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| Shredhead |
 Jan 9 2025, 10:08 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 112 Joined: 10-August 15 From: CT Member No.: 19,047 Region Association: North East States  |
I've played around with cheap off-the-shelf LED headlight bulbs and found one that works. Kinda. Right now the low beams will not come on unless I have the fog lights on. Any ideas what that would be? 74 2.0.
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| Literati914 |
Jan 9 2025, 11:57 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,809 Joined: 16-November 06 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 7,222 Region Association: Southwest Region |
More details? Did you touch any of the wiring at the light switch? Did you replace the stock flasher relay with an LED compatible relay?
Also, see if the condition changes as you scroll the brightness left to right at the light switch knob. I kind of have this issue.. where I'm only getting fogs when the light switch knob is all the way to the right (and it's a little sensitive at that). |
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| SirAndy |
Jan 9 2025, 02:15 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,035 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
The bulbs probably don't draw enough current.
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| Cairo94507 |
Jan 9 2025, 03:12 PM
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Michael Group: Members Posts: 10,204 Joined: 1-November 08 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 9,712 Region Association: Northern California 
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Here is the simple solution: https://vintagecarleds.com/shop/7-inch/vc50...ate-7-inch-kit/
I have the flat lens Hella LED kit in my car and they are terrific. No issues at all, they just work. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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| JeffBowlsby |
Jan 9 2025, 05:49 PM
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914 Wiring Harnesses Group: Members Posts: 8,819 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None
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You might need to do this simple wiring mod for the LED headlights/flasher issue.
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...4737&st=100 |
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| Shredhead |
Jan 12 2025, 11:53 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 112 Joined: 10-August 15 From: CT Member No.: 19,047 Region Association: North East States |
QUOTE(JeffBowlsby @ Jan 9 2025, 06:49 PM)  You might need to do this simple wiring mod for the LED headlights/flasher issue. http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...4737&st=100 Jeff, are you talking about Spoke's suggestion to cut the blue/white fog wire and ground it, bypassing the relay? I like that idea. |
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