drex,

I tap them in with splicers. I tried putting a standard 168/194 bulb into it, and its fine.

I think I'm sick of dealing with LEDs and resistors, I think I'm gonna find an alternate source for bi-x matching city lights!

T-tap splicers (the ones that look like a t and then fold over with the small metal piece that cuts through the plastic covering on the wires)?

Either way, I never bothered with the LED city lights because there's so little room to work back there and too much of a PITA to take the headlights out just to do it. My city lights lasted 3 1/2 years (PIAA Extreme whites) before I finally had to replace one of them last year. I ended up switching both of them with Raybrigs, which aren't as "white" looking, but close enough.

With the yellow fogs, it doesn't look as unmatching, so I've been happy.

Get some Rosco Colorine #80 blue bulb dye and dip your W5W or 168 (194 is too dim) lamps in it. The bulbs will look blue, but burn near the color of HID lamps.

http://www.rosco.com/us/scenic/colorine_color_chips.asp

In Manhattan, step into Bulbtronics at 9th & 49th to pick some Rosco Colorine up. Cool store if you want some unusual light bulbs.

thanks for the input! but I think i'll pass.

I think I might remove my city lights. lol I actually dont like em on.

previous owner of my car installed these...they match 8000K HIDs perfectly.
They are regular filament bulbs...he said he bought them when he was in HK

thanks rob,

I dont think I want anything "too blue"

I'm not sure if I wanna spit up that $20 for stupid PIAA bulbs.

BTW,

you guys with BIX

how many brown and grey wires are attached to your city lights?

The parking lamps (sometimes called city lights) are the same wedge based lamps in either type of car, incandescent or HID. The lamps are W5W, which means "Wedge, 5 Watts." American spec lamp 168 is very close to this, but rated just a little less wattage than European spec bulb. The lamp is controlled by the front SAM in the same manner. A transistor turns the lamp on and off. There is a small resistor in the SAM that allows the controller in the SAM to read the lamp current. If the value read is very far from 5 watts, you get an error message because the front SAM thinks the bulb has a defect.

German cars generally use brown wires as ground. They are most often connected to terminal 31 on relays. I'll look at my wiring diagram (unrolling now) ahhh, The side light/Parking light E1e3 (left) and E2e3 (right) have two brown wires to one lamp terminal. These connect to ground W9 on the left, and W16/4 on the right.

The front SAM feeds +12 volts to the left lamp on a gray/black wire. The right lamp is fed with a gray/red wire.

The brown wires must all be connected to ground. The reason there are two brown wires is it the lamp socket is being used as a tie point to allow just one wire to be connected to ground.

wow! thanks for the info dude.

I think I know what the issue is. first I need to remove the HID kit. more space to work with.

trying to jinx me bro? *knock on wood

i'm scared, i ain't gon lie, haah. but i try to keep it down, yet sometimes i just feel like stomping it and hear music that roars. oh well, cross my fingers!

sweet mods man way to go

dude lemme come hear it in person before you get a FIX-IT ticket man!!

go to the muffler shop again and adjust the tips higher...other than that

Next time you do a video I can help you hold the camera! It sucks to let it on the floor!

Good stuff man! Sac in the house!

thanks, yours is looking great also!
diew, don't jinx me pok gai! come to sac over the summer, cuz i ain't gonna be back up north till summertime
thanks frank, i was going to get it done at speedway, but i was short on time.. can't miss class because the prof marks me down for no attendance.. biznitch!
haha, i know right? but i had a shoebox in the car for the second video you never did tell me; do you live in elk grove? and if so, where?
NorCal represent...

Yep Elk Grove... take me less than 5min to get to that highschool you were talking about ... on Power Inn right?

yup haha

is it me or are the tips sticking out a little too much?

WOT video!

are they really sticking out too much? i think they are hanging down a little, but i'll get htat corrected in a bit. the shop was using the old hangers so iduno

okay, so some of you guys know i got the LED C Tails, and i couldn't been happier. the LED's are still working fine, i'll update as time goes by.

i got my inspiration from Beaver's Benz, and i also did my tails like him. i liked how it looked on his car, and i like it on mine also! didn't turn out as bad as i thought. w221-kinda ftw!

also met up with spydapig [tien] and we just chilled for a bit at Monterey Trails HS in Elk Grove. haha

+Depo LED Tails
+custom painted [thanks Beaver's Benz for the idea ]
+silver brabus centercaps
+hyperwhite reverse and turn signals [thanks jonathon]
+nexen n3000/n7000 225/40/18 255/35/18 [thanks frank] no more rubbin!

- in the works:
- 05+ side blinkers and wheel well covers!






















oh, and can used springs settle again? my front seems to be lower, although i have the same tire sizes..

looks good

looks good! i love how the tails look from a distance! maybe you should tint out the white too, like how frank had his!

i like it too. but i like the white, so no tinting that. i wanna tint the red just a little though, so it could be cherryish. any advice?

a few light coats of vht nite shades....i have like over a dozen coats on each of my taillights to give you an idea...