TDIdragon
Veteran Member
Before anyone asks, YES, I did a search. I came up with tons of information on brake lights and even modifications or strange shorts, but nothing like this...
Two weeks ago, I got completely frustrated with blowing out bulbs in the Golf (at that point I only owned it for 3 weeks). So, I replaced the rear running lights and the brake lights with LED bulbs. I did not replace the flashers or the reverse lights due to how expensive the bulbs are (and I didn't want to mess with the flasher resistance issues on the relay). These things work great. They are slightly brighter than the incandescent bulbs, and they should last much longer with less energy consumption.
However, when I was backing into my garage last week, I noticed that I had a red reflection on my back wall when none of the lights should have been on. This is what I found...
The picture above is what my car looks like with the key in the ignition in the "ON" position (whether the car is running or not). The outer most bulbs on the 3rd brake light come on dimly when the ignition is on.
This remains true no matter if the running lights are on or not. Below is what the car looks like with the running lights on and the ignition in the "ON" position.
This "issue" does not seem to affect the function of the lights otherwise. Even the brake lights function normally.
This doesn't really bother me. As a matter of fact, I think its kinda cool looking. However, I would like the ability to disable this from happening.
Has anyone else come across this "issue"? Any ideas how to disable it?
Two weeks ago, I got completely frustrated with blowing out bulbs in the Golf (at that point I only owned it for 3 weeks). So, I replaced the rear running lights and the brake lights with LED bulbs. I did not replace the flashers or the reverse lights due to how expensive the bulbs are (and I didn't want to mess with the flasher resistance issues on the relay). These things work great. They are slightly brighter than the incandescent bulbs, and they should last much longer with less energy consumption.
However, when I was backing into my garage last week, I noticed that I had a red reflection on my back wall when none of the lights should have been on. This is what I found...
The picture above is what my car looks like with the key in the ignition in the "ON" position (whether the car is running or not). The outer most bulbs on the 3rd brake light come on dimly when the ignition is on.
This remains true no matter if the running lights are on or not. Below is what the car looks like with the running lights on and the ignition in the "ON" position.
This "issue" does not seem to affect the function of the lights otherwise. Even the brake lights function normally.
This doesn't really bother me. As a matter of fact, I think its kinda cool looking. However, I would like the ability to disable this from happening.
Has anyone else come across this "issue"? Any ideas how to disable it?