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I installed the LED bulbs to license plate, but the LED bulb flashes or there is an error showing on the dashboard, why?

April 26, 2017bulb bulbs dashboard Error Flashes installed LED license plate

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I installed the LED bulbs to license plate, but the LED bulb flashes or there is an error showing on the dashboard, why?

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For some newer European vehicles such as BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Volkswagen, etc, they all have a very smart and sensitive on board computer, OBC. The OBC will notice the LED bulbs because LED bulbs have lower wattage comparing with stock tungsten bulbs. In order to eliminate the flash problem and bypass the OBC error showing on the dashboard, you will need to add resistors.