Parking light problems

[junior]

Hi all, I purchased some BA9S bayonet bulbs (link below) to replace my "yellow" ones but when I fitted them they didnt work. I have since checked them with a 12vlt supply pack and both worked fine Anyone have any reason why they wouldnt work in the car??

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190373524558


Gary

 

[Sydo]

You need to reverse the polarity..
*negative to positive, positive to negative*

 

[junior]

Tried that........well I am sure I did. Not doing anything more tonight so will let you know tomorrow.

 

[TomTom]

Spend a few more $$$ and you don't need to swap polarity & they will work fine from the 1st minute =)

Are you sure they came with any LED's for $6,90? hehe

I bought socket LED's through this ebay seller for the climate control, 2 worked out fine, the 2 big ones didn't fit (they had the same size on paper) at all... never ever cheap crap again for me!

 

[junior]

Okay, just pulled out the lights again but still nothing. I am not a complete dumb arse but without cutting the wires and changing them over how the f*ck can you change the polarity on a bayonet bulb???

 

[Macca]

dont think there is a way you can, pretty sure i had to cut and swap mine around.

 

[Guest]

I didn't need to swap my polarity but others have.

Some related reading for you:

http://ozvr4.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7846

 

[junior]

Thanks, spoke to the seller, he is posting me some with the reversed polarity.


Gary

 

[drez]

Just to add some tips.
To find out if you need to reverse the polarity or not, is by checking with multimeter and see what is the voltage reading shows.
If its +12 Volt then all good.
But if its -12 Volt then you'll need to swap the polarity.