Lamp Out indicator

[davidclark]

Lamp Out indicator, oops

I just installed the White Night hitch lights today and now lamp out indicator is on. All lights are working so I assume the lamp out indicator works off the amount of load or resistance on the circuit? Is there a way to fix this? I emailed them about it, but thought I'd check with the experts...



EDIT

Well I changed the headlights to PIAAs as well adn I guess I didn't check out that the high beams don't work for some reason... DOH!!! :-laf

 

[ntenna]

Dave- are you sure the PIAA is a dual filament bulb? Has to be a 9007 equivalent. Either that or the socket wiring is configured differently even though it plugs in.....

 

[davidclark]

I didn't look to see if it was two filaments, but according to the PIAA page for a 02 1500 it indicates low beam but high beam is blank. I don't know if this means no high beam filament or not. It's PIAA part no 19617 and indicates 65/55w ->120/110w on the package so I assume it low/high beam rating.

I guess I need to pull them out and pop in the old ones to be sure the high beams still work and look at the PIAAs closely.

 

[ntenna]

Sure looks like a dual filament bulb on their site, you can even see two in the picture!



Let us know what you figure out... ...

 

[davidclark]

I got the replacement PIAA lights and they work fine. Apparently the first ones were defective. Definitely brighter than stock.

 

[dnitzel]

I got the same thing on my truck after I changed the bulbs. I alarmed for a while and then quit. Has not done it for a couple of weeks now.

 

[davidclark]

Did your brights actually work whe thee lamp out indicator was lit? Mine didn't then I put in new PIAAs and they work and no lamp out indicator anymore...

 

[dnitzel]

Yes they did. The alarm quit ringing as well. I had planned on taking them apart again (when a had an hour or two, what a job!) and checking the connections. But the problem went away!



There's more on this thread https://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=67956

 

[rholcom2]

davidclark, when installing your White Night's did you notice that they stuck out from the bumper?? I suppose this is normal? How have they held up over the time from this thread.



Thanks!!!

 

[nickleinonen]

FYI, you can have the reverse lamps completely removed and they will not set off the lamp out indicator. they do not have the ±2v pulsed through that circuit to check for lamp outs. i don't have any reverse lamps wired into the factory wiring [just the coil side of a relay]