Jackal81 Posted October 21, 2016 Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 hi all , just looking for some advice noticed that my rear plate lights are not working , decided to update them with LED bulbs issue i have is that when i put the bulbs in the holders and turn lights on the dash lights turn off +it blows the fuse (row a , fuse num 5) without the bulbs in the dash lights are fine , as soon as put the LED bulbs in and turn lights on the dash light goes and the fuse blows have inspected the holders and left side has some green limescale / corrosion , i pulled the spade connector out , wass really stuck with the limescale and sanded it clean - thought this would sort it but no joy also have read that LED are polarity sensative so is the fuse blowing because i havent managed to get all the limescale of the copper contacts or is it because im putting the led bulbs in the wrong way ? the old normal bulbs that i removed were both dead just looking for ideas before i shell out for new bulb holders ( would have to buy both sides even though only one is corroded as they wouldnt match , i have a little OCD when it comes to cars lol ) thanks - Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordlee Posted October 21, 2016 Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 Sounds very odd. If you reverse the LED's they will just work or not work - nothing should blow a fuse. It sounds to me like the earth and live are touching somewhere due to corrosion in the bulb holders. Also I would check the plug connectors for corrosion. This would be an easy solution to both your problems and far cheaper than replacing the standard bulb holders. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-911-Carrera-Turbo-GT-Boxster-986-LED-License-Number-Plate-Light-No-Error-/201592326570?fits=Plat_Gen%3A986&hash=item2eefd6c9aa:g:6zkAAOSwpLNX8yhu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edc Posted October 21, 2016 Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 I have a similar pair of the above linked lights after my originals were very corroded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted October 21, 2016 Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 They seem good. Otherwise, note the bulb holders (987 anyway) are also a VW part, available much cheaper there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackal81 Posted October 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 thanks for the imput guys , just ordered the ebay ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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