DSMLVNV
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Hello: Can anyone help me out with this? Thanks!
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Driver's door illuminated red stripe not as bright as on passenger door
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DSMLVNV
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Can you explain with a bit more detail please. I'd appreciate it. Thanks.
Strange Mud
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I've never done it but it's a thin flexible led? strip. a bad connector is possible. That being said I would ignore it if it was my car but yours is under wtty. Let a dealer take the risk/repair.
This is a job you want the dealer to like you first. If you just bought it talk to your sales person first to have them talk nice to the shop.....or buy doughnuts.
Mud
This is a job you want the dealer to like you first. If you just bought it talk to your sales person first to have them talk nice to the shop.....or buy doughnuts.
Mud
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The light strip that goes on the door is basically a tiny LED illuminating the optical tube or a acrylic sheet. its soldered to the flexible pcb and has a current limiting resistor. If the resistor or the LED is bad, it would either glow dim, flicker or go completely dead. Loose plug or disconnected plug will not cause a low brightness issue but rather completely go dark.
Thats the reason i suggested replacing it out completely, ideally as a pair (both doors) so the brightness is uniform.
If you are not comfortable diagnosing it yourself (pulling out the door card, prying out the trim, etc) have it done at the shop.
Thats the reason i suggested replacing it out completely, ideally as a pair (both doors) so the brightness is uniform.
If you are not comfortable diagnosing it yourself (pulling out the door card, prying out the trim, etc) have it done at the shop.