$10 modification, you all can do it~~~~~~~~~~~
05-21-2006, 11:31 AM
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.... nothing to brag about, it is a previous model....
Originally Posted by gujupimpster89@
wait so for this job there isnt any soldering neccessary right? cause i suck at it
haha..nah....just look at the pic I provided
05-21-2006, 12:09 PM
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My concern is the heat these may produce. The resister will produce heat as it is working, how warm does it get? Some of these resisters may get very hot and cause damage!!
No questio nI'm gonna try this out. If this valu resister works then it should work for other lamps in the car as well. I want this for my city lights as I have an LED in there, amber in color that gives me that message
No questio nI'm gonna try this out. If this valu resister works then it should work for other lamps in the car as well. I want this for my city lights as I have an LED in there, amber in color that gives me that message
05-21-2006, 12:22 PM
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.... nothing to brag about, it is a previous model....
Originally Posted by michakaveli
My concern is the heat these may produce. The resister will produce heat as it is working, how warm does it get? Some of these resisters may get very hot and cause damage!!
No questio nI'm gonna try this out. If this valu resister works then it should work for other lamps in the car as well. I want this for my city lights as I have an LED in there, amber in color that gives me that message
No questio nI'm gonna try this out. If this valu resister works then it should work for other lamps in the car as well. I want this for my city lights as I have an LED in there, amber in color that gives me that message
(and I don't think resistor cost $1 a piece is "value"
)It also able substant temperature between -55C to 70 C at 350V max. (well...we are only using 12V)
p.s. On the other hand, I don't know how fast your High beam bulb will heat up when in use, because LED bulb itself does NOT substance high heat.
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05-21-2006, 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by no_clue
The reason I recommend this particular resistor is because it is sealed w/ ceramic. It will dissapate heat evenly via the ceramic pores. At 1.44W, It is actually cool to touch.
05-21-2006, 01:01 PM
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.... nothing to brag about, it is a previous model....
Originally Posted by michakaveli
OK, how long wa sit on for when you touched it. The longer they are on the warmer they get... I'm excited to do this to mine
Resistor generally reach it max heat tolerance with in 1~3 min. Higher the source voltage and higher the resistant cause more heat.
Think about it this way....
your OEM 5Watt festoon bulb can generate only so much heat, you can touch it w/out burning your finger and sit safely inside your housing.
This resistor only using 1.44Watt. YOu do the calculation.
05-21-2006, 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by no_clue
Resistor generally reach it max heat tolerance with in 1~3 min. Higher the source voltage and higher the resistant cause more heat.
Think about it this way....
your OEM 5Watt festoon bulb can generate only so much heat, you can touch it w/out burning your finger and sit safely inside your housing.
This resistor only using 1.44Watt. YOu do the calculation.
Think about it this way....
your OEM 5Watt festoon bulb can generate only so much heat, you can touch it w/out burning your finger and sit safely inside your housing.
This resistor only using 1.44Watt. YOu do the calculation.
05-21-2006, 02:26 PM
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That has been my concern too, the heat from the resistor melting the covers. Not sure about these but the resistors I used for down voltaging the car's voltage for my 3V LEDs in the footwells generate so much heat that it they will burn your fingers when touched - Ok, its probably an entirely different thing for down voltaging and a serial hookup but what do I know? lol......
Even if by any chance it does heat up substantially (not that I don't believe you no_clue, just assuming here without any experience with this set up), you can always solder two thin lengths of electrical wire to the two ends of the resistors, tie the wires to the plugs and stick the resistor against something that won't be prone to melting e.g. bodywork, away from the plastic casings.
Mich, I do have another option for having yellow cities...chang your plug to W5W bulbs and there will be yellow bulbs available. I have done it for my cities and I am finding much more options with colored bulbs...I've tried blue, yellow and now using a really white W5W bulb.
Even if by any chance it does heat up substantially (not that I don't believe you no_clue, just assuming here without any experience with this set up), you can always solder two thin lengths of electrical wire to the two ends of the resistors, tie the wires to the plugs and stick the resistor against something that won't be prone to melting e.g. bodywork, away from the plastic casings.
Mich, I do have another option for having yellow cities...chang your plug to W5W bulbs and there will be yellow bulbs available. I have done it for my cities and I am finding much more options with colored bulbs...I've tried blue, yellow and now using a really white W5W bulb.
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05-21-2006, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Whitey
Mich, I do have another option for having yellow cities...chang your plug to W5W bulbs and there will be yellow bulbs available. I have done it for my cities and I am finding much more options with colored bulbs...I've tried blue, yellow and now using a really white W5W bulb.
05-21-2006, 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by michakaveli
The W5W "wedge" bulb socket properly fits the H6W for the city lights?
05-21-2006, 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Whitey
Nope, the right plug to use is a 94 R129 city light bulb plug (which is the wedge type W5W)...I have done this transplant on mine and my city lights haven't looked whiter, also tried some yellow ones and they are really yellow too
05-21-2006, 02:57 PM
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Whitey, you have a part #?
05-21-2006, 06:25 PM
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Hey guys, I'm Sunny from Sacramento Ca. No Clue u are not true to your name, great mod. I am excited to get this too. I was looking at another thread c class owners were changing out their lights to led on the rear licence plate. They complained of too much heat melting the plastic housing on their car.
Their supplier is http://www.superbrightleds.com/1157.htm
Do you have any issues with too much heat generated by these bulbs?
I have a 2001 E430 sport.
The Godfather your headlights look cool. What did you do to the park light/High beam light?
The other thread I mentioned is https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...t=puddle+light
Thanks for your help.
Sunny
Their supplier is http://www.superbrightleds.com/1157.htm
Do you have any issues with too much heat generated by these bulbs?
I have a 2001 E430 sport.
The Godfather your headlights look cool. What did you do to the park light/High beam light?
The other thread I mentioned is https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...t=puddle+light
Thanks for your help.
Sunny
05-21-2006, 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by sanjm23
Hey guys, I'm Sunny from Sacramento Ca. No Clue u are not true to your name, great mod. I am excited to get this too. I was looking at another thread c class owners were changing out their lights to led on the rear licence plate. They complained of too much heat melting the plastic housing on their car.
Their supplier is http://www.superbrightleds.com/1157.htm
Do you have any issues with too much heat generated by these bulbs?
I have a 2001 E430 sport.
The Godfather your headlights look cool. What did you do to the park light/High beam light?
The other thread I mentioned is https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...t=puddle+light
Thanks for your help.
Sunny
Their supplier is http://www.superbrightleds.com/1157.htm
Do you have any issues with too much heat generated by these bulbs?
I have a 2001 E430 sport.
The Godfather your headlights look cool. What did you do to the park light/High beam light?
The other thread I mentioned is https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...t=puddle+light
Thanks for your help.
Sunny
City lights are polarg superwhite/blue.
05-22-2006, 12:52 AM
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How to access the bulb on trunk?
No Clue, great thread. I got 2 W210. I am doing both. I have order 36mm.
Do you know how to reach to the bulb to replace? Do you go from trunk liner inside or you remove from outside 3 bolt and remove from outside?
Any information will be great. Remove the bulb from inside through trunk liner or outside by removing 3 bolts on top of lincense plate?
Do you know how to reach to the bulb to replace? Do you go from trunk liner inside or you remove from outside 3 bolt and remove from outside?
Any information will be great. Remove the bulb from inside through trunk liner or outside by removing 3 bolts on top of lincense plate?
05-22-2006, 01:00 AM
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No Clue, great thread. I got 2 W210. I am doing both. I have order 36mm.
Do you know how to reach to the bulb to replace? Do you go from trunk liner inside or you remove from outside 3 bolt and remove from outside?
Any information will be great. Remove the bulb from inside through trunk liner or outside by removing 3 bolts on top of lincense plate?
Do you know how to reach to the bulb to replace? Do you go from trunk liner inside or you remove from outside 3 bolt and remove from outside?
Any information will be great. Remove the bulb from inside through trunk liner or outside by removing 3 bolts on top of lincense plate?
05-22-2006, 02:08 AM
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Why do you guys want a bright license plate light..??
.....that the last thing you want people to know your license plate numeber......just my 2 cents.....
.....that the last thing you want people to know your license plate numeber......just my 2 cents.....
05-22-2006, 01:19 PM
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.... nothing to brag about, it is a previous model....
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Why do you guys want a bright license plate light..?? .....that the last thing you want people to know your license plate numeber......just my 2 cents.....
.....that the last thing you want people to know your license plate numeber......just my 2 cents.....It is the same idea when I look at Lexus Licsense plate, I look at it and "wow" yet I can NEVER remember what number on their plate.
Well...unless you cut someone off and flashing your finger or have personalize number like "Bite me", in that case, no matter how dim your plate light is... they will still try to remember it!!!!! blaha..
05-23-2006, 08:40 AM
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.... nothing to brag about, it is a previous model....
Originally Posted by my E430 rocket
so for the interior over head lights u dnt need a resistor?
and the under door lights do not either? just pop the lights in?
and the under door lights do not either? just pop the lights in?
Answer to your question is NOPE.
05-24-2006, 12:42 AM
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Hey no_clue, I've found the resistor does generate a bit of heat, suggest locating it elsewhere away from the housing by extending the connecting wires, just my $0.02
Somehow this set up did not work for me, the warnings still come up
, maybe its the kind of bulb I am using...gonna try a resistor with a different value and see....
Somehow this set up did not work for me, the warnings still come up
, maybe its the kind of bulb I am using...gonna try a resistor with a different value and see....
05-24-2006, 12:41 PM
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.... nothing to brag about, it is a previous model....
Originally Posted by Whitey
Hey no_clue, I've found the resistor does generate a bit of heat, suggest locating it elsewhere away from the housing by extending the connecting wires, just my $0.02
Somehow this set up did not work for me, the warnings still come up , maybe its the kind of bulb I am using...gonna try a resistor with a different value and see....
Somehow this set up did not work for me, the warnings still come up
, maybe its the kind of bulb I am using...gonna try a resistor with a different value and see....YOu could try the 50ohm one. BTW, the resistor doesn't get as warm as a OEM bulb produce, so, don't worry.
