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Are they still putting incandescent lights in the Model D?
One of my LEDs quit and the other is intermittent. (This after very little night driving.)Just installed Sylvania 6418LED.BP from AutoZone.
They were $12.99 ea.
The "Zero Emissions" lights up very nice.
~Larry
One of my LEDs quit and the other is intermittent. (This after very little night driving.)
I pulled the failed one and it reads open in both directions. Is that a valid test with an Ohmmeter?
The LED is marked: OSRAM 12V 1W 6498 CW 600nk 3Q
Should I buy another pair or am I wasting my money?
The package was labeled 6418 but the ID is 6498 bothers me.
Thanks for your help,
~Larry
Just did this mod. Somewhere it said 20 minutes. Maybe with putting my clothes on, taking the elevator down, finding some tunes to listen to on Slacker, wiping off some dust, etc. The total time for both bulb replacements is about 5 minutes.
One of my LEDs quit and the other is intermittent. (This after very little night driving.)
I pulled the failed one and it reads open in both directions. Is that a valid test with an Ohmmeter?
The LED is marked: OSRAM 12V 1W 6498 CW 600nk 3Q
Should I buy another pair or am I wasting my money?
The package was labeled 6418 but the ID is 6498 bothers me.
Thanks for your help,
~Larry
Also, I'm not sure of the situation with some other brands of LED lamp replacements, but the ones I got from Amazon felt just a hair loose in the bulb socket... as if the replacement was slightly shorter.
I wound a strip of electrical tape around the edge/side of the socket assembly ones the lamp was installed, thus "cinching it down" a bit before screwing the unit back in to the liftgate.
Usually notice it when I unlock with the back in sight. My VLEDs are on the blink now too. Will try and see if I can try the tape/loosening..Thx for the tips all!Out of curiosity, how do you guys know its gone out? It's not like you can see it while driving.
Out of curiosity, how do you guys know its gone out? It's not like you can see it while driving.
I tried the electrical tape (see pictures) on my VLEDs but one bulb still seems to blink out.
If you compare these bulbs to the standard filament bulb that came with the car, they are bulkier (the LED and walls protude out) so I wondered if this was the cause of it shorting out somewhere. So, I wrapped the sides to prevent the sides of the bulb from touching the socket holders; and also the top portion of the bulbs because I noticed at the deep in the socket there is a metal piece, and wondered if when the plastic bulb holder / bulb was in, it would touch the metal and short.
Regardless, made no difference.
In the end, I wonder about the fit of these bulbs, if it's the bulbs themselves that have issues, or just that the Tesla socket sucks. It may be I give up and just try a different brand.
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Aneusomy - How long did you have your VLEDS? I bought mine last November and installed it a couple of weeks ago when I got the car. So far, I have no issues. But now i'm wondering if I should pay attention. Initially, when I installed one, it didn't work. But I reversed the led and it worked. Hopefully yours work out. the VLEDS are not cheap so I hope we dont keep on replacing them.
I was hoping to have my LED bulb set for sale by now, but shipping is so slow at this time of year. I'll post here when they come in (within the next week I think), but they're designed exclusively for the Model S, in terms of size (exact match for the OEM bulb) and color (same temperature as the front fog lights). They're also a higher-quality type of LED bulb (genuine Cree) sourced from a Taiwanese manufacturer that supplies other major automotive brands, and have built-in insulator pads and polarity indicators. They've been tested in a handful of Model S's in most climates with a zero failure rate, but they're covered with an unconditional 2-year guarantee anyway.