Hyper-White & LED License Plate Lights thread
04-04-2007, 10:43 PM
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04-04-2007, 10:47 PM
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HAHA the 2 pairs that I bought for my side markers and for whatever else I want left WA this morning it says I will have them on approx 4/10....yeah I really need to save some money, but I've got the bug to keep buyin stuff...by the way, wut the hell the pics look better on the comp than they did on my camera, heres my city lights!!
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04-06-2007, 01:20 AM
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I ues Superbrightleds, and I tried them in the license plate and they flicker but in the dome lights in the interior they dont. I though they have resistors built in ? Thats what superbrightleds say. Can I buy autoillumination icadasent bulbs not xenon and use them in the licence plates without using resistors or burning, melting the wires ? I heard one person had a problem with autoillumination but has anyone else been sucessful with there regular blue bulb ?
04-06-2007, 01:32 AM
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Autoillumination...their bulbs burn out as quick as hell. I have had eBay bulbs with better results than the regular incandescent bulbs from AutoIllumination.
04-06-2007, 01:50 AM
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For my front signal bulbs I went with hyper white "chrome domes" from autolumination....they're pretty sweet and have a small hint of blue when flashing, just what I was aiming for i think...I'm on edge about maybe getting stealths for the rear and reverse bulbs, however if I was going to get the same ones as the front, I don't think they will be as bright as the ones from biospeedster
04-10-2007, 01:38 AM
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I just got them today.
honestly, they're "ok." not too impressive, but not too bad either. mediocre is a good description.
the fitment isn't perfect (they're smaller than oem), and they get hot as hell (I hope they don't burn my plastic lenses).
they look a LOT better in the pictures. to the human eye, in person, they're not that great.
they don't compare to LED's. I had the real deal LED's on this car and (when they worked) they looked waaaaay better. they can't compare to the LED's I have on my M. but, since this is all we've got, there's nothing really we can do and this'll have to do.
here are some pics to illustrate.
the new bulbs:
LED's on my M3:
comparison shot (yes the MB is photoshopped a bit to blank out my license plate, I didn't have an extra cover):
and, this is what the LED's look like when they're "off" (they stay on a bit b/c the power consumption is so low and they draw a tiny bit through the car's accessory power):
man, I wish LED's would work in the w203...
as for the "xenon" backup lights, no way in hell I'm installing those. they're too blue and you can see the blue right through the lens when they're off. forget that, especially for something that will only be on rarely.
honestly, they're "ok." not too impressive, but not too bad either. mediocre is a good description.
the fitment isn't perfect (they're smaller than oem), and they get hot as hell (I hope they don't burn my plastic lenses).
they look a LOT better in the pictures. to the human eye, in person, they're not that great.
they don't compare to LED's. I had the real deal LED's on this car and (when they worked) they looked waaaaay better. they can't compare to the LED's I have on my M. but, since this is all we've got, there's nothing really we can do and this'll have to do.
here are some pics to illustrate.
the new bulbs:
LED's on my M3:
comparison shot (yes the MB is photoshopped a bit to blank out my license plate, I didn't have an extra cover):
and, this is what the LED's look like when they're "off" (they stay on a bit b/c the power consumption is so low and they draw a tiny bit through the car's accessory power):
man, I wish LED's would work in the w203...
as for the "xenon" backup lights, no way in hell I'm installing those. they're too blue and you can see the blue right through the lens when they're off. forget that, especially for something that will only be on rarely.
04-10-2007, 10:11 AM
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I just got them today.
honestly, they're "ok." not too impressive, but not too bad either. mediocre is a good description.
the fitment isn't perfect (they're smaller than oem), and they get hot as hell (I hope they don't burn my plastic lenses).
they look a LOT better in the pictures. to the human eye, in person, they're not that great.
they don't compare to LED's. I had the real deal LED's on this car and (when they worked) they looked waaaaay better. they can't compare to the LED's I have on my M. but, since this is all we've got, there's nothing really we can do and this'll have to do.
here are some pics to illustrate.
the new bulbs:
LED's on my M3:
comparison shot (yes the MB is photoshopped a bit to blank out my license plate, I didn't have an extra cover):
and, this is what the LED's look like when they're "off" (they stay on a bit b/c the power consumption is so low and they draw a tiny bit through the car's accessory power):
man, I wish LED's would work in the w203...
as for the "xenon" backup lights, no way in hell I'm installing those. they're too blue and you can see the blue right through the lens when they're off. forget that, especially for something that will only be on rarely.
honestly, they're "ok." not too impressive, but not too bad either. mediocre is a good description.
the fitment isn't perfect (they're smaller than oem), and they get hot as hell (I hope they don't burn my plastic lenses).
they look a LOT better in the pictures. to the human eye, in person, they're not that great.
they don't compare to LED's. I had the real deal LED's on this car and (when they worked) they looked waaaaay better. they can't compare to the LED's I have on my M. but, since this is all we've got, there's nothing really we can do and this'll have to do.
here are some pics to illustrate.
the new bulbs:
LED's on my M3:
comparison shot (yes the MB is photoshopped a bit to blank out my license plate, I didn't have an extra cover):
and, this is what the LED's look like when they're "off" (they stay on a bit b/c the power consumption is so low and they draw a tiny bit through the car's accessory power):
man, I wish LED's would work in the w203...
as for the "xenon" backup lights, no way in hell I'm installing those. they're too blue and you can see the blue right through the lens when they're off. forget that, especially for something that will only be on rarely.
04-10-2007, 11:18 AM
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04-10-2007, 11:41 AM
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Right...he definitely has LEDs cuz they are dimly lit....the ones that you and I got aren't...he may have thought he had the same as ours, thats why I said that...
Outer, yes that is the sucky part, which means when they go we have to buy a new set of bulbs to go in there....if mine ever go out, I might try to put some LEDs with resistors...but hopefully they don't go out...
Outer, yes that is the sucky part, which means when they go we have to buy a new set of bulbs to go in there....if mine ever go out, I might try to put some LEDs with resistors...but hopefully they don't go out...
04-10-2007, 01:07 PM
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Right...he definitely has LEDs cuz they are dimly lit....the ones that you and I got aren't...he may have thought he had the same as ours, thats why I said that...
Outer, yes that is the sucky part, which means when they go we have to buy a new set of bulbs to go in there....if mine ever go out, I might try to put some LEDs with resistors...but hopefully they don't go out...
Outer, yes that is the sucky part, which means when they go we have to buy a new set of bulbs to go in there....if mine ever go out, I might try to put some LEDs with resistors...but hopefully they don't go out...
I think I know what the difference is between LED's and normal bulbs. Look at the very beginning of this thread, you'll see that I've been trying to get a solution to this situation even before you got your car or got to this board.
04-10-2007, 01:24 PM
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let's see, and lets give you newbs a history lesson:
$25 for LED's with built in resistors from DION that went out after a few months.
$15 for LED bulbs from eBay, $15 for resistors, $5 for wire taps, $5 for electrical wire. one side worked perfectly, the other did not.
$10 for random "xenon" look bulbs that didn't work at all from autolumination.
$16 for these things.
AND as a comparison, how much did I spend on the LED's for my M3?
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I reused the $15 LED's from eBay that didn't work on the w203, they blew out after 3 months.
I spent $25 shipped for the LED license plate bulbs from jlevisw, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they won't blow out any time soon.
04-13-2007, 03:04 PM
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I agree that they're a decent price and $16 really isn't going to break my wallet. but, I could really care less about the price on these things. you don't know how much I've spent trying to get LED's to work on the w203.
let's see, and lets give you newbs a history lesson:
$25 for LED's with built in resistors from DION that went out after a few months.
$15 for LED bulbs from eBay, $15 for resistors, $5 for wire taps, $5 for electrical wire. one side worked perfectly, the other did not.
$10 for random "xenon" look bulbs that didn't work at all from autolumination.
$16 for these things.
AND as a comparison, how much did I spend on the LED's for my M3?
here:
I reused the $15 LED's from eBay that didn't work on the w203, they blew out after 3 months.
I spent $25 shipped for the LED license plate bulbs from jlevisw, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they won't blow out any time soon.
let's see, and lets give you newbs a history lesson:
$25 for LED's with built in resistors from DION that went out after a few months.
$15 for LED bulbs from eBay, $15 for resistors, $5 for wire taps, $5 for electrical wire. one side worked perfectly, the other did not.
$10 for random "xenon" look bulbs that didn't work at all from autolumination.
$16 for these things.
AND as a comparison, how much did I spend on the LED's for my M3?
here:
I reused the $15 LED's from eBay that didn't work on the w203, they blew out after 3 months.
I spent $25 shipped for the LED license plate bulbs from jlevisw, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they won't blow out any time soon.
You do realize that $80 more bucks on top of all this money you spent on trying to make LED's work would've gotten you some springs to drop your damn car!...LOL.
Oh well, guess it doesn't matter now, but just thought I'd point it out to you, bro.
04-13-2007, 04:48 PM
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yeah but that would be another $80 + $300 to install...
04-13-2007, 08:25 PM
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MB definitely needs to get with the bling! I wish we had OEM LED tails for the w203!
04-13-2007, 08:33 PM
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no, it's a mod. virtually everything else on the rear of my M3 (turn signals and brakes) are LED's (except the backup lights, which I really don't care about). the only company that uses LED license plate lights stock is Lexus.
MB definitely needs to get with the bling! I wish we had OEM LED tails for the w203!
MB definitely needs to get with the bling! I wish we had OEM LED tails for the w203!
04-13-2007, 08:35 PM
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04-13-2007, 09:55 PM
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