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Old 01-21-12 | 07:27 PM
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Hey guys so since I've purchased my car in September of 2010 and I've never had any problems. One of the "mods" I did was replace the mirror puddle lights from the regular bulbs to LED. I've never had a problem with them. When the fob is near the car, the puddles would light up and once it is armed the lights would dim and turn off.

I just noticed this now and only because it's dark out. Right now the car is armed but the lights stay on at the dimmest level. What could this be? I tried unplugging the battery for 10 mins to see if anything would change but it still stays on.
Old 01-21-12 | 07:50 PM
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Interesting, never heard of that issue before. Got a pic of how it looks??
Old 01-21-12 | 07:57 PM
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Hmm, I was going to replace my OE bulbs to LEDs tomorrow, going to wait the results of this...
Old 01-21-12 | 08:00 PM
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First pic is of the car armed. The lamp stays on (much dimmer then the photo)


2nd pic is of the car unlocked


Usually the lamp turns off completely once armed. Not sure what happened now.
Old 01-21-12 | 08:17 PM
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That is definitely something new lol At least it's LED so your battery shouldn't die overnight.

Have you tried switching one side back to the stock bulb and seeing if the issue still occurs?

The interior lights are completely off right?
Old 01-21-12 | 08:31 PM
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yup everything is off. interior lights, headlight switch, cluster ****. everything I can think of. not sure what's going on.
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Originally Posted by GilIS250
Hmm, I was going to replace my OE bulbs to LEDs tomorrow, going to wait the results of this...
you still can. the LEDs have nothing to do with them staying on. I've never had this problem until now
Old 01-21-12 | 09:11 PM
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I had no problem with mine. I had Lexus install the LEDs in the mirrors.

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