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LED Reverse Lights - any links to buy them online
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LED reverse light arrived today, will fit tomorrow and report back hopefully with photos over the weekend of the standard bulb illumination and LED replacement
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What type did u get?Sky-drive wrote:LED reverse light arrived today, will fit tomorrow and report back hopefully with photos over the weekend of the standard bulb illumination and LED replacement
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Scooba_Steve wrote:No one can say they didn't see you reversing!
I had a set of CREE and while very bright, they just projected the light of one thousand suns horizontally with little useful illumination close to the car.
Shouldn't be a problem for me as I back in my drive along a fence to the side and rear so will light up the fence enough for me to see it
Hopefully anyway
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Watching with interest and waiting for feedback I have to reverse park very close to a kerb and would love more light.
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I find it OK as reverse in to unlit garage, an try to keep close on passenger sideJINGLE wrote:Scooba_Steve wrote:No one can say they didn't see you reversing!
I had a set of CREE and while very bright, they just projected the light of one thousand suns horizontally with little useful illumination close to the car.
Shouldn't be a problem for me as I back in my drive along a fence to the side and rear so will light up the fence enough for me to see it
Hopefully anyway
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As per a previous post on this thread:Chris_D wrote:What type did u get?Sky-drive wrote:LED reverse light arrived today, will fit tomorrow and report back hopefully with photos over the weekend of the standard bulb illumination and LED replacement
on Amazon search this: sourcingmap® Vehicle Car 1156 BA15S 30W White 6LEDs Turn Reverse Light Lamp Bulb
Removed the original reverse bulb and plugged in the LED light this afternoon ... and blimey its well bright!!!! Certainly the light of a thousand suns but not cheap: £13.68 + delivery ...
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Ah right, not too dissimilar to the first set I ordered:Sky-drive wrote:As per a previous post on this thread:Chris_D wrote:What type did u get?Sky-drive wrote:LED reverse light arrived today, will fit tomorrow and report back hopefully with photos over the weekend of the standard bulb illumination and LED replacement
on Amazon search this: sourcingmap® Vehicle Car 1156 BA15S 30W White 6LEDs Turn Reverse Light Lamp Bulb
Removed the original reverse bulb and plugged in the LED light this afternoon ... and blimey its well bright!!!! Certainly the light of a thousand suns but not cheap: £13.68 + delivery ...
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/2x-CREE-XBD-100W ... 2721451981?
bit cheaper at just under 7 quid however do you reckon the aperture in the light housing is big enough to accept the diameter of the second type i ordered? diameter at widest part is 20mm.
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whats the diameter of an old school standard tail light bulb? If its more than 20mm then Im guessing you should be good to go with the 20mm LED.
Noticed the first set you purchased off Ebay aren't suitable for BMW:
"100% Integrated Design, Plug and Play. (Some vehicles may require resistor to stop flickering). The led bulb is not suitable for the Germany Car Without Resistor, for example: BMW, AUDI, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz ect."
Noticed the first set you purchased off Ebay aren't suitable for BMW:
"100% Integrated Design, Plug and Play. (Some vehicles may require resistor to stop flickering). The led bulb is not suitable for the Germany Car Without Resistor, for example: BMW, AUDI, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz ect."
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Both sets cheap enough to just suck and see....Sky-drive wrote:whats the diameter of an old school standard tail light bulb? If its more than 20mm then Im guessing you should be good to go with the 20mm LED.
Noticed the first set you purchased off Ebay aren't suitable for BMW:
"100% Integrated Design, Plug and Play. (Some vehicles may require resistor to stop flickering). The led bulb is not suitable for the Germany Car Without Resistor, for example: BMW, AUDI, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz ect."
if they flicker i'll bang a resistor on it
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So here are some images of the new reverse led bulb ...
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Looks goodSky-drive wrote:So here are some images of the new reverse led bulb ...
A whole plethoraof led's arrived in the post today so popped out to put the reverse one in.
I couldnt remove the halogen bulb from the plastic bulb holder however. The bulb isnt soldered in is it? I thought they were just supposed to pop out?
Didnt want to pull harder for fear of busting the bulb and mashing my fingers on broken glass!
Did u manage to remove ur existing bulb?
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Did you twist the bulb or just pull? They definitely aren't soldered in, assuming it's a pre facelift, I don't know about post as I don't have one.
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Mine is a 53 plate E85 - I just took hold of the glass, pushed slightly down and then twisted and rotated out, its a bayonet fitting, my old reverse bulb just twisted very easily and came straight out.G600 wrote:Did you twist the bulb or just pull? They definitely aren't soldered in, assuming it's a pre facelift, I don't know about post as I don't have one.
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yep. push in, twist anticlockwise. but sadly the led ones dont fit the plastic bulb holder. a smidge too wide where it steps out sadly.
might have a go at hacking away at the holder just for shits n giggles. determinedtomakeitfit.com
might have a go at hacking away at the holder just for shits n giggles. determinedtomakeitfit.com
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