997 turbo to 997 gen 2 turbo rear light led conversion

[n1kos]

hi everyone
im currently converting the rear end of my 09 turbo to the gen 2 led lights, and would like to know if anyone knows what resisters to use to stop warning lights flagging up and to make the lights work properly i have searched everywere and can not find nothing?
surely there must be a kit of some sort that you plug in to loom does any know of any info
many thanks guys

i will post pics on conversion when done

[Luke.]

Please don't.

[Peely]

n1kos said:

hi everyone
im currently converting the rear end of my 09 turbo to the gen 2 led lights, and would like to know if anyone knows what resisters to use to stop warning lights flagging up and to make the lights work properly i have searched everywere and can not find nothing?
surely there must be a kit of some sort that you plug in to loom does any know of any info
many thanks guys

i will post pics on conversion when done

I would try the American websites as it's usually there where all this starts.

[Zip106]

This thread might help.
I know it's not the same lights as you are doing but the type may be the ones you need - CANbus?
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[X-UFO]

50W ones like this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...

I've used this seller highly recommended and will supply with wires cut to whatever length you need.

[n1kos]

some pics i found but no wiring help

[n1kos]

[n1kos]

[n1kos]

[Two Stallions]

I understand that you can take your car into an OPC where they'll plug in their diagnostics and tell the car you have LED rear lights. 5 minute job apparently, so that's about £100 then!

[n1kos]

i also found this company who build custom 3 piece wheels they said i could get a whopping 12.5x20 0n the rear and a 8.5x20 on fronts
what do you guys think
im in love

[n1kos]

Two Stallions said:

I understand that you can take your car into an OPC where they'll plug in their diagnostics and tell the car you have LED rear lights. 5 minute job apparently, so that's about £100 then!

thats what i thought but you have to drop voltage as they are led rear lights

[Two Stallions]

Those wheels are too a pimpin' for me, I'm a stock wheels fan myself although the OZ's and Dymags are also pretty nice.

[n1kos]

Two Stallions said:

Those wheels are too a pimpin' for me, I'm a stock wheels fan myself although the OZ's and Dymags are also pretty nice.

look at the size of that dish on the rear that car from behind would look awsome how a porka turbs should look i reckon,
dont get me wrong standard turbo alloys are nice but for a car kicking nearly 500bhp it needs to look a bit more scary

[n1kos]

[ttdan]

n1kos said:

hi everyone
im currently converting the rear end of my 09 turbo to the gen 2 led lights, and would like to know if anyone knows what resisters to use to stop warning lights flagging up and to make the lights work properly i have searched everywere and can not find nothing?
surely there must be a kit of some sort that you plug in to loom does any know of any info
many thanks guys

i will post pics on conversion when done

Why would you bother to do this? You can't see the lights from the drivers seat.

[n1kos]

ttdan said:

n1kos said:

hi everyone
im currently converting the rear end of my 09 turbo to the gen 2 led lights, and would like to know if anyone knows what resisters to use to stop warning lights flagging up and to make the lights work properly i have searched everywere and can not find nothing?
surely there must be a kit of some sort that you plug in to loom does any know of any info
many thanks guys

i will post pics on conversion when done

Why would you bother to do this? You can't see the lights from the drivers seat.

true but look at the rear end with the new gen 2 lights
thats y

[n1kos]

[X-UFO]

n1kos said:

Two Stallions said:

I understand that you can take your car into an OPC where they'll plug in their diagnostics and tell the car you have LED rear lights. 5 minute job apparently, so that's about £100 then!

thats what i thought but you have to drop voltage as they are led rear lights

no need to drop voltage as the LEDs work on 12v same as bulbs

reason for putting a ballast resistor in parallel is because the LEDs draw next to zero current (almost open circuit like a duff bulb) compared with the original bulbs which get very hot quickly. Try touching one.

Anyway, the resistor in parallel draws enough current for the wiring system to think a bulb hasn't gone open circuit (blown) and doesnt set a warning light off.

Edited by X-UFO on Monday 1st February 20:57

[X-UFO]

My 996 doesnt have fault indication for a blown bulb on the canbus.

The reason I used the resistor was because the flasher relay was doing 'double speed' after LED fitting because it thought the bulbs had gone. The resistors did the trick.

The resistors are fairly small and you can put them at the back of the lights using the wiring with it. There are plenty of resistor kits on ebay to get around the canbus error problems.



I've used this chap and he was very good.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...

see also this kind of thing

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LoHeat-LED-Ballast-Resistors...

Edited by X-UFO on Monday 1st February 21:23