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Ripped off!

Post by angryant » Sun Aug 31, 2014 8:39 pm

Well bought a set of dectanes of a fellow member on here a few months ago!
Only fitted them now to find no reversing lights
Same fault on both units so a common fault.
Fed current to both lamps independantly and nothing,,,,,,,,,faulty lamps
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Re: Ripped off!

Post by HYFR » Sun Aug 31, 2014 8:40 pm

You sure they have bulbs in them?
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Re: Ripped off!

Post by angryant » Sun Aug 31, 2014 8:43 pm

LED's
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Re: Ripped off!

Post by MikeFish » Sun Aug 31, 2014 8:44 pm

You tried turning them around. Most leds I've used only work one way (as most diodes do).
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Re: Ripped off!

Post by angryant » Sun Aug 31, 2014 8:46 pm

Sealed units.
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Re: Ripped off!

Post by angryant » Sun Aug 31, 2014 8:49 pm

If one was faulty fare doos
Two.......no way just got stung with faulty parts and from a fellow member!
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Re: Ripped off!

Post by HYFR » Sun Aug 31, 2014 8:51 pm

I'm pretty sure the reverse lights are normal bulbs
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Re: Ripped off!

Post by HYFR » Sun Aug 31, 2014 8:52 pm

And they can be changed
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Post by Trups » Sun Aug 31, 2014 9:14 pm

Rs4 dectanes are halogen reverse lights like hydro has pointed out, if you are saying they are led is be checking the bulbs
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Post by neilparf » Sun Aug 31, 2014 10:05 pm

I have dectanes in my saloon and they are not (certainly in mine) LED in the reverse holder - these are incandescent.

What exact model dectanes are they??? Pictures?

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Re: Ripped off!

Post by RossDagley » Tue Sep 09, 2014 10:17 am

^ This. Dectane's are normal bulbs in the reverse light. You need to use your existing bulb. The rest of the unit is sealed except the reverse bulb area.

I will wager you've not even got bulbs in there...
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Re: Ripped off!

Post by marc1 » Tue Sep 09, 2014 10:14 pm

I have the same issue with mine and as everyone has said the reverse lights are standard bulbs, however changing mine does not sort the issue. It's on one side only, so I swapped the bulbs and the fault didn't move with the bulb so must be the unit. Checked with a multimeter and the voltage as the same on both sides. Sounds like you are having the same fault. Not got to the bottom of it yet, but doing my head in. :bash:
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Re: Ripped off!

Post by MikeFish » Tue Sep 09, 2014 10:55 pm

If you have the same voltage (and I assume correct voltage) both sides when you tested with a meter then surely it must be a connection problem ie the bulb not making good contact with the holder.
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Re: Ripped off!

Post by mustdash » Wed Sep 17, 2014 5:51 pm

No posts on this from the OP for 2 weeks - I wonder if he has realised that his rant was misplaced as he had no bulbs in there......
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Re: Ripped off!

Post by RIV » Wed Sep 17, 2014 7:59 pm

No posts on this from the OP for 2 weeks - I wonder if he has realised that his rant was misplaced as he had no bulbs in there......
I reckon, to embarrassed to own up he's been a plonker
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