LED brake light

I've wanted to add an LED brakelight to my '89 240 wagon, since they come on about 1/2 second faster than the regular bulbs. I put this off because of the bulb-out warning system, which detects the different current draw between the bulbs. A few weeks ago, I found a red side-marker assembly that contains 3 bright red LEDs. Since LEDS typically draw about 20ma, I figured the sensor circuit might not detect the 60ma difference it would cause. It was only $10 at the local PepBoys store. I wired it across the central brake light. Not only does it come on noticibly faster than the regular lights, but it didn't trigger the warning light in the dashboard! I used silicon sealant to fasten it to the top of the central brakelight assembly, and have had no problems with it.

Reply to
Perry Noid
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LEDs aren't a true resistive load... no matter what the current draw. That's the issue.

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M.R.S.

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