LED Questions...Help needed!

[blackalerocar]

I was thinking about changing my turn signal bulbs to a LED bulb but I remember trying my taillights and it would always blow a fuse. Is there something I'm missing or doing wrong or what do I need to look for?

[lonnie]

I got the LED bulbs in all four of my tails and I haven't had the problem...have had them like that for 3yrs now. May be something as simple as having the wrong size fuse, but I don't think you would miss something like that. Kind of strange being that an LED doesn't draw more current then the stock bulb...does the fuse blow with the stock lights in?

[blackalerocar]

Well I tried the tails about a year ago, since then LED's been changing and getting better. So I'm wondering if there is a certain wattage I need to get or what? My regular bulbs didn't blow a fuse, just the LED's I tried.

[cherrington17]

the led ones you got might have been blown, and were causing a short??

i've never heard of that. i know you gotta put a load resistor inline, so turning signals don't "hyperblink" but thats all i've ever heard.

led lights pull ALOT less current then the halogens that come stock

[blackalerocar]

I don't know what it was, I may just go with regular bulbs that light up amber. I just like the look of LEDS (I had leads...wtf was I thinkin?) tho.