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Which of these resistors should fix my brake light warning.

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Old 07-12-11, 06:15 PM
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Default Which of these resistors should fix my brake light warning.

I added a stock spoiler to my 97 SC and I had the 3rd brake light in my rear window before. I unplugged it because I do not want both and of course I'm getting the brake light warning on my dash.

I found these which say they should fix this problem but I'm not sure which I should buy.

http://www.v-leds.com/BlinkerWarning...orLanding/true

I searched and people spoke of using resistors to fix this but I never actually saw a post with which to use.

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I'm using the same wire to power my LED spoiler that I used for my original 3rd brake light so I assume I just tap the resistor in to that wire.
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Anyone? Are there 1 or 2 bulbs in the 3rd brake in the factory subwoofer cover?
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I would think the 25 ohm / 10 watt would be plenty to simulate the brake bulb load.

I can't offer firsthand assurance because I have a 400 with the stock spoiler LEDs.
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I would think so too I just dont want to grab the wrong one. I found a lot of write ups about the GS300 but they have like 5 lights in their rear deck light and I dont think we have that many.
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im not sure if this will work on SC's but it works on soarers:

http://soarercentral.com/sc-forum/me...tml?1287221911
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Would getting one with too high resistance not trigger the warning light when my left or rear brake light actually go out or dim the spoiler light?
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Originally Posted by czar07
im not sure if this will work on SC's but it works on soarers:

http://soarercentral.com/sc-forum/me...tml?1287221911
Thanks for the link I had found that during my search. The only problem is that I want the light to actually function if one if my lights does go out =p
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