LEDs in my Gauge Cluster Trouble, Any Ideas??????????????????/ Options

[Havok1997GT]

I bought some LEDs from Cup on here a while back and i keep burning one side out. For those who are not aware, we have 3 LED slots in our Cluster, and i keep burning out the one to the fare left right under the RPM gauge. It did this one time and i thought it was just a bad LED, so i took the LEDs out of my curtacy lights in my door and replaced it with that one. that was about a month and a half ago and now that one is flickering.

My question is does anyone think i have a problem with my cluster wiring, or is it those bulbs were not of the best quality(not to say they were crap, just not top notch) and they just keep burning out because they arent the best?

[Zimluura]

i think i had a few burn out just cause they weren't the best.
the ones from superlumination.com seem to be pretty reliable.
could be a voltage problem though. if a 3rd one goes funky i'd break out a multimeter and see if that one is pushing more than 12v.

[malpaso]

It's definitely voltage issue... but just FYI my normal voltage is 14V and everything works fine... (no burned LEDs at all and I have been using them in doors, dash, license plate, climate controls etc...)

[lubu]

I think LEDs need a constant voltage while the voltage in our car fluctuates with the RPM, thats why they died after awhile.
What we need is more quality LEDs I guess.

[Jeunesse]

I have the ones from v-leds for months now and it hasn't caused any headaches.

[GriffGirl]

I have the ones from V-LEDs too and had the same problem with one side; I just wound up taking them out.

[DEATH]

I hate to jinx it but I've had Culp's LEDs for 6 months now and never had a single issue. I use about 7 of them in my overall gauge setup [including the 3 in the cluster] and 2-3 more elsewhere in the car and have had zero issues whatsoever.
However, I'm running a 3S-GTE which we all know has a higher output alternator than the rather ****ty one that's on the 5S [Trust me - I've been through dozens of them in my lifetime using the 5S]. Perhaps the fact that the average output of the 5S alt is rediculously close to 12v at all times means at times it dips below and harms the LEDs? IDK - I'm just taking a stab.
Havok - Are you using the dimmer switch at all? If not turn it clockwise and see if it doesn't come up a few degrees. That may be your problem.

[Havok1997GT]

I hate to jinx it but I've had Culp's LEDs for 6 months now and never had a single issue. I use about 7 of them in my overall gauge setup [including the 3 in the cluster] and 2-3 more elsewhere in the car and have had zero issues whatsoever.
However, I'm running a 3S-GTE which we all know has a higher output alternator than the rather ****ty one that's on the 5S [Trust me - I've been through dozens of them in my lifetime using the 5S]. Perhaps the fact that the average output of the 5S alt is rediculously close to 12v at all times means at times it dips below and harms the LEDs? IDK - I'm just taking a stab.
Havok - Are you using the dimmer switch at all? If not turn it clockwise and see if it doesn't come up a few degrees. That may be your problem.

I have it on full blast. What i dont understand is its only one side. i Have better LEDs but i was worried that they wouldnt match up right if i mixed the two. Im OCD like that. I have one more Cup LED, im going to replace it with that one, if that one burns out then ill try the better LEDs.

[GriffGirl]

Mine was just one side too, IIRC it was the far right one, behind the gas gauge. I switched the LED, next one burned out too. I'm pretty sure mine's a continuity issue, which is why I just bagged the whole thing. It bugged me more to have this flickering light than to have the lovely yellow output of the filament bulb.