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      07-27-2015, 05:14 PM   #1
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LED Bulb Replacement for ALL Exterior Lights

So I have replaced every halogen bulb in my F25 and successfully coded out all errors (for bulbs that were not canbus) except for the INNER brake lights. Has anyone else taken on this project and got the inner brake lights replaced with LEDs and errors removed via coding?

It is very odd that I can remove the bulb checks and it works for all the lights (outer brake lights, rear turn signals, front turn signals, backup lamp) except the INNER brake lights. Any thoughts? I can't imagine that the INNER brake lights are a different process....
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Can we some pictures if you don't mind. I am curious how it looks.
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Was it a pain to get to the backup bulbs?
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I will post pictures and all the goodies as soon as I wrap up the project.

It was VERY easy to get to all the bulbs. Took me about an hour to replace all the bulbs and code off the bulb checks for the non canbus bulbs.
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Did you find a CANBUS backup / reverse bulb?

Which bulbs did you buy? I've been toying with one of these, and am wondering

A) which is the brightest one
B) if to go with the Philips bulb because it's a trusted brand
C) to trust the "error free" designation of the one

Phillips: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00P2D41OQ

Error free: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K3GBRQ2

CREE: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MUF1APW

PS I don't know how to code out bulb errors, is it a big deal / bad to just use resistors? since the backup bulb is rarely in use, I can't imagine that the heat generated for those 30 seconds would be that big of a deal?
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