Swapping leds into dome lights

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  1. agjake11

    agjake11 Suck my tailpipe

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    good stuff. never been a fan of the board type leds so i have 3 feestoons in mine
     
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    There just resting on the cover.
     
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    Has anyone, with a '10, had any issues with the factory remote start after installing LEDs inside?

    I have a '10 FX2 SCREW. I can do the rear dome and rear reading lights with no issue, however if I do the front map lights I get the 3x chirps when I try to remote start the truck. As soon as I pop them out... it works again.

    I've already reprogrmed the starter to remain running when I open the doors (Mykey crud) so that is not the issue.

    Is it a current draw issue? How would I correct this without simply puttingthe old bulbs back in (Which I have done).

    Any ideas?
     
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    ^ what u need to do is use a resistor with the lights to make the computer think they are the stock lights. The leds draw less power than the halogen bulbs. The resistor would correct this. I don't know which one you would need tho. There cheap so u could pick up a few different ones and try em out til it works correctly.
     
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    Will give that a shot. Thanks!
     
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    Are you using boards or festoon bulbs?
     
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