Had the LED panels from Digi-Tails installed a while back and the issue i’ve had is that the rear turn signal panels flashes with the parking/headlights off but once i turn on either, the rear signals just stay on and dont flash. Anyone have advice on this issue?

 

So i removed the taillights from the body and started wiggling throughout the connections to see what starts to allow the flashing to begin while headlights and emergencies were on and i think that it was a grounding issue and i am unsure if i should cut out the old sockets that i am not using since the person who installed them left some of the wires connected there from that bulb socket. 🤔

 

You ever resolve this? There is a brown wire used for the taillights that is'nt used on the signals. Each signal has its own power. The wire harness's have the same color and order scheme. So it's easy to mix up wires.
Mine came with a electronic flasher. Did your guy use it? Did he give the instructions back, there's a trouble shooting guide on it?
You can download it from digi-tails site.
I left my sockets inplace and soldered the digi leads to the socket contacts. Rev has an LED bulb.

 

i think since the installer left the original sockets still connected from the back , it could have been touching the metal on the car and causing an issue with the grounding maybe? because once i removed it and made sure one of the cut wires from that socket could touch the metal, both sides were able to flash now in all light modes. i think that was the issue. The grounding. They work great and now i want to just clean up the lay out with some of those black plastic hose things that wrap around the wiring and maybe cut out those old sockets ? unsure why installer left them still behind the headlights 🤔 ill take a picture tomorrow when there is better light and show you what he did with then. But yes the led flashers were installed as well.
I have some Taillights coming in from Hawks that they installed led Panels and tinted for me along with a third brake light. so im going to test those out too and see how nice they come out. ill post pics of those as well.

 

I left my sockets inplace so i could put them on the housing. I didn't want to leave it open for crap get in. I also trimmed the digi wires so they can tuck in the housing and not tangle up so much.

 

ohhhhh okay yea mines were left at the length they came in and just folded and zip tied by the back. the sockets are just dangling in the back and the grommets that came with the kit are what i have in place instead of the sockets.

 

Oh yeah, thats why i kept the sockets. Didn't much care for those grommets. Maybe tape them holes up, keep the dirt out.

 

yea i mean they look fine but again i didnt install them so i ended up with what the installer did. ill take pics today and can give me advice on whether i should cut the sockets off or leave then there incase they are needed for where i saw them wired up with the LED panels

 

 

so i took photos and this is the left side wiring:




and here is the Right side:

 

Who did that absolutely horrible Wiring for you???

Does someone not produce a "Plug and Play" adapter or replacement Harness?


Some days I feel like I should just change my Business to a "Third-Gen" ONLY Wiring Business.
LOL, I definitely do not believe there are enough Third-Gens left to keep me in Business.

 

this body shop i had install them. so i was thinking to just undo the wiring they did and re do it and route it cleaner than they did if it is horrible looking. im glad the lights work fine now though lol. uhhhh im not sure it the wiring was plug and play but the only hard part seemed the actual opening up of the lens housings . the wiring i can tey and clean up.

 

I have been installing new External-Lighting Harnesses on almost every Customer's Car that comes Through the Shop.

Hid Reverse-Lamps, HID High and Low-Beam Lamps, and HID Fog Lamps if needed.
The Headlamp Switch no longer carries a load... Sealed Delphi Relays for all the Lighting-Circuits.
All sealed Delphi Connectors... and I even replace all the Sockets with Newer-Design Sealed, rebuildable Delphi Sockets that use Wedge-Bulbs like the 3056 and 3157 Bulbs:



Instead of the at times frustrating Push and Twist Bulbs:



LED Lighting with Ballast or Digital-Flashers are also available.

Has no one cornered this Market for Third-Gens???

 

Sorry man.

If an Auto. Insurance Adjuster saw that work done at a Business...
I believe they would refuse to pay for the work.

Sheeeesh!

 

Yea i had it done years back and i wasnt going into a career with automotive in mind. and now i would like to do any work that could be better quality so i can see what quality of work should be. Any advice from what point i should work on the wiring? just at the rear housings or by the steering column?

 

Digi-tails supplies T-tap connectors, but they recommend soldering all connections. I soldered the digi leads to the OE contacts in the sockets after i trimmed the wires. They are around 4-5' long from D.T. Afterward i just put the socket into the back of the housing. So there is little of the digi harness outside of the housings.

At least they sealed the back with the grommets, but i don't really like the digi connectors left out in the elements like that, so to speak.

I was going to use 1157 base's to solder the DT leads to and plug them into the sockets, but digi-tails doesn't really recommend that either.

 

So maybe i can figure to just tuck that wiring inside the housing . Honestly if i knew my stuff with this i think i would have done wayyyyyy better organized setup. Figure i can leave the plug part on the outside maybe? 🤔 ill have to pick a day to reorganize all that wiring and remove the grommets. 😅

 

Put as much as you can inside, maybe up to the connectors. Then use the plastic conduit and hide the digi harness in that. Should clean up some what.
Id leave the grommets since you can't put the sockets back in.

 

Soldering is not always the best method of making a connection.

In certain situations the soldered connection can actually create more stress on the joined wires (compared to a crimped and stress-relieved connection) and promote a failure.
Anytime that wiring feels more rigid after heating/ soldering... additional stresses have been placed upon the connection and risk a failure without doing something to additionally support the connection.

 

i was thinking of making little pin and plug connections so i could just plug and unplug easily . should i just cut out my old sockets?

 

Id leave the sockets in, but thats just my opinion. Incase you ever want to return it to stock. You already have the digi connectors to unplug from. I left them in on my set up, so i just twist the sockets off and unplug them to pull the taillight off.

As for soldering, i suppose, but ive read the opposite about solder vs crimping. Tinning helps, if you solder too long though the solder can penetrate into the insulated part. Resulting in that rigid wire you referred to. I have had some solder joints fail over the years, but also some crimp connections. I still use both though. I avoid wire nuts, electrical (or other) tape, t-taps.