Electrical LED License Plate Lights...
#51
Everyone needs to stop buying cheap, chinese eBay bulbs and expecting them to last. I get all of my bulbs from v-leds, they're washington based and have amazing customer service. They custom design all of their bulbs in-house and everything they sell is top quality. I installed these bulbs in my 2011 and have had no problems. They're plenty bright enough to light the plate but not stupidly bright. They are a nice, pure 5000K white, none of that blue-white nonsense.
http://www.v-leds.com/5K-WHITE-15W-3...-p9619294.html
When it comes to LED bulbs you need to buy quality ones if they're going to last and be trouble free. Also, most cheap bulbs aren't very bright. V-leds makes some of the most blinding bulbs on the market.
I don't work for them or anything, just a huge fan of their products!
http://www.v-leds.com/5K-WHITE-15W-3...-p9619294.html
When it comes to LED bulbs you need to buy quality ones if they're going to last and be trouble free. Also, most cheap bulbs aren't very bright. V-leds makes some of the most blinding bulbs on the market.
I don't work for them or anything, just a huge fan of their products!
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I'll second these
http://www.ledautomotive.com/product.php?id_product=129
I bought them 2 years ago an have never had a problem with my 2008
They are bright but they are pure white. Love them.
http://www.ledautomotive.com/product.php?id_product=129
I bought them 2 years ago an have never had a problem with my 2008
They are bright but they are pure white. Love them.
#57
The Coopersport modules for the puddle/footwell lights work quite well too. I found it helped to trim back the locating nubs on the door cutouts, as otherwise the modules won't fit. A better idea would have been to cut matching recesses into the light modules, but I didn't think of that at the time...
= Mike
#58
I won't purchase the AZN ones anymore. I am already on my second set for my license plate and now they are not matching in bulb color. They have all burnt out within 3 to 4 months. Too $$$ to keep doing it this way. I now carry OEM bulbs in my car in the event they burn out while I am out on the road. I do a lot of driving between NorCal or to AZ.
#59
I'll second these
http://www.ledautomotive.com/product.php?id_product=129
I bought them 2 years ago an have never had a problem with my 2008
They are bright but they are pure white. Love them.
http://www.ledautomotive.com/product.php?id_product=129
I bought them 2 years ago an have never had a problem with my 2008
They are bright but they are pure white. Love them.
#61
Try this http://www.coopersport.com/55/LPL/. It works well for the past 2 yrs without any issues.
Last edited by RockyRoad; 10-24-2012 at 10:53 PM.
#62
#64
Everyone needs to stop buying cheap, chinese eBay bulbs and expecting them to last. I get all of my bulbs from v-leds, they're washington based and have amazing customer service. They custom design all of their bulbs in-house and everything they sell is top quality. I installed these bulbs in my 2011 and have had no problems. They're plenty bright enough to light the plate but not stupidly bright. They are a nice, pure 5000K white, none of that blue-white nonsense.
http://www.v-leds.com/5K-WHITE-15W-3...-p9619294.html
When it comes to LED bulbs you need to buy quality ones if they're going to last and be trouble free. Also, most cheap bulbs aren't very bright. V-leds makes some of the most blinding bulbs on the market.
I don't work for them or anything, just a huge fan of their products!
http://www.v-leds.com/5K-WHITE-15W-3...-p9619294.html
When it comes to LED bulbs you need to buy quality ones if they're going to last and be trouble free. Also, most cheap bulbs aren't very bright. V-leds makes some of the most blinding bulbs on the market.
I don't work for them or anything, just a huge fan of their products!
#65
http://www.superbrightleds.com/morei...d-festoon/662/
(License Plate)
I have used these bulbs in all three of my MINIs going back to 2009, no bulb warnings, incredibly bright, integrated power regulation circuitry for compatibility with dimming ( cabin and footwell lights ). Definitely not e-bay Chinese bulbs...
*Do not look directly at the light without the diffuser covers in place.. (c:
(License Plate)
I have used these bulbs in all three of my MINIs going back to 2009, no bulb warnings, incredibly bright, integrated power regulation circuitry for compatibility with dimming ( cabin and footwell lights ). Definitely not e-bay Chinese bulbs...
*Do not look directly at the light without the diffuser covers in place.. (c:
#66
I have purchase PIA bulb for my fogs, regular bulbs ect ...
I have recently wanted to try some LED, bought the whole interior LED, looks pretty nice, clean white and then I decided to get licence plate LED - bought them from Ebay, went with two Leds as I didn't want to have the brightest of the brightest. looks again clean (cant believe I kept that yellowish OEM ones for that long...) no bulb warnings, fits perfectly.
Everyone do what they want,however, IMO, $10 didnt break the bank and they do look good
I have recently wanted to try some LED, bought the whole interior LED, looks pretty nice, clean white and then I decided to get licence plate LED - bought them from Ebay, went with two Leds as I didn't want to have the brightest of the brightest. looks again clean (cant believe I kept that yellowish OEM ones for that long...) no bulb warnings, fits perfectly.
Everyone do what they want,however, IMO, $10 didnt break the bank and they do look good
#68
LED License Plate Lights...
When I tried installing LED festoons on a R57 license plate I had a terrible time getting them fitted correctly. The regular bulbs are hard to seat correctly in that tiny area and the LED heat syncs made it almost impossible to get them in there. Then a couple weeks later a huge bump in the road bounced one of them out of the socket. I reinstalled the regular bulbs and gave up.
The countryman and paceman T5 style for license plate bulbs and is so much easier to install.
The countryman and paceman T5 style for license plate bulbs and is so much easier to install.
#69
Yes, a little tight fit but can be done and hold tight with our Ziza ones , a little trick so they don't wiggle out ( once installed ) is to bend it the bottom end a hair inward of the tongs to hold the bulb cone end a little more. Been running mines for years, no issues.
Also ours are canbus so no bulbs out errors. No coding required.
http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/ES2598621/
Also ours are canbus so no bulbs out errors. No coding required.
http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/ES2598621/
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#72
Reviving the thread here... been using stock halogen bulbs in the license plate area for 1+ year since the AZNOptics were a total bust. I am hesitant to use anything with CANBUS/resistors as there is nowhere for all that heat to escape.
Anyways, I finally ordered some replacement license plate LEDs after disabling the bulb out checks using NCSExpert (finally got around to it!!):
http://www.abstractocean.com/led-lic...late-bulb-kit/
VLED didn't seem to have the right festoon bulbs so I went with this small company that makes accessories for the Tesla S. The CREE LEDs have no resistors or CANBUS chips so hopefully will run cool enough... and have approx 5-5,000K colour temp.
I also ordered some VLED units for the exterior. Details are here
Anyways, I finally ordered some replacement license plate LEDs after disabling the bulb out checks using NCSExpert (finally got around to it!!):
http://www.abstractocean.com/led-lic...late-bulb-kit/
VLED didn't seem to have the right festoon bulbs so I went with this small company that makes accessories for the Tesla S. The CREE LEDs have no resistors or CANBUS chips so hopefully will run cool enough... and have approx 5-5,000K colour temp.
I also ordered some VLED units for the exterior. Details are here
Our new V4 festoon units retail $20/set of 2 units and are plug and play. Free shipping anywhere in US. International rates apply.
Last edited by AZN Optics; 08-01-2015 at 10:41 PM.
#74
#75
LED License Plate Lights...
Originally Posted by AZN Optics
That said, I've noticed browsing through NAM that quite a few of you have coded out the codes. Is there an interest for non-canbus units? Without resistance, it would actually be a lot cooler burning.