New led third brake light...interior lights will not turn off

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Darkimag22

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Replaced my stock third brake light with a smoked led one. As soon as I plugged it in my interior lights turned on and now won't turn off unless I unplug the light. Anyone have any pointers lol???
 

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Not enough resistance i believe, I’ve had that issue in a ford.
 

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Was there an instuction sheet with the led one? I had the same problem and the new one had a sheet that said if you have this problem cut one of the wires, I don't remember which one. I did and it fixed the problem.
 

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Yah there were zero instructions. Thanks for the info. I'll give it a try and see what happens.
 

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A lot of the cheaper eBay/Amazon housings have this issue from what I've read. IIRC most people say that cutting/disconnecting the yellow wire fixes it.

There are some LED replacement housings that are completely plug & play, no wiring modifications required. Anzo housings work fine right out of the box.
 
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