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Old Jan 12, 2009 | 04:44 PM
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FS: LED festoon

hi guys,

pair of 9 LED festoons for sale.

39mm in length

color is blue

they are from Autolumination (high-powered and "protected") and are practically new - i tried to fit one in, but i need a different size.

no guarantees that these will not flicker or not cause any error messages - sold as is.


$18 shipped.....thanks.

Old Jan 12, 2009 | 06:51 PM
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They will flicker without a load equalizer/resistor installed. You'll have to splice your wires to install that. I have the same lights and they won't work and I don't want to splice my wires and install a resistor.
Old Jan 12, 2009 | 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by wusty
They will flicker without a load equalizer/resistor installed. You'll have to splice your wires to install that. I have the same lights and they won't work and I don't want to splice my wires and install a resistor.
thanks for the info....i wanted to try because a fellow member said that they worked for him as a straight replacement.
Old Jan 12, 2009 | 11:40 PM
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I know. Thats what happened to me. I read that they were just plug and play and that they wouldn't flicker, then I bought em, installed and they didn't work. I called autoillumination and they said some cars need resistors to get the LED's to work. Suck!
Old Feb 10, 2009 | 11:11 PM
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by ksc
WTF does that comment mean?
Old Feb 15, 2009 | 11:28 PM
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Where does this led is fit??? dome light??? license plate??? interior mirror light???
Old Feb 16, 2009 | 02:01 AM
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Where does this led is fit??? dome light??? license plate??? interior mirror light???
it fits wherever you have a 39mm bulb.

members have fitted them in the license plate and other places but i don't know for certain all the applications.

i bought them for the license plate on my W220, but it's too big for the clip.
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by ksc
it fits wherever you have a 39mm bulb.

members have fitted them in the license plate and other places but i don't know for certain all the applications.

i bought them for the license plate on my W220, but it's too big for the clip.
The 39mm will fit the license plate bulbs. It's slightly longer but works fine on my E320. Just keep in mind, if you don't install resistors the bulbs aren't gonna work.
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Hey ksc, do you have any pictures of the led's on?

I'm stuck between blue or superwhite LED's for my rear license plates. If you can provide pictures and they're the color i like, i'll takem today.
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Hey ksc, do you have any pictures of the led's on?

I'm stuck between blue or superwhite LED's for my rear license plates. If you can provide pictures and they're the color i like, i'll takem today.
sorry, i don't have pictures because these festoons are the wrong size for my car.
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Cant you just tap two wires onto a 12volt battery? XD
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Originally Posted by thepinoc
Cant you just tap two wires onto a 12volt battery? XD
i'll see what i can do...
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how come i was able to plug and play leds witthout installing resistors?
hmm.. odd!
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Some model years require resistors, some don't.

TCHU-...which led bulbs did you use?
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im not too sure what they were called or by what brand.. i jsut bought them at a car accessory shop

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