interior LED for beige leather?

chrisE92 · 07-20-2009, 01:59 AM

Anyone done this? I can't find pictures of this setup. Preferably on an E92.

It's cool having an LED interior, but at the same time, I feel like the stock bulbs give off that warm ambience.

Voice your opinions, please!

JayKay335i · 07-20-2009, 02:28 AM

I live my Autohaus kit. I have black leather but I'll be posting a review with pictures in a couple days. I think if you check the vendor section they have a bunch of pictures with them in a beige interior.

rollyn2night · 07-20-2009, 04:57 AM

I think they will look fine with the beige interior. I also ordered the f1 autohaus kit and now im hesitant to install the kit. Btw my car is AW and saddle brown leather, and I dont know how it will look with the leather

iheartsole · 07-20-2009, 09:27 AM

prob looks good. since the interior is light so it will look brighter

SV Concepts III · 07-20-2009, 12:57 PM

I had them on my E46 beige interior, it worked well.

tintivilus · 07-20-2009, 03:32 PM

I think the kicker would be matching the ambient lighting in the doors, which I'm pretty sure is LED. Having two different colors of lighting would look odd I think and the door lighting would be non-trivial to switch out.

yamazaho · 07-20-2009, 05:50 PM

Ummm, what you think???

These are also from Mike@F1 Autohaüs FYI.

chrisE92 · 07-21-2009, 10:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yamazaho

Ummm, what you think???

These are also from Mike@F1 Autohaüs FYI.

I'm SOLD!!! Does the kit from Mike@F1 throw any codes? BTW, anymore pictures you can share? I see that you have your interior CF wrapped.. which is another thing i've been wanting

thanks!

PaulBailey@ltbmw · 07-21-2009, 10:46 PM

Do It!
It will look sick,

yamazaho · 07-22-2009, 12:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrisE92

I'm SOLD!!! Does the kit from Mike@F1 throw any codes? BTW, anymore pictures you can share? I see that you have your interior CF wrapped.. which is another thing i've been wanting

thanks!

No the kit does not throw any code at all, and they dim just like stock bulbs.

I've got 2 more for your viewing pleasure......

JayKay335i · 07-22-2009, 01:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tintivilus

I think the kicker would be matching the ambient lighting in the doors, which I'm pretty sure is LED. Having two different colors of lighting would look odd I think and the door lighting would be non-trivial to switch out.

Two different colors or lighting? The kit pretty much matches the color of the door handle LEDs. Looks great with them. It replaces every interior bulb (dome, reading, under the door, footwell, glove compartment, trunk, etc). I should have pictures soon once my buddy emails them to me.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=273223

Mike@F1 Autohaüs · 07-22-2009, 01:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tintivilus

I think the kicker would be matching the ambient lighting in the doors, which I'm pretty sure is LED. Having two different colors of lighting would look odd I think and the door lighting would be non-trivial to switch out.

There are two different color BMW door handle LEDs btw if anyone has noticed. One is 5k-ish like the RD LED lamps and one is 6k-ish w/ a slight blueish/purplish hue.

chrisE92 · 07-22-2009, 01:42 AM

This kit sounds sick. Looking to place my order soon!

btw mike, do you have pics of the UHP led license plate lights? I'm hoping it's not too bright. I'm looking for one that's close to the OEM led's, maybe a little brighter (but definitely not as bright as the RD ones)

Mike@F1 Autohaüs · 07-22-2009, 02:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrisE92

This kit sounds sick. Looking to place my order soon!

btw mike, do you have pics of the UHP led license plate lights? I'm hoping it's not too bright. I'm looking for one that's close to the OEM led's, maybe a little brighter (but definitely not as bright as the RD ones)

They're not too bright but brighter than most LED license plate bulbs sold here except for R-Dash lamps. And I'm temporarily sold out of them since they're quite popular with the E46 crowd.

I was thinking about having another LED option as you suggested that's almost as bright as the R-Dash but not as expensive. PM me for more details

R-Dash (L) v. new LED option (R)

*it's not purple as shown in the picture but more of a 6k white

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chrisE92 Brigadier General 251 Rep 4,494 Posts Drives: Monaco Blue E92 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: LA to HB iTrader: (21)	This kit sounds sick. Looking to place my order soon! btw mike, do you have pics of the UHP led license plate lights? I'm hoping it's not too bright. I'm looking for one that's close to the OEM led's, maybe a little brighter (but definitely not as bright as the RD ones) __________________ photos
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