Wheelhouse lighting

[Iambjm]

I seem to go through my battery power quite rapidly, so I decided to purchase some led bulbs. Here is what I have and what I bought.

But when I plug them in they don't work, they are an 1141 base the same as the bulbs that were in there. ????

[David Anderson]

I can't tell you why the bulb isn't working, maybe the socket isn't as tight as it needs to be. Looking at your fixture however I would recommend this bulb as 100% of the LEDs face down. I have the same with the bayonet type mounting and they work great. I got these for a friend who has the same 1141 type base and they work as well.

[38bill]

Wired wrong? LED's wont work on reversed polarity.

[Iambjm]

If they were wired wrong wouldn't the 1141 incandescent bulbs not work either

[38bill]

If they were wired wrong wouldn't the 1141 incandescent bulbs not work either

No, the 1141 incandescent bulbs dont care which way is pos or neg. Get a multimeter and check to see if the center contact is + .

[Husker24]

I had the same problem, I bought some led bulbs and they worked fine in one fixture but not the other, they were the same light, same model, 1141 bulb. I checked voltage, hooked up jumpers etc. tried it both ways, could not get them to work. I have not figured out why and still haven't. I have come to the conclusion that it is either the cheap foreign fixtures or the cheap foreign bulbs. It makes no sense at all.

[Iceman77]

Try flipping the bulb 180 degrees. I have some led bulbs and this takes care of it for me.