w203 led bulb headache

[matty.13]

hi

today i recieved some error free led side lights , 501 fitment .
when i tried replacing them today i could only get the drivers side working . i swaped the bulbs over to make sure one was'nt a dud and still only the drivers side worked. so i then went to put the old standard bulbs back in and still only the drivers side worked .
does anyone know why this could be ? as they both worked fine before today. any chance it could be a fuse ?

many thankyous

 

[h17n dj]

you tried the fuse for the sidelight bulbs? i had similar problem a while back on the W202

 

[BlackC55]

As above, check fuses first. IIRC the power comes from the SAM.

 

[matty.13]

cool will have a look tomorrow . does anyone know where the fuse box is on a w203 ?
have just unlocked the car and one of the led is on and the other is flickering on and off .
could this still be a fuse ?
thanks

 

[h17n dj]

Ive got LED's in my W202 and they tend to flicker.... not sure why... i had some before that flagged up the bulb warning light and they were fine... .this set that cancels the warning light seems to flicker....

 

[matty.13]

yer its one of them things that i wished i never botherd with .
shame as they match my xenons perfect

 

[markjay]

Found on the 'net:

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/6128/fuselist2001a.jpg

http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/8832/fuselist2001b.jpg

 

[matty.13]

have been playing about with them today and the fuse is ok . can get the drivers side working with an led in it but not the passanger side . i have no idea why this is but have given up

 

[matty.13]

brought a differnt set of led and they work fine . also go a set of piaa ones spare incase the led's start flickering

 

[Smatt]

Would you tell us what brand the ones that worked were, please?

 

[matty.13]

yer i got them on ebay from a seller called hids4you . just type into the search box , mercedes c class w203 canbus led xenon bulb sidelights . they are nearly a perfect match and for £11.99 are a cheap inprovement for your car .
oh and the brand on the packet was blesk