The glowing LEDs are caused by the intentional "leakage" current that the REM and FEM source to the lights. This current is being sourced so that the REM and FEM can detect if there is a light connected or not. After the car goes to sleep, the REM and the FEM shut these sense currents off. The sense/leakage current is not nearly enough to cause any glow from a normal bulb, but it is enough to get some glow out of an LED.
I wondered how it could tell as soon as the car started even if the lights weren't triggered. So the resistor tap would either claim all the bulbs were dead, or would never report a dead bulb. If it dampened the glowing bulbs without reporting a bunch of dead bulbs it might be worth it for them.
Refinished the lights.....again.
And installed my 6000k DDM tuning HIDsView attachment 828464790View attachment 828464791
BTW, Anyone interested in DDM 6000K HIDs? Long story, but DDM sent me two pairs. Never opened or used.
looks good rollin how many watts is yours ?