Cargo lights with LEDs glow when off

[HakanB]

Hi all,
Just put in LEDs instead of the bulbs in my cargo lights, but to my surprise they glow faintly when the car is running, even when the cargo lights are off. They work as normal when turned on. Has anyone seen this behavior before and have any tips on how to get them stop glowing?
Thx !

 

[jayhuc]

Yep have same prob. Goes away after a few min.

 

[O.R.T.]

"Without the proper resistance it's the remaining charge left in them or the lines causing that, it can last up to 2-3 hours after driving." or at least that's what I was told on my old rig.

 

[White Beauty]

I got the glow to.

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[Stangshcky12]

resistors will stop it

 

[O.R.T.]

resistors will stop it

*Drum Riff* /Thread.

 

[Bigboytoys]

hmmm...My Feniex Cannons do not glow when the cargo light goes out....of course it has a built in flasher unit.

 

[sausec17]

I had to wire 2 resistors into my 3rd brake light. glow went away

 

[Ceace]

I notice the glow with my led reverse bulbs. I thought my eyes were deceiving me.

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[HakanB]

As many have adviced, this was solved by putting in a 5W resistor per light. The glow is now gone Thanks for all replies.