Ricey Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Trying to wire up some ghey puddle light things in the existing puddle lights but Im clearly cocking it up and I don't want to fry anything! Basically the wires don't match and tinterweb is crap.......I've wired the red to the red and black and brown to black but all I'm getting is a second of light every 5 seconds exactly What am I doing wrong!? Red and black striped and brown Red and black to the new puddle light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted September 15, 2012 Author Share Posted September 15, 2012 Help me this instant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vik54 Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 PM John (Husky) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted September 15, 2012 Author Share Posted September 15, 2012 PM John (Husky) We had husky put down didn't we? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 What sort of light is it filament bulb or L.E.D? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted September 15, 2012 Author Share Posted September 15, 2012 What sort of light is it filament bulb or L.E.D? Led mate. Like this and it's going into an existing led puddle light http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUDI-LED-SHAD ... 3567wt_826 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Don't suppose you have a voltmeter of anu kind to test the wires? No - thought not Turn em round Red on new light to Brown Black on new light Red and Black. Just a guess mind Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 What sort of light is it filament bulb or L.E.D? Led mate. Like this and it's going into an existing led puddle light http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUDI-LED-SHAD ... 3567wt_826 Does not matter about polarity on a filament bulb but it certainly does on a led. Sounds like you need to reverse the connections. It could very easily be the case that the brown wire is the positive. Wont do any harm in trying it. Just reconnect it and keep the lamp body away from the chassis of the car though i expect its plastic anyhow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 And when its working, ditch the strip connectors and get some proper auto connections! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted September 15, 2012 Author Share Posted September 15, 2012 Okey doke will do. I was worried about swapping them round because it is lighting up for a second so I assumed I'd got the live to live but something was going nuts and I didn't know if it would cause any damage if I wired it wrong. I was just using the strip connectors to see if their working. I'll sort it proper once I've tested that they work..........honest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vik54 Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 PM John (Husky) We had husky put down didn't we? He was here the other day - I thought you'd still be playing with him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted September 16, 2012 Author Share Posted September 16, 2012 WTF! Swapped them around....red to brown and black to red/black stripe and the exact same bloody thing. Flashes once ever 4 or 5 seconds. I can't get it to stay lit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 WTF! Swapped them around....red to brown and black to red/black stripe and the exact same bloody thing. Flashes once ever 4 or 5 seconds. I can't get it to stay lit. Are you fitting these in a Peugeot? The interior light flashes when the doors are open and ignition on? If in doubt out it back the way it was and leave it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted September 16, 2012 Author Share Posted September 16, 2012 WTF! Swapped them around....red to brown and black to red/black stripe and the exact same bloody thing. Flashes once ever 4 or 5 seconds. I can't get it to stay lit. Are you fitting these in a Peugeot? The interior light flashes when the doors are open and ignition on? If in doubt out it back the way it was and leave it Audi. I thought that so i checked the other side but it was perm lit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 WTF! Swapped them around....red to brown and black to red/black stripe and the exact same bloody thing. Flashes once ever 4 or 5 seconds. I can't get it to stay lit. Are you fitting these in a Peugeot? The interior light flashes when the doors are open and ignition on? If in doubt out it back the way it was and leave it Audi. I thought that so i checked the other side but it was perm lit. Just put it back the way it was and stop breaking things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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