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 Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 2:59 pm |
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Joined: Oct 24, 2013
Posts: 75
Trade Rating: +1
Location: worksop
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I had a sidelight out on my 206 so I decided to buy some led sidelights from ebay (10 for £2 delivered) worth a shot I thought
I took out the old bulbs and fitted the new ones. I now have 1 number plate light working and none of the others. so I stood scratching my head.... 
Next step...try to find a fuse...must have blown one
Logged on to 206 info to find out which one it is. Nope no fuse for side lights. I will disconnect the battery and do a reset. Did this twice and still nothing.
Right ...have a think while im having a cuppa.
Put multimeter on and reading 14v...eh???? power but no light?
Then I read that it might be the thickness of the wire on the led not connecting to the socket, so I stripped some cable and wedged some into the led and refitted. VOILA!!! ALL LIT UP.
I now have nice white sidelights, number plate lights and interior light. 
So I thought id put it on here incase anyone else has the same trouble and doesn't want to waste nearly two hours doing a 5 min job...
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Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 3:09 pm |
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Joined: Nov 09, 2011
Posts: 328
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Location: Lower Slaughter
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some thing else worth noting is led's only have a single polarity, make sure the bulbs are in the correct way. i had the same problem and i just turned the bulb round and it worked
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| 2003 206 1.4 HDi (3 Door) LX - Cypress Green - KQM
2003 206 SW 2.0 HDI Grey | |
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Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 3:13 pm |
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Joined: Oct 24, 2013
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Location: worksop
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tried that aswell. made no difference to mine as the wires were that thin on the LED's they weren't connecting.
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Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 6:19 pm |
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Joined: Jun 28, 2012
Posts: 540
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Location: Torbay, England
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I had a whole load of those el cheapo led sidelight bulbs once, after about a month they start flickering in my experience and then give up completely, just went back to bulbs after that can get white looking ones easy enough anyway.
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Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 6:33 pm |
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Joined: Nov 09, 2011
Posts: 328
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Location: Lower Slaughter
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saying that mine have started flickering, hoping to get new lights soon so cant be bothered to change them unless they go completely
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| 2003 206 1.4 HDi (3 Door) LX - Cypress Green - KQM
2003 206 SW 2.0 HDI Grey | |
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Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 8:19 am |
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Joined: Sep 07, 2013
Posts: 101
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Location: Birmingham
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mine flicker ??? looks like there haing a disco in the car in font
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