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staffdog 16th February 2010 09:37 PM

LED Bulb upgrade advice needed
 
Hi All,
just fitted 50w hid's to dip beams & 35w hid's to front fogs on my 4.2qs,Outstanding results lights much improved.

Just curious as to what sidelight bulbs others are using std 501's now look very yellow,maybe LED but unsure if led's will set fault on dis panel.

Anyone tried led's in rear lamps

Regards Adrian

Oli18 16th February 2010 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by staffdog (Post 9647)
Hi All,
just fitted 50w hid's to dip beams & 35w hid's to front fogs on my 4.2qs

Pictures, pictures, pictures!! :D

For my 501s, i have used quad LED jobbies but they only direct light straight ahead.

http://www.leadinglamps.co.uk/images...l_group-01.jpg

As you can see, they look a little more blue than i had hoped (even though it says 'bright white' on the packaging) and don't illuminate the entire light cluster hence looking to change.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2753/...d0d451de69.jpg

Today, I received a set of these multi-directional jobbies which i'm hoping look a bit better...I have not fit them yet.

http://www.hq-auto-lighting.co.uk/im...5SMD-WHITE.jpg

Oli

Singh 16th February 2010 11:43 PM

Look forward to a pic of your new ones Oli, I had the same problem as you. Too blue so I took them out! +++

Mr K 18th February 2010 09:42 AM

Im interested to see the results too. Im also tempted to play with the interior bulbs, to get a whiter interior lighting. But theres always a risk of making it feel a bit tacky in there.

Oli18 18th February 2010 06:43 PM

Conclusion:

Whiter than before, brighter than before and matches the OEM xenons better. You can - if you are really picky - still sometimes see a lightest blue tint but it's nowhere near what it was before.

Still, worth the £4 IMO. +++

Before and after

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/...bb64029f94.jpg http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/...a25322d9cb.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2753/...d0d451de69.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2780/...7056ddfcdd.jpg

Low beam + new sidelights

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4023/...485a57e53f.jpg http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4063/...97d948073d.jpg

Singh 18th February 2010 07:56 PM

I'll order them now. Linky please Oli? +++

Oli18 18th February 2010 09:16 PM

It's from ebay.de but the items are shipped to anywhere in the EU from Hong Kong.

Oli

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Singh 19th February 2010 01:21 AM

Thanks Oli, just ordered them. +++

darrenjoe90 19th February 2010 04:47 AM

amar are you sure they will fit your lights ?
i got some of them and they did not fit my lights. mine were the ones that you push in and twist. that is the type of led side lights that i have.

Singh 19th February 2010 01:05 PM

I think mine just push in but can't remember exactly. But my car has the factory Xenons just like Oli's, non Xenon Pluses like yours. I should have brought yours off you instead! How long does shipping take Oli?


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