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Fast indicators after fitting disco 4 front lights
As above. I've fitted pre facelift disco 4 headlights into my 3 and now my indicators are flashing fast on my dash but ok on the actual indicators. They don't look like led bulbs, look like just normal bulbs, so any ideas why they are behaving like this
Thanks
Glen
11th Feb 2024 10:43 pm
itsaguything
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That is the sign of a circuit issue. Correct bulb type? or chinesium?
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11th Feb 2024 10:52 pm
malin25
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Not looked at the bulbs but they do work. It's weird how it does it both sides. If it was a bent pin or bulb issue I would have thought it would have only done it on the affected side
11th Feb 2024 11:29 pm
malin25
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Ok, so I've just realised that the lights I've put in dont have the cornering light that comes on when you indicate or turn the wheel and my old ones did. Would this be causing the fast dash flash does anyone think as it's not seeing enough load due to only lighting one bulb and not two. If so, does anyone know a work around?
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Glen
12th Feb 2024 9:05 am
Pete K
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You will probably find they have led indicators. And you need to fit load resistors.
12th Feb 2024 9:21 am
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Known issue when retro fitting LEDs, particularly the rears. You either live with a fast indicator on the dash - I did or you fit resisters.
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12th Feb 2024 11:12 am
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I'll check the bulbs but from what I could see they looked like normal bulbs. How would I tell if they are led.
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12th Feb 2024 11:46 am
Gary_P
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Don’t know if this helps, but I had this issue on my 2016MY D4. It was caused by damage to connections going into the back of the connector that pushes into the back of the lights. Might be worth checking those wires are all damage free and pushed in properly after the work you’ve done.
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12th Feb 2024 12:08 pm
malin25
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I doubt it will be the connections as they were perfect with my old lights. It's only been since I fitted the D4 lights in. I'm going to look at the bulbs and if they are not led which I don't think they are, I'm going to change the ccf file to say it doesn't have cornering lights and see if that fixes it.
Thanks all for the replies
Glen
12th Feb 2024 12:32 pm
malin25
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Gary_P wrote:
Don’t know if this helps, but I had this issue on my 2016MY D4. It was caused by damage to connections going into the back of the connector that pushes into the back of the lights. Might be worth checking those wires are all damage free and pushed in properly after the work you’ve done.
Good luck sorting.
Actually I will check that because I might have pulled some wires out when I disconnected them. Thanks for the heads-up.
12th Feb 2024 12:47 pm
Pete K
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You could also refit 1 light loosely and check the fault goes away
12th Feb 2024 1:40 pm
malin25
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Does that look like an led bulb. That's what I got in there. Thanks.
12th Feb 2024 5:48 pm
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That is categorically not an LED bulb. It is a standard incandescent filament bulb.D4 XS, gone, much loved, never forgotten
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12th Feb 2024 7:12 pm
Pete K
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was a headlight change the only think u did?
did you change the door indicators or rear lights ?
12th Feb 2024 7:34 pm
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