Picked up a new-to-me 2008 Prius.
Map lights use a wedge-base bulb, 168, etc.
Of course when you put in an LED you have a 50/50 shot of getting the polarity right. If you get it wrong, just pull the bulb and 180 it.
When I got it wrong in my Chevy, it just didn't work. That makes sense, because an LED is a diode and if you reverse the polarity, it looks like an open circuit.
But when I got the polarity wrong in the Toyota, it popped the fuse. I can't make sense of that.
Can someone explain this to me?
Map lights use a wedge-base bulb, 168, etc.
Of course when you put in an LED you have a 50/50 shot of getting the polarity right. If you get it wrong, just pull the bulb and 180 it.
When I got it wrong in my Chevy, it just didn't work. That makes sense, because an LED is a diode and if you reverse the polarity, it looks like an open circuit.
But when I got the polarity wrong in the Toyota, it popped the fuse. I can't make sense of that.
Can someone explain this to me?