So I decided to replace the old halogen Angel Eye bulbs with some nice bright LED ones a few years ago, so ordered a cheap pair from WISH (yes, I know). They weren't marked as for the E89 but with a bit of struggling I did get them to fit and they were very good. They had the fan on the rear to keep them cooled down. So they cost a whopping £22 with shipping and have lasted just over 2 years until one blew last week.
Now the worrying thing here is that I didn't get a bulb-out warning for this one blowing, should I have had? If so then I can only assume that it didn't show because the fan was still working and thus keeping the circuit "active".
Anyway I've replaced them with a pair from the UK that don't have fans on and are just as bright, lets hope they last at least as long.
Now I know that there are a few out there that prefer the more expensive ones that are normally recommended on here (LUX I believe), but it's like I don't need to pay well over £1000 for the latest iPhone just to make calls and surf the net, I can do that for a lot less! No offence meant, but you simply don't know how long an LED is going to last, you just hope it lasts a decent amount of time
and all you really want is the nice LED white glow to show.
Now the worrying thing here is that I didn't get a bulb-out warning for this one blowing, should I have had? If so then I can only assume that it didn't show because the fan was still working and thus keeping the circuit "active".
Anyway I've replaced them with a pair from the UK that don't have fans on and are just as bright, lets hope they last at least as long.
Now I know that there are a few out there that prefer the more expensive ones that are normally recommended on here (LUX I believe), but it's like I don't need to pay well over £1000 for the latest iPhone just to make calls and surf the net, I can do that for a lot less! No offence meant, but you simply don't know how long an LED is going to last, you just hope it lasts a decent amount of time
and all you really want is the nice LED white glow to show.