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LED Upgrade Kit

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LED Upgrade Kit

Post by kkodal78 » Sun Oct 21, 2012 7:37 pm

The cushion behind the dub speaker cover. I used arctic brand amp and pioneer shallow mount speaker. Sorry for the late reply


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Re: LED Upgrade Kit

Post by MJim » Sun Oct 21, 2012 7:41 pm

Definitely want a set if those !!  ;)
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Post by kkodal78 » Sun Oct 21, 2012 7:42 pm

I have the led upgrade which i love the way it looks. I have all the lights inside and number plate light in the rear upgraded to led. Also had the instrument cluster upgraded to led. The only light i forgot is the footwell lighting which i never noticed before. That will be taken care of soon


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Re: LED Upgrade Kit

Post by MJim » Sun Oct 21, 2012 7:50 pm

How would you say it differs?
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Post by kkodal78 » Sun Oct 21, 2012 7:59 pm

Cant say they are brighter but looks cool and gives me just enough lighting.


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Post by kkodal78 » Sun Oct 21, 2012 8:28 pm

Except the instrument cluster.., that is really bright which is dimmable


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Re: LED Upgrade Kit

Post by Nine468 » Thu Jan 02, 2014 6:38 pm

Has anybody done this "mod".?
LED interior light upgrade that is.
If so how easy is it to do.?
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Post by Rob5 » Sat Jan 11, 2014 5:44 pm

Its easy, just unclip all the covers and replace the bulbs. Straight swap, apart from the wing mirror bulbs which need a resistor soldering in. I just left them out.

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Post by pcdee » Thu Jan 23, 2014 7:44 am

[quote="kkodal78"]
I have the led upgrade which i love the way it looks. I have all the lights inside and number plate light in the rear upgraded to led. Also had the instrument cluster upgraded to led. The only light i forgot is the footwell lighting which i never noticed before. That will be taken care of soon


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Where did you get yours from?


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Re: LED Upgrade Kit

Post by Caesium » Thu Jan 23, 2014 8:49 pm

The 1 series loan car I had the other day had led interior lights, they were warm white though, not cool white as most led's are.

Anyone know how much these bmw ones are and what colour they are?
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Previously :
2008 BMW E92 335D MSport
2004 BMW E46 M3
2005 BMW E60 535D MSport
2002 BMW E39 530D Sport
The list goes on...

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Post by goose » Thu Feb 20, 2014 10:04 am

Ive just ordered a set from Bimmian here: http://www.bimmian.co.uk/Parts-and-Acce ... -2007-2013

I have never liked the yellow light look (inside or out), on any of my cars..  but thought I'd start with the cheaper interior mod first to see what their quality is like..  if it's any good I may stump up the 100 odd quid for the WeissLicht LED Halo Upgrade Kit too.

I'll take some 'before and after' pics when they turn up.

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Re: LED Upgrade Kit

Post by goose » Fri Feb 28, 2014 9:09 am

[quote="goose"]
Ive just ordered a set from Bimmian here: http://www.bimmian.co.uk/Parts-and-Acce ... -2007-2013

I have never liked the yellow light look (inside or out), on any of my cars..  but thought I'd start with the cheaper interior mod first to see what their quality is like..  if it's any good I may stump up the 100 odd quid for the WeissLicht LED Halo Upgrade Kit too.

I'll take some 'before and after' pics when they turn up.

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So my Bimmian Interior Xenon bulb kit (21x bulbs!) turned up late last night, and I had a 5 min window before the heavens opened on me to swap a few over..  so far I'm liking them, but will update further once they're all in.

Here's a couple of "during" piccies.

Rear footwell 50/50
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Re: LED Upgrade Kit

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Post by goose » Mon Mar 10, 2014 4:51 pm

[quote="pcdee"]
Guys......has anyone used these?  Thinking of buying them.....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LED-Lights-Rear-License-Number-Plate-Interior-Courtesy-Lamps-Replace-OEM-Bulb-/280714214432?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Plat_Gen%3AE70&hash=item415bdefc20c
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why swap the whole unit for £50?  i just did the bulbs for £4.95 and they only took 5 mins to fit...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-3-SMD-LED- ... 43c6a12ab6

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Re: LED Upgrade Kit

Post by Nine468 » Tue Mar 11, 2014 3:03 pm

Goose.
Are they a lot brighter than the original,s.?
Im looking at fitting some in the numbers plate light units, as when i reverse to hook up a trailer at night , the original bulbs are quite dim, and have difficulty seeing the tow hitch in the reversing camera, and im after something a bit brighter...
I see the same company do a 6 led bulb aswell...Its got me thinking...
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