02-22-2018, 04:39 AM | #1 |
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Led sidelights on halogen housing
Has anyone used led w5w bulbs on halogen housing? Any recommendations would be appreciated. I have a 2014 X3 with halogen lights (without DRL), just wanted to try LED bulbs for my sidelights and use them as DRL.
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02-22-2018, 09:49 AM | #2 |
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Yes and many have swapped to leds. But you need to code for leds and disable voltage monitoring (cold and warm checks) else you'll get hyper-flashing, flickering, and dash warning.
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02-22-2018, 01:11 PM | #3 | |
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Also, I have used Philips white vision h7 bulbs as my dipped and main, would it look too strange when all lights are on? |
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02-22-2018, 07:58 PM | #4 |
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You can use jdm astar led bulbs 3030 smd led for front and rear turn signals. Same brand for brake light bulbs. Another brand are ibrightstars from Amazon site. But I found jdm astar brighter. I can't recommend headlight or tails since I have hids as standard on 35i. As for fogs standard h8 leds work.
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02-24-2018, 03:27 PM | #7 |
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I've found these Philips ones, but they look like they're not canbus friendly. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-127.../dp/B00OYT11RE
I've got bimmercode app, would coding out the warm and cold check, and set Led active be enough to make them work perfectly? Or do I need the resistors to hang around in the housing? Many thanks! |
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02-24-2018, 06:58 PM | #8 |
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Yes. No need to add resistors or canbus. Canbus bulbs are not 100% error free, therefore disabling voltage checks will eliminate dash errors.
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02-28-2018, 02:26 AM | #9 |
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Any idea which coding lines I would need to change? I've contacted the bimmercode Dev but he's not quite sure which coding lines represent those sidelights as every car model seems different.
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03-19-2018, 06:43 PM | #12 | |
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