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Old Dec 9, 2024 | 10:49 PM
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I have a 04 lariat recently installed led bulbs, when I pull the **** to turn on fog lights they don't come on it just turns the high beams on. I did the bambi mod and it worked for a day then stopped working. Any ideas?
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Old Dec 9, 2024 | 11:42 PM
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Welcome to the forum.

May need to throw a resistor behind the new LED bulbs. Which LED bulbs did you install and which position bulbs did you upgrade to LED?
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Old Dec 10, 2024 | 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by artsr2002
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May need to throw a resistor behind the new LED bulbs. Which LED bulbs did you install and which position bulbs did you upgrade to LED?
The headlights and fog lights. Just some Amazon cyber Monday deal.s Can you recommend a resistor or harness?
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Old Dec 10, 2024 | 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Richmas99
The headlights and fog lights. Just some Amazon cyber Monday deal.s Can you recommend a resistor or harness?
Cheap led lights can do that. Let us know exactly the ones purchased before adding resistors and having the same issue.
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Old Dec 10, 2024 | 03:26 PM
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Old Dec 10, 2024 | 03:42 PM
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To put this into context, even LEDs that hover around the $100 range are on the cheap side. I would not trust a $35 amazon special as my source of light at night. Being that you have a dual function bulb, and the low beam has no “hood” you’re likely blinding oncoming traffic, scattering light into space and not on the road in front of you where you need it.

I would return those, go a better route or go back to a good quality incandescent.
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Old Dec 11, 2024 | 05:46 AM
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I believe 60W bulb is too hot for the housing.
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