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Gimp101
03-09-2016, 01:46 PM
Hey guys, just need some assistance with clearing the check bulb dash light and also would it be possible to deactivate that feature aswell? Located in the Baulkham Hills area. Thanks.

kamold
03-09-2016, 01:59 PM
You clear it by replacing the faulty bulb.
Have you installed some leds?
If so where?
What sort of car?

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Gimp101
03-09-2016, 02:07 PM
Installed LED's for the number plate lights. Its a mk6 golf gti.

kamold
03-09-2016, 02:16 PM
If they are not canbus friendly (IE have inbuilt resistors to simulate a filament globe) coding the bcm for cold lamp diagnosis may not stop the fault.
But we can try. I'm in the Hills also.

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JustCruisn
03-09-2016, 02:46 PM
Disabling cold diag will only delay the warning light.
Cold diagnosis is done before the light it turned on, at start up vs checking when the tail light is turned on.

I have tried a few ebay brands of Can Bus LEDs and they all throw codes.

Gimp101
03-09-2016, 02:53 PM
Disabling cold diag will only delay the warning light.
Cold diagnosis is done before the light it turned on, at start up vs checking when the tail light is turned on.

I have tried a few ebay brands of Can Bus LEDs and they all throw codes.

I purched my LED's from BMR Autowerks in Auburn. It said on the website error free, but i guess not. Honestly im happy with the quality of the LED's just a bit annoying having that bulb check light on.

kamold
03-09-2016, 03:41 PM
Not all 'error free' bulbs are created equal.
Equally not all BCMs are as sensitive to having LEDs rather than filament globes.
The only guaranteed fix is to use either OEM LEDs, or inline resistors.

With that said I have through trial and error managed to get reliable, error free LEDs installed almost everywhere without the need for additional resistors.
YMMV

Lucas_R
03-09-2016, 03:45 PM
You need the LED's from Bold Sport - they are error free. Otherwise you need these for the Mk6 GTI which i have.

JOM numberplate lights.

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2014/09/synu4ety-1.jpg

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2014/09/5ynyhy8u-1.jpg

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2014/09/za8a5u9y-1.jpg

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2014/09/ejejupa2-1.jpg

Gimp101
03-09-2016, 05:06 PM
You need the LED's from Bold Sport - they are error free. Otherwise you need these for the Mk6 GTI which i have.

JOM numberplate lights.

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2014/09/synu4ety-1.jpg

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2014/09/5ynyhy8u-1.jpg

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2014/09/za8a5u9y-1.jpg

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2014/09/ejejupa2-1.jpg

These look good. Im assuming it didn't give you an error light?

The_Hawk
03-09-2016, 09:17 PM
It's possible to code them out. The ones I got had the parallel box (resistor thing) to fool the car into thinking there was a load like a normal filament bulb. I didn't want a couple of little boxes floating around burning power for the hell out it if I didn't have to.

The guys at The Retrofitters (which doesn't seem to exist anymore) played with the coding and got it working all error free without the resistors.

Lucas_R
03-09-2016, 09:49 PM
These look good. Im assuming it didn't give you an error light?

No errors. Had then about 18months now.