LED lights stay on

[95Escahoe]

So I finished installing LEDs in the interior got them under the dash, in the doors and the two over head lights, but with my lights off there on? Any ideas? Checked the switches for each door and none of them change this

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[95Escahoe]

With the doors closed there on but dim when you open them they get brighter

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[95Escahoe]

Looked this up on google its a common issue with leds, switched out one of the under dash lights to a regular bulb and it works like it should

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[1badgmc]

Yep. It's a very common issue with LEDs used in courtesy lights. It takes such a small amount of current to illuminate LEDs that sometimes the very small amount of current that is always travelling through the courtesy lights is just enough to dimly light the LEDs. Don't worry. It's not going to drain your battery. There's no more current there than with the incandescent bulbs.

 

[95Escahoe]

Yep. It's a very common issue with LEDs used in courtesy lights. It takes such a small amount of current to illuminate LEDs that sometimes the very small amount of current that is always travelling through the courtesy lights is just enough to dimly light the LEDs. Don't worry. It's not going to drain your battery. There's no more current there than with the incandescent bulbs.

Thanks, for the info, I love the way the leds look just not sure about having them dimly lit dont want to burn them out then again they should last for awhile

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[1badgmc]

They'll be just fine.

 

[smurfcivic]

Have u tried rotating the bulb to reverse polarity? I had the same issue and it stopped after rotating them

 

[95Escahoe]

Have u tried rotating the bulb to reverse polarity? I had the same issue and it stopped after rotating them

Nope never tried that, if you spin them the other way they wont woke they only work one way im pretty sure

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[biggiecamp]

I had the same issue. I even picked up LEDs with two more diodes to install knowing that it was a minimal amount of current supply giving them the glow. Had to do some work under the hood which required disconnecting the battery. Since it's reconnection, the glow is gone. Most likely a fluke type thing but worth a shot. If the glow ever returns, I've always got the other LEDs to install anyways lol