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Old 10-03-2009, 06:59 AM
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I just noticed the other day, if the lights are switched off and you press the brake pedal, the brake lights and LED rear lights come on. Does this happen on anyone else's lights who have done the LCI tail light conversion?

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Really????

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Isn't that the way brakes are supposed to work?
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Originally Posted by tex_phil' post='1023755' date='Oct 3 2009, 04:39 PM
Isn't that the way brakes are supposed to work?
Brake lights come on when you press the brakes but not the whole rear light
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This is the way I designed this. The LED rods are connected the Brake light instead of the Tail Light so that your Parking Lights still work.

The Parking Lights are when you move the Turn indicator to one side after you've removed the key. That side angel eyes and the LED rods will come on.
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Thanks Bruce
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is this V6 only bruce? Cuz I believe my V3s don't turn on when I use my parking feature. Only my angel eyes come on for that side, as far as I remember the light rods do not come on...
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also bruce, do I still have my adaptive brake light function with the V3s?
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Yes the adaptive feature has always worked on all versions including the V1. The Parking light feature works differently in the US and I just found out that it is different in the US. If you want the Parking light to work on the LED rods in the US you need to swap the pins 4 and 6 on the plug with the 6 pins. Brown being pin 1.
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