Why so hard to find canbus LED for Ibiza?

[rik_t]

Hi,
I have canbus friendly LEDs in my Leon and they work a treat, so far I have canbus LEDs in my Ibiza but only on the inner sidelight bulbs. Why is it whenever I try some in the outer sidelight bulbs I get a bulb warning? I don't understand why no "canbus friendly" bulbs work in these slots even tho they work fine in Leon.
Thanks

 

[AL90]

I dont think you can have 4 leds even when they are canbus ones. i had the same problem, i settled for two leds and blue two bulbs in the end. it probably is possible if you play around with resistors if you really wanted too, but you might not get anywhere lol.

 

[rik_t]

Thanks, odd how none of the canbus friendly ones work. Which blue normal 501's have you used?

 

[AL90]

yeh i know what you mean.
i got these.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/140525244150?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%3A80%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm570.l2736%26_nkw%3D140525244150%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1#ht_2569wt_1344

just nipped out to car at work and took a pic. they nothing amazing, but for the price there fine
they look better at night tho lol.

I have leds on the outside, and bulbs on the inside.

 

[Quadrablast]

I dont remember the name of them, but i had a bulb with some 8-10 SMD-LEDs in My sidelights. I also had leds in the interiorlights and in the numberplate light. No CANBUS-leds and no warnings.. Bought mine at a webshop for volvoparts But i had xenons on mine so its maybe different..

 

[Nutkin]

i just put resistors on and fiddled them

 

[AL90]

i just put resistors on and fiddled them

what size resistor/resistors did you use?
Did u add them to canbus safe leds, or non canbus ones?

 

[markmeus]

Would it be an option just to get two new bulb holders and wire them in so you can leave the existing 501's connected too?

 

[Nutkin]

what size resistor/resistors did you use?
Did u add them to canbus safe leds, or non canbus ones?

Non canbus ,

 

[sly200sx]

I have 4 LED bulbs in my sidelights and the work a treat, no errors.

 

[rik_t]

hmm, you got a link to those?

 

[sly200sx]

hmm, you got a link to those?

Cheap as chips also

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300674214309

 

[Pander]

The more LEDS you have on the bulb, like the ones above seem to draw enough power to convince the ECU there is a proper bulb there.

 

[sly200sx]

The more LEDS you have on the bulb, like the ones above seem to draw enough power to convince the ECU there is a proper bulb there.

Makes sense

 

[Pander]

Think of it like this, if there is 1 LED on the bulb that draws 0.5 watts of power then the ECU knows how much power that 1 LED is pulling, where as you get a bulb with 8 LEDS on it, thats 4 watts of power. Enough to trick the ECU into thinking there is a proper filament bulb on there. Hope that makes a touch more sense.

 

[chr15bel]

i got my interior lights from halfords and my sidelights were off ebay canbus one with 12 LEDs very bright and no problems were only 7 pund delivered!

 

[AL90]

When you get to 15 posts. Put some pics up.

 

[chr15bel]

Will do mate

 

[Nutkin]

Cheap as chips also

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300674214309

those ones wont work and aren't the same as your ones

 

[oldtimer]

I don't think 8 led's will draw that much. It's because led's are very low resistance that they bring the warning up, because they are using less power, which is why resistors have to be used to fool the canbus system.