L.E.D BULBS UPGRAD
10-24-2007, 05:25 PM
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My Ride: 2004 bmw 530 black on black
blacked out headlights and tail lights
HELLO,
I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE HERE
UPGRADED TO LED BULBS FOR MAKERS,PARKING, INTERIOR,
I WAS THINKING ABOUT DOING THAT,
JUST THOUGHT I ASK EVERYONE HERE IF ITS SAFE TO DO WITH THE BMW
WILL I GET ANY ERROR MSG,
THANKS FOR YOUR INPUT
I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE HERE
UPGRADED TO LED BULBS FOR MAKERS,PARKING, INTERIOR,
I WAS THINKING ABOUT DOING THAT,
JUST THOUGHT I ASK EVERYONE HERE IF ITS SAFE TO DO WITH THE BMW
WILL I GET ANY ERROR MSG,
THANKS FOR YOUR INPUT
10-24-2007, 05:57 PM
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in HK all led light have builtin resistors now so you will not get any erras, I have only put led light on door and inside.
I would leave the fromt headlight to bulbs cos I had led in them and they get too hot and will burn out. wast of money.
I have also done it for Honda stepwgn too
I would leave the fromt headlight to bulbs cos I had led in them and they get too hot and will burn out. wast of money.
I have also done it for Honda stepwgn too
10-24-2007, 11:13 PM
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My Ride: 2004 bmw 530 black on black
blacked out headlights and tail lights
lol sorry about the caps,
thanks for the input,
right now i put one led bulb in one of the doors,
i havent got any error msg yet, looks really coo,
anyone have any ideas to stop the noise ring ring when you dont put your seat belt
i only had this bmw for a month now,
thanks for the input,
right now i put one led bulb in one of the doors,
i havent got any error msg yet, looks really coo,
anyone have any ideas to stop the noise ring ring when you dont put your seat belt
i only had this bmw for a month now,
10-25-2007, 12:16 AM
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My Ride: 535d M-Sport '06 Plate - Carbon Black - Black Leather - Pro Sat Nav - Logic 7 - HUD - Bluetooth - Privacy Glass - 172M 19" Alloys - Heated Seats - PDC - Adaptive Headlights - Extended Voice Control - Paintshield Extended - M5 Boot Finisher - Bright White LED Internal Lighting - Dension Gateway 500 Ipod/USB/Aux Integration
I did my interior's a while back.
Here's the threads I used to help me out. Thread One and Thread Two
I did do the number plate lights but they failed after a few weeks so have just stuck with the originals. All the interior lights are working great though and everyone I see comments on how much better the white lights look than the dull yellow.
I didn't bother with the brake lights etc.
Hope this helps a little.
Marc
Here's the threads I used to help me out. Thread One and Thread Two
I did do the number plate lights but they failed after a few weeks so have just stuck with the originals. All the interior lights are working great though and everyone I see comments on how much better the white lights look than the dull yellow.
I didn't bother with the brake lights etc.
Hope this helps a little.
Marc
10-25-2007, 03:34 AM
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Originally Posted by pinguhk' post='485759' date='Oct 25 2007, 02:57 AM
in HK all led light have builtin resistors now so you will not get any erras, I have only put led light on door and inside.
I would leave the fromt headlight to bulbs cos I had led in them and they get too hot and will burn out. wast of money.
I would leave the fromt headlight to bulbs cos I had led in them and they get too hot and will burn out. wast of money.
10-25-2007, 03:51 AM
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Bruce, it's always nice to hear your input on all things electronic. The information your bring to the community is highly valued. 
10-25-2007, 05:23 AM
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Originally Posted by bruce_miranda' post='485898' date='Oct 25 2007, 07:34 PM
Those resistors on the LEDs are not Load Resistors they are current limiting resistors to avoid your LEDs from burning out when pulling it into the car. Because you are adding LEDs to places that are not checked by the LCM you are not getting the errors, nothing to do with the resistors in the LED light. Try adding your LEDs to places like the Brake or Tail light and you will get the error immediately. Your LED needs to fool your LCM to thinking its still got an normal bulb attached to it and that takes a big resistor with high wattage and not those little ones.
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