Ima try and put a the load balancer and see if that works.. Thanks again!! I know this is an old post, but I was wondering if you Nick, or anyone else had trouble removing the damn license plate screws. Frustrating but i have no other ideas and i left the halogen bulb as is for the time being. I read in different places people strip the screws and end up replacing the whole license light housing, which i am trying to avoid.
I remember them being tough too. I went to the hardware store and picked up a set of smaller screwdrivers intended for eyeglasses and such, and then just used a lot of force to hold the screwdriver down while I twisted. In my opinion its easier to unscrew them with the trunk halfway open — consider getting a buddy to hold the trunk in that position while you use the screwdriver.
If it does strip, you could probably drill out the screw, then just replace the screw itself. If those happen to be overkill you can always downsize the resistor some. Basically, I cannot get 25w10ohm resistors locally and I am bringing my B7 to a mechanic tomorrow to do this for me. I CAN get 25w5. Also, do I need to get a special guage of connector wiring to wire it correctly? I went to a local electronics shop and spent some time with an older gentlemen who seemed knowledgeable.
He suggested that I use silicone glue to attach it to the bar metal of the trunk if the resistors will be getting hot, because they will burn any tape near them. Apparently silicone glue holds up well to heat. Also, did you ever have to replace your resistors?
How long did you have them installed for? Apparently, they die quickly if they are heated up. I have no idea if the double sided tape is still holding or not, but as far as I can tell it seems to be doing fine. The glue is a good idea, I like that….
Alrighty, thanks again for the reply Nick. Has it totally eliminated the bulb out error or is it still triggered sometimes? Damir — my pleasure. The resistors have been installed since March , so about 7 months now. Update: error is gone using 2 x 25w5ohm ceramic resistors. Costs to get this done was not cheap, nor were the resistors easy to find locally. I used the same resistor you did, and it does get HOT. I checked it with an IR gun, and it gets upwards of degrees.
Is this anything you, or anyone else has run into? In terms of the entire trunk getting too hot, I have not had that issue. I had it touching the trunk metal directly to let the trunk act as a heat sink for the resistor.
That may not be the way to go. You may need to experiment with a few different sizes to find out. Will do, Thanks for the quick reply. Thanks for the info on this. I tried it on my 08 Cabrio and it prevented the bulb out indicator from coming on, but mounting the resistor is an issue. The trunk lid on the cabrio is some type of composite, not metal. I used 3m and some insulating tape to create a barrier. Because I was concerned about the heat and fire risk, I installed it and watched it for about 20 minutes with the lights on and the trunk liner off.
The resistor heated up to the point where it burned the adhesive and dropped from the trunk. Those that have used this method should definitely re-check to make sure the resistor hasnt dropped. I ended up uninstalling and living with the error message.
Hi Christian — there are two pictures of that, but basically remove the trunk liner on the inside of the trunk and there is plenty of room to mount resistors as well as find the wires. The two pictures I have that show red are the inside of the trunk, not anywhere near where the bulbs mount. Does that make sense? Hi Nick, Bringing this post back, I just have a couple questions. I had my resistor installed and it worked great, and then just the other day it stopped working.
So I checked to see what was going on, and it turns out it must have detached from the double sided tape and melted thru the wire because it was all burnt up. The resistor itself was also silver as though it had burned off the gold plating somehow.. Do you think I got a faulty resistor? I have some installed in the engine bay area for my DRLs and they are still gold and holding strong. Recover Lost Password. Password must be at least 8 characters.
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