Interior LED swap lights are flickering....

[MadeInMaine]

Hey guys,

I did the LED swap for all my lights and I am starting to notice that the map lights, main dome light and the license plate lights are flickering occasionally.

What causes this and how do I fix it?

Cheers

Owen

 

[mcarey86]

Bulbs are dying.

Buy new ones.

 

[Angelo]

Yep, what [MENTION=126085]mcarey86[/MENTION] said. You bought (whether you meant to or not) cheap bulbs. You'll need to replace them with better quality. The lighting write up linked in my sig below will have a lot of info for you... Good luck.

 

[Giskarded]

Yep, what [MENTION=126085]mcarey86[/MENTION] said. You bought (whether you meant to or not) cheap bulbs. You'll need to replace them with better quality. The lighting write up linked in my sig below will have a lot of info for you... Good luck.

Had to replace both license plate leds on mine within a year.
This time round bought the following based on reading up on the forums.
Someone else confirm that these are the right bulbs

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DE7UC6C/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

These ones are more yellow less white than the ones I got from ebay.

 

[Angelo]

Had to replace both license plate leds on mine within a year.
This time round bought the following based on reading up on the forums.
Someone else confirm that these are the right bulbs

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DE7UC6C/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

These ones are more yellow less white than the ones I got from ebay.

It's pretty hard to tell what they're selling there, man. Honestly between that and the fact that you're getting 10 bulbs for $12, it seems fishy. The license plate and most of the interior bulbs are "194" so grab a decent set from [MENTION=12905]XenonDepot[/MENTION] or PrecisionLED

XD: 194 bulbs | 194 LED bulbs | 194 automotive bulbs
PrecisionLED: https://www.precisionled.com/shop-by-bulb/interior-leds/t10-194-led-bulb.html

 

[MadeInMaine]

My first thoughts were, cheap bulbs.

Alright....
Time for another upgrade

 

[ic0517]

Had one yitamotor go belly up.

 

[catrains]

WHO and when did you buy these 194 lamps LED.

 

[catrains]

Hey guys,

I did the LED swap for all my lights and I am starting to notice that the map lights, main dome light and the license plate lights are flickering occasionally.

What causes this and how do I fix it?

Cheers

Owen

I purchased these 194 LED

https://www.amazon.com/10pcs-Wedge-...ar&reviewerType=avp_only_reviews&pageNumber=1

been a few months now and I did all the interior lamps they fit also. doors/visor /dome front. tested all all worked. they do have a slight blue look .. OEM 2016 lamps dull and yellow .. these do work brighter and much cooler on the heat.. 5watts. about .3amps..

I used these in the backup lamps . did not like lacked the lumins I was looking for so I got T15 leds everbright.. good lumin power works good .. got 4 for $16....

 

[divejoe]

had the same problem w/ the "cheap" package of 10 for $20...started flickering after a week.

 

[Mariner]

I used leds from Diode Dynamics. They were installed about 6 months ago and no issues yet.

 

[XenonDepot]

These Philips 194 LED bulbs are my "go-to" T10/194 LED replacement. Nothing out there beats them in terms of quality and price point.

Steve

 

[Mcmojoe]

These Philips 194 LED bulbs are my "go-to" T10/194 LED replacement. Nothing out there beats them in terms of quality and price point.

Steve

Please do yourself a favor and go with Philips. I just changed most of mine out with Philips and the quality is top notch. The fitment is OEM. I did the whole cheap bulbs, and tbh, its pretty embarrassing when you license plate lights start to flicker.

 

[n2advnture]

I've been gearing up to replace all of mine with LEDs and the Phillips seem to have the best reviews

https://www.amazon.com/Philips-127916000KB2-Vision-White-6000K/dp/B017VORB7M

I hope this helps

~Mark

 

[TDiddy]

These Philips 194 LED bulbs are my "go-to" T10/194 LED replacement. Nothing out there beats them in terms of quality and price point.

Steve

I had originally ordered a set of LED's from yitamotor/ebay and at least one of the license plate lights started flickering after just a couple days. For the longest time I just assumed it was the socket, not the bulb. Thankfully I found this thread after finally being sick enough of the flickering to do something about it. I ordered these Philips from XenonDepot based on this thread hoping to correct it. They are flawless. Don't waste your time or money on cheap ebay sets!

 

[Yoderguy]

I'm going 4 months strong on JdmAstar's bought on Amazon. None of mine have had any issues and my neighbor has had them in his for over a year. Same, no issues.

 

[808RUN]

194's

You may want to check if you still have Warrenty on those 194. Totally agree go with Philips. Great big brand, just wish there was 5k.

 

[Simpleman74]

my EBay cheapos have been flickering for a while now... just bought all new Phillips replacements from [MENTION=12905]XenonDepot[/MENTION] bet they get to me before my Xtreme HID kit!!!

 

[XenonDepot]

my EBay cheapos have been flickering for a while now... just bought all new Phillips replacements from [MENTION=12905]XenonDepot[/MENTION] bet they get to me before my Xtreme HID kit!!!

You may get the Philips LED replacement bulbs sooner but they ship via standard shipping which takes 5-10 business days whereas as the HID kits ship via 2-day shipping. If it's a back order issue with the Xtreme HID kit due to the Philips 4300K or 6000K bulbs I apologize about the inconvenience and delay.

- Danny

 

[Simpleman74]

You may get the Philips LED replacement bulbs sooner but they ship via standard shipping which takes 5-10 business days whereas as the HID kits ship via 2-day shipping. If it's a back order issue with the Xtreme HID kit due to the Philips 4300K or 6000K bulbs I apologize about the inconvenience and delay.

- Danny

no worries! ya I ordered the 4300k