LED Bulbs
 

I have been asked about this a couple times so here is the list of what you need to do LEDS for Countryman Top to bottom(not including headlights).

I got all of my stuff from superbrightleds.com

2-WLEDx5 yellow(or white) for side markers#
4-WLEDx5 your color(mine are blue) for the puddle lights under each door
3-WLEDx5 white(choose your favorite white, mine are cool white) for the two foot wells in the front and the light in the boot
1-WLEDx5 your color(mine is cool white) for the dome light
2-WLEDx5 your color(mine is cool white) for the License Plate#*
2-WLEDX6 white(choose your favorite white, mine are cool white) for the driving lights above the fogs*
4-WLEDx6 white(choose your favorite white, mine are cool white)for the map lights front and rear

Taillights:
6-115x-x18-T Red 1156 For Brakes, tails and turns*
2-115x-x18-T CoolWht 1156, for reverse lights

Edit: Siriuszero has found that if you use the more expensive 45 LED towers, resistors are not needed, so I included the info here:
6-115x-x45-T Red 1156 For Brakes, tails and turns
2-115x-x45-T CoolWht 1156, for reverse lights
*= see my post about resistors
#=you will need to file down the outward facing blobs of plastic on the WLED-x5, don't worry, they are made of plastic they file down very easily with sand paper

I haven't switched the fogs yet, but probably will and will update when I do, they will def need resistors. I didn't do them on the front blinker and here's why:
1. LED's don't like to get hot and my xenons will give you a sunburn.
2. the chrome dusted ambers look better in the headlight housing because i have done a joey mod on mine.

I hope that's useful and that I get to see some pictures soon!

sorry
 

thought i saw this a couple weeks ago but had a brainfart.:lol:

That is immensely helpful! Thank you! :thumbsup:

How much did it all run you?

I'm curious to see what kind of difference it makes to the exterior lights.

Lights and resistors totaled less than $230. I'll take some night shots. It looks completely different.

What kind of resistors are you using?

For the side markers, I noticed you had another thread where you replaced them with a LED strip. Did you replace the strip with the one listed above or did you stick with the strip. The strip looks good, but I worry about the brightness. Granted, my side marker will not be blacked out...

Your car looks great BTW. I feel confident True Blue was the right color choice for me now :nod:

Resistors are from super bright. The smaller ones did the trick. I actually scrapped the strip LED side markers. I now have single cool white WLED-x5's in them and they are blacked out. I think it looks good. I may go back to yellow lights but for now the cool white.

Are these the resistors you're referring to?:


Will the smaller resistor work on the taillights as well? Did you have any problems with space?

We all look forward to the pictures! :)

Okay. Here goes.
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co.../IMG_00417.jpg
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https://www.northamericanmotoring.co.../IMG_00298.jpg

Are those cool white ones as blue as they look in the pictures?

Erg sorry....forgot to insert the link... http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...dresistor.html

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As I put in my first post.....the puddle lights(the ones under the doors) are blue.

Thanks for the resistor tip!

I meant your license plate lights and reverse lights - the pictures make them look pretty blue

I think they just look very clean, there are two whites that they carry for the Reverse lights, warm and cool. The license plate ones come in three shades--cool, bright and warm. They are only $3 a piece so you might as well buy a couple extra and experiment. I live in SoFlo, where "bling is king" so I want mine to look like they are different.
It looks much better in person. Lights at night don't photograph very well.

Hmm.. Good point.

Don't get me wrong, I think your car looks great! :thumbsup: Just curious is all because I know that night shots never show things right

Did you have the LED interior lights package?? I mean, the one where u can choose the light color :)

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co.../IMG_00347.JPG

the light under the door was already there or u install it?

They are under the door sill. They are called puddle lights. And yes, I do have the interior mood lighting, but the majority of the blue you are seeing is the puddle lights.

:) didn't know that puddle lights are stock.....

Btw, what kind of light did u use? I mean, the code... For example for the parking lights i bought w5w

Everything I've done is at the beginning of this thread in detail.

Yeah but i can't see the plug type...

U just wrote the name of the LED that u found on the website.... For example the parking light technical name is T10 W5W....

Turn signal bulb: P21W (or PY21W)
Fog lamp bulb: H8
Side turn signals: W5W
License plate lamps: C5W

Those are all incandescent traditional numbers. ALL of the lights I have done are miniature wedge with the exception of the tails and reverse. Those are dual intensity twist lock. Once you get your car you will understand it further, but I would suggest that you either google the specs I give at the beginning of this thread or got to www.superbrightleds.com and look up the codes I have above. It is not nearly as complicated as you think. Good luck.

Did you use 1 resistor per light, or 1 per circuit?

It's detailed in the LED resistors thread.

Found it-thanks for the write-ups!

Great info! Question with License Plate, based on your "post about resistors", it seems that you need a reistor for the license plate, but this post indicates otherwise. I just wanted to double check with you. Certainly not trying to be picky; wanted to make sure I ordered correctly (and I will include you're POC with hopes that you'll be able to get a discount next time).

Again, thanks for sharing all of your information!
Longley

The license plate does indeed need a resistor to fool the computer. I have coded those checks out of my computer, so I have removed mine. If you aren't interested in doing all that put in the resistor. I edited the post above. Nice catch.