Anyone Fit LED's For Sidelights 2011 Year?
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Anyone Fit LED's For Sidelights 2011 Year?
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Late 2011 GL500 and Im wanting to replace the awful yellow sidelight W5W bulbs with a white LED type to try and match the Xenon white colour from the dipped beam but here in the UK all sellers on eBay etc. seem to think their LED options will trigger an error message on the dash, anyone fitted a nice white (without being over bright) LED in this fitting and have no error messages please?
My GL has LED rear lights and LED puddle lights under the mirrors so why on earth did MB fit these yellow halogen bulbs, oh I know, because the X166 was due out a year later. Looks horrible.
Thanks
Carl
Late 2011 GL500 and Im wanting to replace the awful yellow sidelight W5W bulbs with a white LED type to try and match the Xenon white colour from the dipped beam but here in the UK all sellers on eBay etc. seem to think their LED options will trigger an error message on the dash, anyone fitted a nice white (without being over bright) LED in this fitting and have no error messages please?
My GL has LED rear lights and LED puddle lights under the mirrors so why on earth did MB fit these yellow halogen bulbs, oh I know, because the X166 was due out a year later. Looks horrible.
Thanks
Carl
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Would not recommend any LEDs for forward projecting lights in housing not designed specifically to capture LED surface mounted light spread. You're better off with an HID conversion (we carry top end Morimoto kits). LEDs are ideal for indication type lighting or short throw lighting.
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Would not recommend any LEDs for forward projecting lights in housing not designed specifically to capture LED surface mounted light spread. You're better off with an HID conversion (we carry top end Morimoto kits). LEDs are ideal for indication type lighting or short throw lighting.
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sorry, I forgot to take pictures but I did get the LED's From AZN,
I got:
Low Beam D1S 6000k Morimoto
Parking Lamp W5W LED 6000k
Side Marker WY5W AMBER LED
Turn Signal 3457A AMBER LED
Back Up P21W LED White
So far they are great! I will try to remember to snap a few pictures
I got:
Low Beam D1S 6000k Morimoto
Parking Lamp W5W LED 6000k
Side Marker WY5W AMBER LED
Turn Signal 3457A AMBER LED
Back Up P21W LED White
So far they are great! I will try to remember to snap a few pictures
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How do the 6000k low beam and parking lamps look?
Thats the exact set up I want is your car a facelift model, any error messages?
All suppliers of canbus error free parking LED's here in the UK said they thought their product would trigger error messages?
Do all 164 GL's have D1S, I thought mine had D2S but not sure now?
Thats the exact set up I want is your car a facelift model, any error messages?
All suppliers of canbus error free parking LED's here in the UK said they thought their product would trigger error messages?
Do all 164 GL's have D1S, I thought mine had D2S but not sure now?
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How do the 6000k low beam and parking lamps look?
Thats the exact set up I want is your car a facelift model, any error messages?
All suppliers of canbus error free parking LED's here in the UK said they thought their product would trigger error messages?
Do all 164 GL's have D1S, I thought mine had D2S but not sure now?
Thats the exact set up I want is your car a facelift model, any error messages?
All suppliers of canbus error free parking LED's here in the UK said they thought their product would trigger error messages?
Do all 164 GL's have D1S, I thought mine had D2S but not sure now?
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Any updates on an easy solution to add HID's to a 2012 GL? I've read posts, and most talk abotu flickering or errors. Do you have experience with this?
Also, what about models that have the LED strip lights in the bumper but they don't do the BRIGHT daytime running light mode that models with the lighting package have. How do you get them to go bright, is there a hack or jumper?? They look like the same lights.
Also, what about models that have the LED strip lights in the bumper but they don't do the BRIGHT daytime running light mode that models with the lighting package have. How do you get them to go bright, is there a hack or jumper?? They look like the same lights.
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Any pictures yet please, keen to see how the 6000k look in real life if possible?
Any issues with the Morimoto D1S bulbs, read stories of flickering, poor focs, colour mismatch etc.
AZN Optics dont have the 6000k in the sidelight wedges at the moment so only 5000k to chose from.
Any issues with the Morimoto D1S bulbs, read stories of flickering, poor focs, colour mismatch etc.
AZN Optics dont have the 6000k in the sidelight wedges at the moment so only 5000k to chose from.
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I also installed LED White For the Interior LED Conversion
2011 GL550
You will need: Bulb Types
5 x 194 For Trunk Area
4 x C5W For Doors
4 x C5W For Footwell
1 x C5W For Glove Box
2 x 194 For Front Dome Light
2 x C5W For Sun Visor
2 x 194 For Light Over Rear Door
2011 GL550
You will need: Bulb Types
5 x 194 For Trunk Area
4 x C5W For Doors
4 x C5W For Footwell
1 x C5W For Glove Box
2 x 194 For Front Dome Light
2 x C5W For Sun Visor
2 x 194 For Light Over Rear Door
