AAC 578 Interior Light problem

**Cujofreak** · 06-23-2008, 07:15 AM

Hey everyone. I bought some of the 3 Chip Red 578 Interior lights from AAC for the overhead console and the lift gate.

Problem is with one of the lift-gate lights is the connection is a little loose and I have the heavy duty struts on, so I need to slam the lift gate to close it, not every time but the odd time one of the lights will go out, So I have to take the cover off and try and establish a decent connection.
Then when I put the cover back on it usually goes out again.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to maintain a good connection with these lights? Thanks in advance.

Also on one of my console 578s 2 of the 6 LEDs are burnt out, so I've e-mailed justin and a few others, but I received them on friday so I'm sure they haven't been back to work yet. But when these things work, man are they bright and cool.

rwalshphoto · 06-23-2008, 07:18 AM

Instead of email, I'd just call them I'm sure it will be much faster. Have you tried pinching the bulb contacts/holders tighter? That seemed to do the trick for mine.

**Cujofreak** · 06-23-2008, 07:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rwalshphoto

Instead of email, I'd just call them I'm sure it will be much faster. Have you tried pinching the bulb contacts/holders tighter? That seemed to do the trick for mine.

Yeah I've bent the hell out of them (not to the point that they won't work) but it still manages to get loose, Maybe just put tape over the open end of the connector to hold the light in place? I dunno.

I'll give them a call in a bit.

I also just realized I put this thread in Exterior and not Interior, my mistake.

Icewood_Jr · 06-23-2008, 08:12 AM

yea the liftgate was a problem at first for me, but I squezzed the clamp that hold the bulb tighter so it can fit snug and I pushed it deep in...

and oh yea make sure you have it in the right way, playing around with it I found out that if its in the wrong way it'll come on for a sec and go back out...if you put it in the right way (not sure if one end is pos or neg) then it will stay on real bright if it looks dim its not on properly

Unholy · 06-23-2008, 08:47 AM

I just went through this myself.

I took a soldering iron and put a big blob of solder on the contact of the bulbs. I was going to solder them in to be sure and the blob was actually just me tinning the contact, but when I put it in like that it worked fine so I just left it.

Alternately, You could wrap some wire around each contact an solder that to it to make it a bigger contact.

**Cujofreak** · 06-23-2008, 05:38 PM

FIXED! I'm way to scared to solder anything in my car so I used a twist tie!!

I took the flexible plastic part of it off (just to be safe) and used the flexible metal to tie the ends of the connection tight and PRESTO! She stays on!

Thanks for all of the suggestions

gangster wagon · 06-23-2008, 05:59 PM

You can just push them in deeper worked for me they won't move at all.

dformer · 06-23-2008, 06:14 PM

I did the same thing ICE did.

06-23-2008, 07:15 AM	#1
Cujofreak But You Can Call Me Chris Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto, Ontario Canada Posts: 1,981 iTrader: (0)	AAC 578 Interior Light problem Hey everyone. I bought some of the 3 Chip Red 578 Interior lights from AAC for the overhead console and the lift gate. Problem is with one of the lift-gate lights is the connection is a little loose and I have the heavy duty struts on, so I need to slam the lift gate to close it, not every time but the odd time one of the lights will go out, So I have to take the cover off and try and establish a decent connection. Then when I put the cover back on it usually goes out again. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to maintain a good connection with these lights? Thanks in advance. Also on one of my console 578s 2 of the 6 LEDs are burnt out, so I've e-mailed justin and a few others, but I received them on friday so I'm sure they haven't been back to work yet. But when these things work, man are they bright and cool.
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06-23-2008, 07:18 AM	#2
rwalshphoto Magnified Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,483 iTrader: (0)	Instead of email, I'd just call them I'm sure it will be much faster. Have you tried pinching the bulb contacts/holders tighter? That seemed to do the trick for mine.
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06-23-2008, 08:12 AM	#4
Icewood_Jr Burn Rubber...Not Ur Soul! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,376 iTrader: (0)	yea the liftgate was a problem at first for me, but I squezzed the clamp that hold the bulb tighter so it can fit snug and I pushed it deep in... and oh yea make sure you have it in the right way, playing around with it I found out that if its in the wrong way it'll come on for a sec and go back out...if you put it in the right way (not sure if one end is pos or neg) then it will stay on real bright if it looks dim its not on properly
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06-23-2008, 05:38 PM	#6
Cujofreak But You Can Call Me Chris Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto, Ontario Canada Posts: 1,981 iTrader: (0)	FIXED! I'm way to scared to solder anything in my car so I used a twist tie!! I took the flexible plastic part of it off (just to be safe) and used the flexible metal to tie the ends of the connection tight and PRESTO! She stays on! Thanks for all of the suggestions
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06-23-2008, 08:47 AM	#5
Unholy Unholier than thou.... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: St. Louis Area Posts: 608 iTrader: (4)	I just went through this myself. I took a soldering iron and put a big blob of solder on the contact of the bulbs. I was going to solder them in to be sure and the blob was actually just me tinning the contact, but when I put it in like that it worked fine so I just left it. Alternately, You could wrap some wire around each contact an solder that to it to make it a bigger contact.

06-23-2008, 05:59 PM	#7
gangster wagon Hemi? Noooooooo! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: southern utah Posts: 2,412 iTrader: (2)	You can just push them in deeper worked for me they won't move at all.

06-23-2008, 06:14 PM	#8
dformer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Houston,Tx Posts: 1,157 iTrader: (1)	I did the same thing ICE did.