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      01-28-2009, 12:55 PM   #45
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They look great!!! But I wish you can do something for the gauges.. if you can manage to make them white, then I'm buying the whole package

I think it will not look good knowing everything will be white except the amber gauges/knobs.
There's a guy in German ebay that sells the entire dash conversion kit. You need to cut and solder every piece of LED yourself. Good luck doing that. I definitely won't force it upon you. Also, my M guage lights up in white at night.

In all seriousness, this is just my hobby and I just do it for fun. I don't sell any of those items.
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Thanks Rob. I still have a black headliner at Luxury Details waiting for you
Thanks for the heads-up Kev. I'll let you know what my plans are. If this suspension situation doesn't end up as desired, there might be a major change of direction in the future. I think you know where that may be heading.
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They look great!!! But I wish you can do something for the gauges.. if you can manage to make them white, then I'm buying the whole package

I think it will not look good knowing everything will be white except the amber gauges/knobs.
Like Kev said, you would have to individually solder each LED. Then there's the possibility of having "hot spots". Sure, it can be done but it's not a fun process. I changed the gauges to white on my previous car and I must have logged about 16hrs on the project. PM me if you do decide to take on the task though, I have some helpful pointers.
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Yes. You need the Bellof Sirius Revo. Ask your buddy in Taiwan to get you some.

http://item.rakuten.co.jp/creer/dba505/

http://www.bellof.co.jp/products/led.html#siriusrevo
sorry, do they sell this in Taiwan too or just in Japan?
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sorry, do they sell this in Taiwan too or just in Japan?
They might in TW. I think you should be able to find them in car accessories shop. You might have to go to a couple of them to find the bulbs though.
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I wish they sell this in HK, then I could just bring back whole lot for you guys
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Kev - Did your map/dome lights turn off with other LED's prior to getting yourself those Sirius/Bellof's? Does the new dome light from BREX stay on or are you just dealing with the fact that they shut off when the car is running?
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There's a guy in German ebay that sells the entire dash conversion kit. You need to cut and solder every piece of LED yourself. Good luck doing that. I definitely won't force it upon you. Also, my M guage lights up in white at night.

In all seriousness, this is just my hobby and I just do it for fun. I don't sell any of those items.
Ohh I see.. well they look great!! I thought you were planning to sell these as a vendor lol
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Kev - Did your map/dome lights turn off with other LED's prior to getting yourself those Sirius/Bellof's? Does the new dome light from BREX stay on or are you just dealing with the fact that they shut off when the car is running?
No, they stay on the whole time. I think we've been through this discussion before. The Bellof are the only ones that I have tested that would stay on in the map light at ALL times. The BREX and the BavAuto LED24 stay on in the dome light at all times, no issues whatsoever.

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Ohh I see.. well they look great!! I thought you were planning to sell these as a vendor lol
Nah, I only do this as a hobby. Somehow I have an obsession for white light in the interior.

However, I have posted links to all the projects that I have done so people can duplicate if they wish.

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I wish they sell this in HK, then I could just bring back whole lot for you guys
I think they might sell those in HKG as well. Try looking for them in Mong Kok or To Kwa Wan on the Kowloon side or Tai Hang in Hong Kong side.
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Kev:

bimmian still haven't solved thier LED problems. Surprise, surprise.

I'm still looking for an LED solution for my front and rear overhead and map lights.
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I will look for it in March when I go back!!
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Kev:

bimmian still haven't solved thier LED problems. Surprise, surprise.

I'm still looking for an LED solution for my front and rear overhead and map lights.
Just get the Bellof, man.....
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Last time I checked, the damn Bellof was over $50 per bulb.... duh.
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Last time I checked, the damn Bellof was over $50 per bulb.... duh.
Well, it IS the only bulb that would work
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Update:

Evan @ Tischer is nice enough to order up the front passenger foot well lights for me. I'll be doing a PnP conversion of these foot well lights with LED once they get in. That way, you will not have to modify your current housings to accommodate these large LED bulbs.



The LED bulb that will be used for this application is this:

http://www.ledlight.com/t10-wedge-si...led-light.aspx



This is gonna be VERY bright and 100% plug and play with no modifications required.
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New plug and play puddle / foot well light = PROJECT COMPLETED

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Question Reverse Light LED

Kev - Can you recommend a SUPER BRIGHT 194 LED bulb for my reverse lights? I currently have these installed and it looks good, but i just want it to be BRIGHTER!
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I've tried some regular front firing LED's that were "technically" brighter than the ones in the pic but they didn't look brighter when they were installed because the light was firing straight out and not reflecting off of all the mirrors in the bulb housing. It has to be small enough to fit in the housing like the pic but i just want a brighter one. Any ideas?
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Kev - Can you recommend a SUPER BRIGHT 194 LED bulb for my reverse lights? I currently have these installed and it looks good, but i just want it to be BRIGHTER!
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I've tried some regular front firing LED's that were "technically" brighter than the ones in the pic but they didn't look brighter when they were installed because the light was firing straight out and not reflecting off of all the mirrors in the bulb housing. It has to be small enough to fit in the housing like the pic but i just want a brighter one. Any ideas?
I actually have not touched the back up light. If you can fit these (http://www.ledlight.com/t10-wedge-11...led-light.aspx) in, they should be super bright with 3 forward facing SMTs and 8 side facing SMTs.
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[IMG]file:///C:/Users/Ken/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg[/IMG][IMG]file:///C:/Users/Ken/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.jpg[/IMG]Do you know how many Lumen it fires on the sides and/or front?

I was thinking these http://www.ledlight.com/t15-wedg-36-...led-light.aspx
but it doesn't list the size of them. I think i'm going to try the ones you recommended. It's basically doubling the LED's i'm using now (tripling the front) so it's worth a shot.
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Here are a few more and they list all the dimensions:
http://autolumination.com/906.htm
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PIAA Map & Dome light LED's from Bavauto.com

Kev - I just went on bavauto.com and saw PIAA Map LED's for $50 and PIAA Dome LED's for $60 both for the e92.
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Have you tried these out? I don't like the 24 Dome LED from them because it's so uneven. You said that the BREX Dome LED was a lot more uniform. Did you use that site your wife uses to by them from Japan? If so, how much were the Dome LED's?
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