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Old 06-20-2008 | 03:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Uzzle' post='606498' date='Jun 20 2008, 03:45 AM
Bought LED side markers and LED License plate bulbs today, they looks exactly the same as yours and I love em because they're bright!

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Old 06-27-2008 | 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted by providenceleaf' post='606541' date='Jun 20 2008, 07:41 AM
I copied and pasted my post from this thread for you...

http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=...amp;hl=lighting


I re-bulbed (is that a word) my entire interior with LED's with no issues. I tried some of those cheap LED's at first. They were kind of dim, but you get what you pay for. I then went to http://www.autolumination.com

I took an inventory of the bulbs that needed to be changed. 4-doors, 2-footwells, 6-overhead (dome/map lights), 1-glove box, 2-visor mirror, 2-trunk. (I think that's all of them)

I checked all the sizes and ordered the ones that say the brightest. Be careful because some of the LEDs won't fit in the dome/map lights since they are in a tight spot. I would stay away from the "tower" versions of those for that area. Stick with the basic sized LED's that are about the same size as the stock bulbs for those, but like I said don't cheap out with the ones that cost $2.49 on their site. They will be dim and not very practical if you really need usable light in your car at night.

The "tower II" versions fit nicely in the doors and are nice an VERY bright, much brighter than stock! It looks great when I open my door and that bright LED is coming from underneath. It turns a lot of heads when people see it.

The tube style bulbs or "festoon" style are needed for the footwells, glovebox, visors, and trunk. Stick with the ones that have the same shape as the stock bulbs. Don't go for any of those wide with tubes on the ends. They will not fit.

In all you will spend around $100-$140 if you do it right. Unlike cheapo LED's these are nice and bright in your car, as bright as stock bulbs or even brighter. Trust me...it looks great in my car.

Let me know if you have any other questions!
Hey prov, what kind of bulb did you get for the doors, footwells, glovebox, visor, and overhead? Can you please specify the models for each? I would really appreciate it. Thanks again prov.
Old 06-27-2008 | 11:57 PM
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i want LED lighting too!
Old 06-28-2008 | 07:42 AM
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Originally Posted by xoeightx' post='611767' date='Jun 28 2008, 01:57 AM
i want LED lighting too!
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There are some on sale in Ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/Ultra-BRIGHT-WHITE-LED-Interior-x14-Bulb-Kit-BMW-E60-M5_W0QQitemZ180257115083QQihZ008QQcategoryZ33713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Old 06-28-2008 | 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by miguex' post='611846' date='Jun 28 2008, 11:42 AM
The problem with the Kit is it seems like it's not really bright enough. Its very dim looking like the type prov warned us about. I rather spend twice as much for something better.
Old 06-28-2008 | 10:01 PM
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Take a look at the first page and you can see how bright is mine and what I used for the lighting.
Old 06-29-2008 | 02:12 AM
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Originally Posted by nigxdoof' post='612205' date='Jun 29 2008, 02:01 AM
Take a look at the first page and you can see how bright is mine and what I used for the lighting.
Yeah, I'm interested in those for the overhead and it's really bright . Where can I get those at? Also, what did you use for your doors, glovebox, footwell, and visor? I'm looking for something similar to that brightness caliber as well. I just need to know what kind of bulbs I should get(#LED/MM)? I already got the 9LED for the license led. But I have absolutely no idea what kind I need for the interior.
Old 07-08-2008 | 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by providenceleaf' post='592646' date='Jun 1 2008, 01:26 AM
Many of you have requested that I post night time pics of my full LED interior lighting. I finally remembered tonight at 1AM (I'm soooo bored right now)

If any of you have any questions as to how many bulbs and how much the interior cost here is the thread that I posted the info in.(See post #3)

http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=...amp;hl=lighting

I also decided to take a pic of my AIB v3's (WOW they are bright at night) and my LED license plate lights. Here you go...Enjoy!











Looks great! How do you access the front overhead interoir lights? Is it the same as in the backseat? I am gun shy to pry without knowing which to pry open the unit. thanks!
Old 07-08-2008 | 04:37 PM
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Now I know what my next mod will be...
Old 07-09-2008 | 04:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Erikuva' post='619065' date='Jul 8 2008, 07:34 PM
Looks great! How do you access the front overhead interoir lights? Is it the same as in the backseat? I am gun shy to pry without knowing which to pry open the unit. thanks!
Just use a flat head screwdriver and pry it open. The whole unit comes out of the headliner.
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