode dynamics. killer price, service, and shipment time. They are also much brighter than most I see in other Z's with different/non stock LED's. They are a 12 LED board and are amazing. check them out

Most people with other aftermarket LED's ask where I got these because of how bright they are. This is not a good example photo of how bada$$ these things look in person but trust me, they're amazing!

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Thanks for the post and pic. Can you tell me how the fitment was for this? Did you have to do anything to the lights or do they fit fine?

Dallaz that looks amazing! Do you have a DIY that you can pm me (link to get the LEDs etc)...size LEDs etc ., would love to swap mine out like this!

Working till late tonight. I'll try and get all the info to you by tomorrow morning

I have the same issues with my LED Dome Lights . anyknow how to fix?

9 led pods here

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We haven't had any complaints about this issue with our leds. I had them tested before offering them and we've sold quite a few in the last month.

The good thing is they don't use much power at all so no worries about killing the battery if they stay lit a bit.

Blue/White LEDs are very sensitive. Even in the off position, there's still a tiny bit of current flowing through the socket (probably a solid state switch from the BCM). Regular bulbs have higher resistance, so it won't light up at all.

Try rigging up a blue/white LED. Fully connect one lead, and use your fingers to "connect" the leads on the other. It'll glow dimly.

It shouldn't drain the battery.

Mines on both sides are glow very dimly. I want it 100% off when the doors are closed.

what do u mean by "Fully connect one lead, and use your fingers to "connect" the leads on the other."?

Oh just an experiment with blue/white LEDs and a battery.

The only solution I can think of to keep the LEDs "off" is to add another resistor, but it will also limit the current to the LEDs when lit sacrificing brightness a tiny bit.

cool!! thanks for the help!

I put an order in with Diode Dynamics and got a pair of red and blue panel lights. One of the red panels has a diode that stays on brightly when it should be off, and by brightly, i mean i can see it very clearly through the light panel when it should be off and the other panels are all very dim when off compared to this. I emailed them about it and they are no help. If you want my advice, its stay away from Diode Dynamics...

^^Weird. I had no complaints about them and great service. Maybe I just got lucky

yea, i sent another email explaining the situation. I mean, the one is so bright when its set on "doors" that i can easily see it shining through the lens, while the other one you cannot see. So it looks like crap...

Just wanted to update this, after sending another email explaining my situation and asking for a replacement, they have agreed to do so and are including a prepaid envelope to send the original "faulty" LED board back to them... So, that is good customer service on their part...

I had same problem of a very slight glow from the map light LEDs - the fix being to add a bleed resistor to the circuit.

I have a Roadster: my fix was to pull the light behind the seats (I think the Couple has a light in the cargo area, right?), and solder a 1k ohm, 1/2 watt resistor across the terminals.

Coupe owners can test the theory if they have a third light by plugging in a standard bulb in the third light. If that kills the glow, the resistor fix will work for Coupes too.

One can probably add the bleed resistor to the map light area, I just found it easier to remove the third light and solder with it removed from the car.

And before anybody asks, no, this will not draw current and kill the battery. The resistor is a lot more resistance than the incandescent bulb. Think of it as just pulling down the residual voltage that was exciting the LED. The incandescent bulb that was there just wasn't getting hot enough to produce light.

My car is in storage and has sat for 3+ months up here in canada. My lights bleed a little. She fired right up last week :)

If it bugs you because your a bit OCD that is one thing, but you dont have to worry about it killing your battery at all.