led front turn signal bulbs
08-25-2010, 01:55 PM
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led front turn signal bulbs
hi guys i bought SMD led bulbs from ebay for my front turn signal because i want it to be white instead of amber. the error message came on and it doesn't work. does anyone have the same problem?
08-25-2010, 02:25 PM
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Not really, I haven't come across anyone who has done it. I know LEDs work in the city lights and license plate lights. The ones for the license plates usually have built-in resistors. LED's use less power than our stock bulbs so that's why the car thinks it's not working and throws errors.
08-25-2010, 02:27 PM
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Working on direct plug-in error free LED front turn signal now. My tester should be arriving hopefully next week. Also will have direct plug-in error free LED rear turn signals.
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08-25-2010, 03:54 PM
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On 204s, our front and rear turn signals are actually different so I'll be carrying two types. Fronts are 3457 connectors and rears are 7507. Since I my manufacturer only deals in bulk, only colors that will be offered will be white and red.
08-25-2010, 05:19 PM
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Damn, neither one will fit my w209. To the OP, I came across this link. It's for fogs but....
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...tall-help.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...tall-help.html
08-25-2010, 07:32 PM
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just swaping the turn signal to LED (even with error cancellor) will change the speed of the blinking to "very fast" this happens on a non euro car (which doesnt need error cancellor).
08-26-2010, 12:52 AM
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if they appear white, but will blink amber, you should be okay. but if you're
saying that you want it to blink white, you will likely fun afoul of most traffic
codes in the US.
i did same as zan, ie stealth bulb which appears silver but when powered up,
is amber. that is nice because i don't get that egg yolk appearance when
the bulb is off.
saying that you want it to blink white, you will likely fun afoul of most traffic
codes in the US.
i did same as zan, ie stealth bulb which appears silver but when powered up,
is amber. that is nice because i don't get that egg yolk appearance when
the bulb is off.
08-26-2010, 06:44 AM
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I dunno, in NY it is ILLEGAL to have white front signals, they MUST be amber, but the rear signals can be red or amber.
I will very much be interested in getting these LED indicator lights, but unless the red ones look yellow/amber in color, I won't be getting any front signal LED's, and only the red rear LEDs. Can you please make amber for front and rear, if not rear, at least front.
I will very much be interested in getting these LED indicator lights, but unless the red ones look yellow/amber in color, I won't be getting any front signal LED's, and only the red rear LEDs. Can you please make amber for front and rear, if not rear, at least front.
08-26-2010, 11:56 AM
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I'll probably have a limited run of amber LED turn signals, but there really wouldn't be as much interest from what I've polled due to it pretty much being stock and people could just stealth their existing amber bulbs. Red rear turn signals is legal pretty much everywhere in the US and gives it the Euro look as Euro spec 204s have red rear turn signals.
08-26-2010, 02:41 PM
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I understand, if not, its not a big deal, I will probably just buy white ones anyway... haha. What do you think would be worse, red ones in the front, or white ones?
08-26-2010, 03:42 PM
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Not gonna carry red in front at all actually. That's universally illegal as police/emergency vehicle use red flashes in front to signal people in front of them.
08-26-2010, 07:49 PM
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I'll probably have a limited run of amber LED turn signals, but there really wouldn't be as much interest from what I've polled due to it pretty much being stock and people could just stealth their existing amber bulbs. Red rear turn signals is legal pretty much everywhere in the US and gives it the Euro look as Euro spec 204s have red rear turn signals.
Actually, I would think that amber LED's for front would be pretty popular because of they have a different flash pattern than bulbs (near instantaneous off/on) and look "cooler"... like the new BMW front turn signals. Although it's the same color, the flash is more "crisp" and brighter, and matches the mirror turn signal better than bulbs.
If you make amber LED's for W211 Front & Back, I would be tempted to order. Maybe you should post to see if there's any interest with the W211 crew... I've read that some posters are somewhat disappointed that their turn signals aren't LED's.
