Control Lamp...Was it a flasher?
Check the voltages of the GI and then Control. They are probalby different. Plus you really need to know what the Voltage and mA is for the LED. I think GI is about 6.7Volts are so.
RAW LEDs can have voltage ratings all over the place. You mentioned that pinbits provided a resistor, so you hopefully its bringing the voltage down to the LED spec; but I would still check it.