Anyone know what kind of fuse the tyc taillights are running on? One of my friends are trying a different led taillight design, but the led's keep burning out. I think it's the fuse. So please let me in on the tyc secret.. Thanks.

 

tycs are using the same exact fuse as the regular stock one... nothing special... no secret at all...

it's only because of the crappy taillights he bought that causes the fuses to blow.
try looking at this...
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=140690

 

Fuse? It's the same as the stock tail lights...plug and play.

 

hmm.. i think you're supposed to replace it with the uber-secret-hyper-super-tyc fuse that's rated at the same, but who knows how it works?!... i have no idea?!

 

Oh I see... You mean the fuses that add 5hp each. What was I thinkin'?

 

wait! the TYC lights use a secret-hp-gaining fuse?!

holy sh*t! that brings my tc to about 1000 HP now! woooo!

(lol this is pointless for me to post but i couldnt help myself)

 

wow... I think you guys must be pretty bored.. lol.. He didn't buy the taillights btw, he's somewhat "retro fitting" them, if you will. But for some odd reason, the led's keep burning out.

 

^^ yes.. i do apoligize... it's beena long day for me and i was somewhat bored.

it's difficult to know the problem without looking at it myself, but i saw that other issues came up with ebay taillights and that's what the link to the other thread is for... not sure.. but hope that helps.

 

hmmmm.. i'm no LED expert or anything but i remember back when some peeps tried using LEDs for the 3rd brake light mod and the LEDs ended up frying after awhile.. iduno where the thread is for that topic but it might be the same? *shrugs*

 

o.O.. Good thinking! lol. I'll go look that up right now.

 

i did a quick search "3rd brake light mod" and found this interesting one from a Xb

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...=3rd+brake+led

i'm guessing your friend just wired them funny and it blew out

 

^^x1000. You can't just wire LEDs up. THey're low voltage devices. Generally 3V or less. You need to calculate the total voltage drop for each series / parallel grouping and be ready to install resistors to make up any gap
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LED_circuit

 

so to clarify... your friend is just sticking leds in there? he's making something on his own?

cause obviously if the leds and not the fuse are blowing out.. then he's not doing it right...

 

lol now we're all serious and getting back on topic :D

 

pics???