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TomInCologne · 10-12-2023, 03:37 AM

so, okay, update...

I took the sockets out and soldered some ground wire to is. That's not so easy as the sockets are chrome plated. i filed of some material to get some better connection but it still looked fragile. So i took the insulation on the wire further off and the soldered the ground wire to both sides. Looks horrible but does the job.

This gave me a ground connection between the two sockets, headlight and parking light which already improved the situation. The lights do not go out once i wiggle the headlights. i call this 'problem solved'

Sometime in future i will also extend the ground wire to a nice contact point under the hood. in future, not now...

What i also observed was that LED lights like to flicker. Where an incandescent lamp will just go darker a bit and the eye won't notice it, the LED will go 'on-off-on', noticeable to the eye.

10-12-2023, 03:37 AM	#18
TomInCologne Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: Germany: Cologne and Witten Posts: 327	Re: ...what is wrong with my sockets? so, okay, update... I took the sockets out and soldered some ground wire to is. That's not so easy as the sockets are chrome plated. i filed of some material to get some better connection but it still looked fragile. So i took the insulation on the wire further off and the soldered the ground wire to both sides. Looks horrible but does the job. This gave me a ground connection between the two sockets, headlight and parking light which already improved the situation. The lights do not go out once i wiggle the headlights. i call this 'problem solved' Sometime in future i will also extend the ground wire to a nice contact point under the hood. in future, not now... What i also observed was that LED lights like to flicker. Where an incandescent lamp will just go darker a bit and the eye won't notice it, the LED will go 'on-off-on', noticeable to the eye.