LED Brake and signals
Any hints for a 1999 E 350 LED install for the brake and signals? It cannot be that easy....a plug n play? Many thanks Gary Haupt
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Mine is a E350 2004 MODEL
I can confirm that you WILL need a LED specific flasher relay to stop hyperflashing.
The usual LED sites dont have relays that I found. I ended up searching high and low on the CEC relay website to find this relay.
Here is what I bought.
2004 E350 Led flasher relayhttps://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JXLHMB2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00__o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It really doesnt matter the bulb the problem with LED's are they dont have any resistance like incandescents. Your rig will then hyperflash and its trying to tell you a bulb is burned out.
You can do markers and parking lights without issue but 4 way, and turns will be a problem.
I just upgraded to the bargman LED and it was a awesome safety improvement over the incandescents.
The Flasher relay is under the dash pretty easy to find.
The only other option is to add a resistor its much more wiring and soldering and the fact that there is something in a small space creating heat they tend to be prone to failure I didnt want the hassle so went with the flasher relay way.
I can confirm that you WILL need a LED specific flasher relay to stop hyperflashing.
The usual LED sites dont have relays that I found. I ended up searching high and low on the CEC relay website to find this relay.
Here is what I bought.
2004 E350 Led flasher relayhttps://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JXLHMB2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00__o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It really doesnt matter the bulb the problem with LED's are they dont have any resistance like incandescents. Your rig will then hyperflash and its trying to tell you a bulb is burned out.
You can do markers and parking lights without issue but 4 way, and turns will be a problem.
I just upgraded to the bargman LED and it was a awesome safety improvement over the incandescents.
The Flasher relay is under the dash pretty easy to find.
The only other option is to add a resistor its much more wiring and soldering and the fact that there is something in a small space creating heat they tend to be prone to failure I didnt want the hassle so went with the flasher relay way.
