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      10-31-2012, 08:47 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by Wyvern View Post
going to follow you on this one ... A bit confused . ???
I cant just get the LED with standard base and use them ?
Wyvern, this is more than just buying a bulb and installing it, the computer in the OEM configuration is looking for standard incandescent bulb wattage (resistance) which is higher than LED's pull. If it does not detect that wattage, (thinking you have a bulb out) then it gives you an error plus "fast flashes" the other bulbs. Normally to fix this you would install a Load resistor (thus tricking the computer into thinking you have a standard bulb) or installing an "error free" bulb with a built in LR. I call this process a "hardware" fix. I am trying to code out the errors using a "software" fix thus allowing me to use any 7507 bulb for the front and 7506 for the rear. If you have researched you will find many bulbs but very few with all the attributes to properly do the HW fix on the F25.
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