light out indicator stays on.......

by **pythonjosh** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 10:05 pm

I recently had a prob with my running lights in the rear. So I replaced a fuse, and ran a new wire for the running lights. Now all the lights I can see are functioning properly and the light out indicator stays on. Do I have to reset the ecu? Can I do that by just pulling the fuse? I just hate having to redo my radio presets.
Thanks,
Josh

by **Jai_Jai_Binks** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 10:00 am

normally, if you had a bunt out bulb or a burnt out fillament bulb, the indicator comes on. When you replace it, it should have gone away (when you first put your keys in the accessory position "ACC" all your lights do a check..if replaced properly, that light should go away). You don't have to reset your ecu for that light to go away (after replacing bulbs/fuses). You mentioned you re-wired something...this makes me assume that triggered the "lights out" indicator in the gauges.

by **Hsakuragi** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 10:26 am

change the brake bulbs and see...

btw do you use any colored bulbs on the tail lights? If yes, it might be the problem

by **Elfumador** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 2:00 pm

If you are using LED's for the Tail lights than that would also cause it.

by **pythonjosh** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 10:18 pm

All the bulbs are stock. No led's, or painted bulbs, although I did plug in one of those led bulbs (3157). That's when it happened. So I put the bulb back in and everything works. And I found out the indicator light only comes on when the car is running, AND when the running lights are on. If the running lights aren't on, neither is the light out indicator. All exterior lights work, I'm confused.

by **Elfumador** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 10:35 pm

just do what I did, remove the bulb from the Dash cluster. Problem solved

by **Hsakuragi** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 11:58 pm

^ how many bulbs did you remove from the dash? hahahah

by **Hsakuragi** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 11:59 pm

pythonjosh wrote:All the bulbs are stock. No led's, or painted bulbs, although I did plug in one of those led bulbs (3157). That's when it happened. So I put the bulb back in and everything works. And I found out the indicator light only comes on when the car is running, AND when the running lights are on. If the running lights aren't on, neither is the light out indicator. All exterior lights work, I'm confused.

Did you rewired the drl or something?

by **Elfumador** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 8:36 am

Its only one bulb in the back of the cluster just take the holder out its going to be one of the small bottom ones, and the DRL you can disconect them by unpluging a grey-black plug in the engine bay passengers side against the Firewall. If you need more help E-mail me at=> roly123@dslextreme.com. I can probably get you some pics.

by **Jai_Jai_Binks** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 8:54 am

pythonjosh wrote:All the bulbs are stock. No led's, or painted bulbs, although I did plug in one of those led bulbs (3157). That's when it happened. So I put the bulb back in and everything works. And I found out the indicator light only comes on when the car is running, AND when the running lights are on. If the running lights aren't on, neither is the light out indicator. All exterior lights work, I'm confused.

So if i'm reading this right, when you replaced one bulb with an LED one, thats when it flickered this problem. LED bulbs give away low wattage our cars can't detect if its a burnt out bulb or what? so when you placed the reg bulb back the problem still persists?

by **pythonjosh** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 9:58 pm

Jai wrote:
pythonjosh wrote:All the bulbs are stock. No led's, or painted bulbs, although I did plug in one of those led bulbs (3157). That's when it happened. So I put the bulb back in and everything works. And I found out the indicator light only comes on when the car is running, AND when the running lights are on. If the running lights aren't on, neither is the light out indicator. All exterior lights work, I'm confused.

So if i'm reading this right, when you replaced one bulb with an LED one, thats when it flickered this problem. LED bulbs give away low wattage our cars can't detect if its a burnt out bulb or what? so when you placed the reg bulb back the problem still persists?

Exactly dude. Now the indicator just turns on a couple seconds after starting the car. I dunno.
Other guys: I unplugged both the drl and the night time sensor well over a year ago. What I'm talking about is not in any way associated with it.

Elfumador wrote:just do what I did, remove the bulb from the Dash cluster. Problem solved

That doesn't solve the problem. Just hides it.

by **Elfumador** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 9:39 am

Try disconnecting the battery for a couple of minutes, it might reset it!

by **Jai_Jai_Binks** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:50 am

pythonjosh wrote:Exactly dude. Now the indicator just turns on a couple seconds after starting the car. I dunno.

Try replacing the bulbs that are dual fillaments (like one used for running lights also as brake lights). Try replacing BOTH and then see if the problem persists. Removing gauge bulb is ghetto, it just hides the problem. (unless your using LED's).

by **Elfumador** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 12:29 pm

No, its Ghetto Fabulous :drinking:

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