LED Parkers throwing up blown bulb signal!

**Monkgti** · 26th March 2013, 22:17

As above ive replaced the front parkers and number plate bulbs with bright white LED bulbs today and they are all working but still its showing up on the dash that the parkers are blown. I tried changing them opposite way around but the warning light only goes off when i put the standard bulbs back in. Has anyone else had this issue?

**johnny kebab** · 26th March 2013, 22:28

Everyone does, LED bulbs don't have enough resistance for the bulb check systems.

JK

**Mark-R** · 26th March 2013, 22:33

You will need some resistors on them.

**Даниил** · 26th March 2013, 22:36

You can can bus compatible led 501 bulbs off ebay they have a built in resistor but they will still flash when driving and every so often when vehicle is locked.

**Monkgti** · 26th March 2013, 23:22

ive just had a look through the forum and seen this is common alright, mabey i should have looked first

I noticed them flashing aswell! i changed them back as couldnt stand the warning on the whole time, are these the type i need?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CANBUS-LED...item5193d99b1d

**cav595** · 27th March 2013, 07:37

go for mtec 501 bulbs. OK not LED but you won't get strobing effect or any errors.

**Critch** · 27th March 2013, 07:47

1.50 worth of resistors from maplin an 15 mins o your time will sort it

**puppet** · 27th March 2013, 07:58

From experience, the MTEC 501s are awful. Nice colour to them, but so dim they are hardly worth bothering with. Changed mine to some Phillips Blue Vision bulbs, which are much better in my opinion.