How to fix a dim lit led third brake light

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I installed a aftermarket LED third brake light onto my truck a while ago and it looks great but the LED cargo lights are always lit up when the truck is on and that's just not a good look so I decided it was finally time to fix it and show you guys how its done. I hope the video helps especially if you are running into this issue on your truck, also these resistors can be installed like this in turn signal circuits also to correct for a rapid flash when you install LED lights.

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@airsoftmandalorian2881 2 года назад

well i got a two pack of the of risitors and put on on the black and white wire. i needed to put one on each or the break light did the same thing. but all in all...worked great! thx for the vid! very help ful and now my third gen dodge is finally finished being swapped to led lighting!

@richardwieler4549 Год назад

Have the same issue with my 03 3500 gonna grab an in-line resister and do the same thanks for the info and the how to on this much appreciate this !!!!!

@rubberduckytenfour 2 года назад

Right on! Was wondering how to fix this! Thank you!

@Cargill450 2 года назад

I'm glad I could help

@rolandomartinez1619 Год назад

It worked out for me thanks man!

@airsoftmandalorian2881 2 года назад

thx for putting this out! i will try this tomorrow! I could not figure out how to fix this....very annoy! Ill leave another comment when i do this! TBC!

@Cargill450 2 года назад

Im glad the video helped, its the one thing that annoys me most about some aftermarket light assemblies is them staying on a little bit.

@ganeshnarayan5505 11 месяцев назад

Hello great video thanks for sharing. Have a question i have installed turn signal led arrow inside my cars outside mirror but when i turn the turn signal on it is really dim any idea what can cause that. It's on a 1997 toyota Camry Thanks.

@rajahthaasan5118 5 месяцев назад

My 1993 honda prelude spoiler brake light so dim. How can I bright it up.???

@Cargill450 5 месяцев назад

If I remember right those are led, you might have to start by replacing the light in the spoiler and go from there.

@comicop1482 3 года назад

Thanks for making the video. I need to do this too. Can you provide the specs on the resistor? Ive seen people posting that they’ve used 6 ohm resistors but some say 100 watt and others say 50 watt. Do you know which would be better or if one is safer etc?

@comicop1482 3 года назад

Actually I just saw the other comment where you posted the link to Napa. It says these are 25 watt. And if that’s all it took to work well I’ll stick with the lowest wattage instead of the others. Thanks again for the video!

@lewismcfarcry Год назад

I don't get why most LED light conversion kits don't come with resistors already.

@sethluck4609 2 года назад

The resistor has one wire hooked up and open on the other end

@sethluck4609 2 года назад

I got the newer model of the same light comes with a resistor already on it my cargo lights come on just fine my brake light won’t work at all tho any suggestions

@Cargill450 2 года назад

The only thing I can think of is to check to see if you have power at the connector and if you do have power for the brake light try to get them to replace the light

@zacedward1 3 года назад

Sweet thanks so much for the video I'm going to do this I hate having it on by the way where did you get your headlights they look good

@Cargill450 3 года назад

Thank you man!! I got them off of Amazon they are spyder brand headlights

@zacedward1 3 года назад

@@Cargill450 sweet thanks they look good

@zacedward1 3 года назад

Just installed the resister and it worked like a charm thanks so much for the info

@LuisDiaz-wq4ce 3 года назад

How many watts is that resistor?

@Cargill450 3 года назад

When I get home tonight I will look into it, I dont remember what it was rated at.

@zacedward1 3 года назад

Do you have the link to to resistor from Napa really want to do this thanks so much

@Cargill450 3 года назад

I'm sorry it took me so long to get back to me but here is the link for the load resistors I used to correct the third brake light. www.napaonline.com/en/p/BK_7359081?partTypeName=Load+Resistor&impressionRank=1&keywordInput=led+resistor Just incase the link doesn't work the Napa part number is 735-9081

@zacedward1 3 года назад

@@Cargill450 your totally fine thanks so much I really appreciate it can't wait to get it fixed

@RustyEYE 8 месяцев назад

I have a resistor 12v 50 watts 6ohm but still see the lights blinking

@Cargill450 8 месяцев назад

Blinking or staying on dim?

@moparmagic400 3 года назад

Don’t those resistors get really hot? Could melt that light housing

@Cargill450 3 года назад

Possibly if it was left on for a very very long time but these ones have a really good heat sink on them also. I'm not super worried about it melting anything.

@fireguyry4987 2 года назад

Is this the fix for what my brake light is doing I have no lights on and there just on they won’t go off I removed it and put the oem one on do you think this will fix it?

@Cargill450 2 года назад

This does fix that issue as well, you just have to keep in mind you will have a marker circuit and a brake light circuit so you might need to do both circuits on both sides but long story short yes it will fix it.

@fireguyry4987 2 года назад

@@Cargill450 thanks man

@fireguyry4987 2 года назад

@@Cargill450 update it works but only if I connect the negative and positive together and then plugged it into the resistor is that safe😂

@Cargill450 2 года назад

You should be able to jump across the circuit with the resistor 🤔

@alonsojuniortrejosuarez6056 Год назад

I have a problem on my truck that the dome lights won’t come on when the doors are open but the cargo light is on and the third brake light won’t turn on

@Cargill450 Год назад

I would definitely check the wiring harness that goes between the door and the body for broken wires

@alonsojuniortrejosuarez6056 Год назад

@@Cargill450 I would take a look thanks for the idea

@JBennett530 Год назад

Thanks for the video. Did that resistor get hot and melt the plastic?

@Cargill450 Год назад

On the back of the light, the resistor did get hot but didn't do much damage to the light. It has a little distortion.

@JBennett530 Год назад

@@Cargill450 Good to know, waiting on my resistor to arrive. Maybe I can stick in on the metal instead, I got a cheap light so it'll probably melt. 🤣

@maximus7331 2 года назад

Have you had any problems with the resistor getting too hot? I used the same exact one as you.

@Cargill450 2 года назад

I haven't had any issues at all with the resistor getting too hot, it seems to be holding up great so far

@maximus7331 2 года назад

@@Cargill450 okay thanks for the peace of mind, as I mounted it in the same spot. Love the content btw

@Cargill450 2 года назад

Thank you man that means alot

@hlgpickl3235 Год назад

I see people having problems with the lights staying on constantly will this work

@Cargill450 Год назад

Thus will work to fix the issue

@swedensy Год назад

Whats the resistance of the resistor? 50ohms?

@Cargill450 Год назад

The resistors I used were a 25 watt led resistor. You get them at napa and they cone in a pack of 2. It has worked really well for me so far

@swedensy Год назад

@@Cargill450 Great! Yesterday i was desperate to fix Audi centre brake light with custom built laser LED. After one day, i figured it that audi computer like/need a 4 ohm Varistor in series and 40ohm resistor in parallel.

@Cargill450 Год назад

Nice! I'm glad to hear it worked

@randypumay9644 2 года назад

Can you tell me where you buy that resistance I have same problem

@Cargill450 2 года назад

I bought mine at napa and they sell them in a pack of 2. Also here is a link if you wanted to order them or get a better idea of what they are. www.summitracing.com/parts/upd-34235?seid=srese1&gclid=CjwKCAjw_ISWBhBkEiwAdqxb9i4g3dklNUjeM0LnpBqsGtR4_vCiZ9rnFI4j82te9XMmZhGs2EewKhoCWhQQAvD_BwE

@NUGGETassassinMaStEr 2 года назад

I just got the same one and I'm having the same problem

@Cargill450 2 года назад

The resistor will take care of your problem just keep in mind the resistor gets super hot

@viivcreations9161 3 года назад

my problem is my aftermarket led brake light is so dim its worse than factory. Im gona polish my old assembly or buy another OEM and stick in super bright SMD leds into the light bulb slots. It will be 5x brighter than these led garbage products they seem to be making now.

@Cargill450 3 года назад

I thought this one would honestly be brighter but it is a little brighter then the factory unit so I will run it for a while atleast

@maccheese9072 3 года назад

As a quick fix I just put LED bulbs in mine

@MoohChahChos 2 года назад

That resistors gonna melt your light, they get hot. Mount it to metal sir

@dcolb121 7 месяцев назад

He keeps saying "in-line resistor" but then saying it's parallel. "In-line" is series, not parallel. Also, the title says "Dim 3rd brake light" when it's actually the cargo area lights that are dim.

@danbarone5 Год назад

So I did this. It didn't work. I followed everything you said. I even swapped the wires just incase. The lights still lit up. Waste of a light now.

@Cargill450 Год назад

I'm sorry it didn't work, if you want to send me a picture of what you have going on I would be more then happy to try to help

@danbarone5 Год назад

I will try. I'm not sure how to add photos to this. If it helps, the resister was so hot.

@Cargill450 Год назад

I'm not sure about on here but feel free to email me at cargill450@gmail.com or find me on Instagram but the resistor will naturally get extremely hot but should be fine mine has been in there for quite a while now with no issues