Craigles Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 I decided to go with Leds for my third brake light but am having problem with the installation kinda. It is plug and play piece of cake. I take off the old oem light and plug in the new one. I tested my brake lights, bright, and for my cargo lights...I got nothing so I play with the wires a bit and still nothing. I plug in my old light again and i got cargo lights so I am like WTF? I take the old one off again and put on the new one and walaa bright cargo lights. I turn them off and try again and now there's nothing. Anyone have this problem? How do you trick the truck so to say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverado777 Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Check them at night I bet they come on. I have the same ones. You cant see them during the day and unfortunately they look pink at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StealthSS Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 I had the same deal when I put in my Anzo LED third brake light. White LEDs are hard to see in daylight, esp in a 3rd brake light. My Anzo does have a ballast for the cargo lights though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigles Posted March 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 I removed the battery to reset my truck while the new one was on and it worked until I shut the cargo lights off but what's funny is the OEM works fine. This is the second one I've been through. Either my truck is stubborn or it's the Third brake light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StealthSS Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 I removed the battery to reset my truck while the new one was on and it worked until I shut the cargo lights off but what's funny is the OEM works fine. This is the second one I've been through. Either my truck is stubborn or it's the Third brake light. Anzo is a good light if you start thinkin about a refund on the ipcw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigles Posted March 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Already thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBlack Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 I have th same light.. I thought that my cargo lamps wern't working to... If you look at them from the side you really can't see them, exspecially in the day.. At night look at the from the back of the truck you should see them... They shine stright down unlike the stock ones that throw light all over... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03BlkSS86 Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 I bought one from ebay awhile back. Plugged it in an nothing. Tried the same. Then flipped the connection and its worked ever since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigles Posted March 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 So all you did was flip the plug and play connection and put it in backwards so you say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03BlkSS86 Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Pretty much. Flipped the plug upside down plugged it back in an it worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detjoe Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 LEDs are current directional, so if they are in backwards they will not work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03BlkSS86 Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 maybe I had it plugged in wrong the first time I tried it but it didnt work so I took it out flipped the connection around and its worked ever since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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