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Old Nov 7, 2009 | 01:15 AM
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i installed some piaa 6000k led fogs but i get an error lamp on the instrument cluster and they won't turn on. when i exit the vehicle they are on tho???
any reason for this? wattage?

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Old Nov 7, 2009 | 04:04 AM
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i installed some piaa 6000k led fogs but i get an error lamp on the instrument cluster and they won't turn on. when i exit the vehicle they are on tho???
any reason for this? wattage?
Yup - need resistors added to fool the instrument cluster/central electronics module. Your foglight supplier should have known this - common problem on Audis and most other vehicles that monitor bulb status by measuring resistance or current draw.
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cheers! will get that done
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does anyone know what amperage is of the fogs? which resistor i would need?
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