Thank you ahead of time to whoever takes the time to read and potentially help me out.
On my 2003 Ford Escape, I swapped out the license plate bulbs for LED lights. Originally I went with the Pilot brand purchased at AutoZone. I noticed a few weeks after installing the lights that the left LED turned yellow and was burning the plastic housing that it sits inside. I figured the LED was just bad from the factory since the right one was still working fine and looked great.
I then purchased higher quality LEDs and installed those a week or so ago. Last night I checked the lights and sure enough the left one had turned yellow again and was burning the plastic housing.
Do you guys think this is a socket issue? I thought maybe the vehicle was not made to use LEDs, but the fact that the right LED seems to stay perfect makes me think it might just be a bad socket. I am planning on either wiring in a new socket or just buying conventional bulbs. Let me know what you think, Thank you!
On my 2003 Ford Escape, I swapped out the license plate bulbs for LED lights. Originally I went with the Pilot brand purchased at AutoZone. I noticed a few weeks after installing the lights that the left LED turned yellow and was burning the plastic housing that it sits inside. I figured the LED was just bad from the factory since the right one was still working fine and looked great.
I then purchased higher quality LEDs and installed those a week or so ago. Last night I checked the lights and sure enough the left one had turned yellow again and was burning the plastic housing.
Do you guys think this is a socket issue? I thought maybe the vehicle was not made to use LEDs, but the fact that the right LED seems to stay perfect makes me think it might just be a bad socket. I am planning on either wiring in a new socket or just buying conventional bulbs. Let me know what you think, Thank you!