[LuxAngelEyes]

Wow Lots of great pictures! Its very hard to take pictures at night but that last picture does a very good job.

[SilverII]

Just FYI... these do flicker during bulb check on startup....

[rollinstone157]

Originally Posted by SilverII

Just FYI... these do flicker during bulb check on startup....

Indeed, every LED replacement I've seen (interior bulbs aside) will. However, the fix is easy: find someone who can code out bulb-check on those specific bulbs (takes less than 30 seconds), or if you're feeling particularly adventurous, do it yourself.

[Dark_Knight_335]

Originally Posted by B-737

These are super easy, will take you all but 5 - 10 minutes. There's really no need for a guide but in case you have apprehensions here's the really drilled down version...
No bulb alerts on dash, nice plug and play set up!


Remove the panel by pulling on the outer edge.



Use Torx T-20 driver remove the screws. use caution, do not drop them.



Old light will come out. remove the electrical connectors.



connect the new male blades into the female factory terminal connectors.
I seated my blades in with a jewelers flat head screw driver by pushing on the blade into the connector.
RED to Gray
Black to White
if you mess them up dont worry, you can swap them, no harm to your car.



When you install the LEDs the angled side goes toward the middle of the car.
i zip tied everything to make sure there would be limited movement and no rattles.



Stock on passenger side, LUX on Drivers side. No bulb alerts on dash.



Both are in.



Reverse lamps are lighting from my garage, down my 4 car driveway, and across my two lane street. a minimum of 100 feet away. HUGE improvement.
they are actually lighting up the front of the neighbors house lol

Great job Kev! They look pretty effing incredible

[didyoufeelit]

anybody replace their reverse lights w/ LEDs for pre lci e90? seems like all of this is all for lci..

if not, are the halogen replacements the same for pre lci's too (bulb housing, fitment)?

[hiter202]

check these out guys, just happened to have stumbled on them
http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate...rUrl=Translate

[rollinstone157]

Originally Posted by didyoufeelit

anybody replace their reverse lights w/ LEDs for pre lci e90? seems like all of this is all for lci..

if not, are the halogen replacements the same for pre lci's too (bulb housing, fitment)?

The Pre-LCI E90 has it made...you have a 1156 bulb for your reverse light, and since it's a bigger bulb, you can cram more LEDs in there, and thus...you get a brighter product.
http://autolumination.com/1156_1157.htm - you'll want the white 1156 version of the 7-Watt Eagle Eye SMT tower. It's ridiculously bright. However, it will throw errors. But the fix is easy! You can either: wire in a resistor, or get the bulb-check on those bulbs coded out. Super simple.

[Jeff@TopGearSolutions]

If there is enough interest in the 1156 i'll have HPB make an error free option....

[Quisp]

Originally Posted by elitefusion

check these out guys, just happened to have stumbled on them
http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate...rUrl=Translate

Those are going to light up the housing more than anything. Not designed for the housing, just a generic design.

[hiter202]

Originally Posted by kjrulz

Correct me if I'm wrong but it looks like:

BA15S - diameter = 17mm
BA9S - diameter = 10.65mm

That 23 led one you pointed out looks great, but I think there should be an easier option then fanagling that bulb into the smaller ba9s socket. I could be wrong though as the LED bulb's base might be similar sizes before they enter the base sockets.


I'm really curious to see how easy it would be to remove the canbus circuit. alot of qs...

Hey guys, just wondering if you can help me out.
I did the rear fog light switch a while back and ended up driving with rear fogs and of course later that week noticed that the bulbs were too powerful and ended up melting the housing from the inside of the taillight trunk part, so...i already got them replaced at the stealership. Now, I am looking to change those bulbs from the standard bulb to an LED, but having a hard time finding one which will fit properly and not heat up at all so that it doesnt melt again.

I have a 2011 E92 LCI

[hiter202]

Originally Posted by Quisp

Those are going to light up the housing more than anything. Not designed for the housing, just a generic design.

isnt the clear plastic part on the taillight separate from the rest? meaning, isnt it closed off, so technically it will light up the clear plastic part and since its closed off, it will reflect off of the chrome parts inside the closed off sides of the backup/reverse part of the headlight...and i was just simply pointing out that someone else created something like this and that it looks very cool/sleek.

[Quisp]

What i meant by lighting up the housing is that it will light up the reverse light area of the housing but not project a lot of light out on the area behind the car. I was not trying to be rude or anything. Just something i found from experience

[starbai]

so still nothing decent out for the Lci e90 huh?

[rollinstone157]

Originally Posted by starbai

so still nothing decent out for the Lci e90 huh?

I've had good luck with these so far:
http://www.v-leds.com/5K-WHITE-19-LE...07296-1-2.html

And I imagine these would be even better since the projector lens bypasses the crappy reflector:
http://www.v-leds.com/6K-WHITE-9W-LE...96372-1-2.html

You shouldn't get errors with either of these bulbs on an E90 LCI (note: may not apply if the vehicle is a Pre-LCI upgraded with LCI tail lights).

For a superbright application, I'm looking into retrofitting these http://www.v-leds.com/V3-TRITON-RED-...-p9815034.html into every incandescent bulb in my E90's tail lights (1 pair rear fog, 1 pair reverse, 2 pairs brake). I know the installation won't be a simple plug-and-play like they are designed for since we have these fancy bulb carriers...

[starbai]

Originally Posted by rollinstone157

I've had good luck with these so far:
http://www.v-leds.com/5K-WHITE-19-LE...07296-1-2.html

And I imagine these would be even better since the projector lens bypasses the crappy reflector:
http://www.v-leds.com/6K-WHITE-9W-LE...96372-1-2.html

You shouldn't get errors with either of these bulbs on an E90 LCI (note: may not apply if the vehicle is a Pre-LCI upgraded with LCI tail lights).

For a superbright application, I'm looking into retrofitting these http://www.v-leds.com/V3-TRITON-RED-...-p9815034.html into every incandescent bulb in my E90's tail lights (1 pair rear fog, 1 pair reverse, 2 pairs brake). I know the installation won't be a simple plug-and-play like they are designed for since we have these fancy bulb carriers...

I went ahead and purchased the second one u suggested: http://www.v-leds.com/6K-WHITE-9W-LED-HIGH-p9796372.html

Really hope I don't get errors that's my biggest concern.

Will report back on how it goes.

[Professor///M]

Originally Posted by starbai

so still nothing decent out for the Lci e90 huh?

Um, did you read my FIRST POST?! Yes, something decent for the LCI e90. For a couple of bucks.

[starbai]

Originally Posted by PAMidge

Um, did you read my FIRST POST?! Yes, something decent for the LCI e90. For a couple of bucks.

I did but here was my concern:

PAMidge:
"I have been using both the halogen and the LED for about 1 week without any issues nor error codes - something that was a problem with my old LED bulbs - days without bulb errors, then a string of days with them."


-- I reallly do not want to deal with errors, and if the ones I just purchased do have errors as well, I'll likely just go back to stock till a true, bright, no error option comes available.

[Professor///M]

Well I can say that since I installed mine, and upgraded to the bigger ones too, I have not thrown an error code at all. They have worked flawlessly >1.5 years.

[starbai]

Originally Posted by PAMidge

Well I can say that since I installed mine, and upgraded to the bigger ones too, I have not thrown an error code at all. They have worked flawlessly >1.5 years.

I see... well then hopefully this works out! Thanks for the suggestions... I'll definitely report my findings with these as well.