Red would look so cool and match gauges.

 

Or you could just change the color of your gauges

 

I got 2002 MC i just change all to hyper white kind of good I Used 168 size
I dome i forgot need to double check i remeber is Polarg M16 Super white Dome light http://store.racinglab.com/polarg.html here is the link can find some more info

 

looks awesome ... I want the same for mine.

 

General Information:
I bought the 5 LED style 194 lights, and the 9 LED style festoon lamps and were disappointed with the brightness. However, I recognized that a lot of light was lost because at any given time (on the 5 led style 194's) only two of the LED's were facing out the lens in my foot wells. As an experiment, i tried wrapping shiny aluminum foil around the inside of the lens cover (such that all the light is reflected out the lens). NIGHT AND DAY DIFFERENCE. If you're having trouble with brightness, try this out. Now, my LEDs are just bright enough to look good and not be intrusive.

I did the same with the festoon style and it also made a huge difference. I made a template with some paper and then cut the aluminum foil to match. I also used heat shrink tubing to keep the contacts in the dome from shorting out on the aluminum foil.

LEDs are great!

 

Seems like MOSS mini has these domelights, kinda pricey though.

http://www.mossmini.com/Shop/ViewPro...34&SortOrder=1

 

Hey, are anyone else's 36mm Festoon bulbs going bad after awhile? My License plate lights, and my two interior Festoon bulbs started to flash after awhile and then later just went out completely. I was told that I have to put a resistor... but I don't know what size of resistor. Anyone else having this issue?

 

Im soo buying that!

BTW NokturnalMCS my license plate and interior dome are 39mm and the license plate has blinked whenever the interior lights were on since i put them in (i need a resistor) but havent gone out, how long did you have them in?

 

The License plate one's went out first, I believe cause they were the most used... they started to blink maybe a week later. Another week after that they were dead. The Interior one's lasted a little bit longer but went the same way.

 

Where did you buy them?

 

So... mid-term reliablity report... Blimey is eating these $10 high intensity 5-way bulbs like Tic Tacs. I just noticed tonight that the two I had in my front parking lights were both going flaky (only one element lit, flashing). I lost one earlier in my dome light... I LOVE the look of these things when they work... I haven't put a voltmeter on there to see how many v's Blimey is pumping... but suspect overvoltage may be an issue... Anybody else having issues?

 

I've been using one in my cabrio dome light for a month (actually based on your initial review) and it is still doing well. It went out at one point but that was a poor electrical contact, and it was fine again after reseating the bulb. It throws a very bright, wide light and I hope it holds up.

The parking lights are a constant-on application that would subject the bulbs to voltage fluctuations from the alternator while the engine is running. It wouldn't surprising if the bulbs were subjected to overvoltage. I'm surprised that the one in your dome light went out so soon, unless you frequently turned it on while the engine was running. A few months ago (before they came out with the 194 towers), I asked Superlumination about differences between their high power 194 bulbs. They said that their 4 star model has a built-in voltage regulator and is recommended for constant-on use. Some of the other models are brighter but they didn't recommend them for constant-on applications.

By the way, I discovered it is much easier to remove the cabrio dome light assembly than was described back in post #108. Simply insert a credit card into the back ridge (cabin, not windshield side) near a corner and push the card firmly into the ridge, and it will release the catch. No need to remove the mirror or the vent inserts.

 

Same thing happened to me. My boot and dome festoons started flashing about 3 months after I installed them. The dome is still flashing but the boot light is completely dead now. I'm trying to decide if I should replace them with LEDs again, or just go with a "super white" incandescent bulbs. Anyone else have a long term update to report?

 

My second super-bright 5-way dome bulb is doing fine so far. I put the 4-star LEDs in the front parking lights and they're fine so far also - and I like the look of them...

 

In the parking lights, do the 4-star LEDs fill out the fixture or do they look like sharp points of light? I've had the bright 5-way tower bulb in my dome since January, and no problem so far.

 

They're "sharper" than the 5-ways, but they are much better than the single-chip ones. I think a good compromise - I like the way they look, actually. I'm travelling, or I'd try to get a pic to post...

 

i have the 5 LED matrix bulbs in my front parking lights and they are sharp points of light but they still fill the fixture but i bet the 5 LED wide angle high intensity would do a better job. Plus they look too blue compared to my Xenons.

 

Yes, yes, and yes.

I too had the matrix bulbs. And they didn't look as good (color or intensity) as the 5 LED high intensity. But the 5 LED high intensity got BAKED in there... they don't last. So now the 4-star SMT LEDs seem to be the current winner...

 

And where did you get those? from autoilumination?

 

i just checked and i bought a 4 star SMT when i bought the Matrix bulbs, and it was worse to me that the matrix, it was more blub and not as bright cause it didnt have LEDs on the side to reflect the housing like a wedge bulb.

 

Like ImagoX, I am now using amber bulbs in my front parking lights. I think amber parking lights look way cooler than white, and there is no issue about trying to match the color with the headlights. I'm still using incandescents now but I'm considering the amber 4 star SMT LEDs.

 

Hmmm. Peculiar (not you, the situation...)
I tried some 5-way matrix bulbs that look identical, but that I think came from a different source. They were VERY dim - the filled out the lamp, but just didn't emit enough light. The 4-stars seem MUCH brighter (though I agree - they don't fill the lamp since they have no side-firing LEDs)...

 

I was thinking about that last night amber LED would eliminate the color match issue and still be clear when off. My only reservation is that ive always liked the white parking light cause it looks euro where as the amber running light looks very domestic to me. Maybe im just strange like that. Ill probably buy the 5 LED high intensity just to try them out and if i dont like them i will relocate them to a Map light.

 

I bet you'll like them fine. But they'll burn out after a month or so. At least both of mine did.

 

im still curious about peoples opinion of amber parking lights, rkw do you know if you are ImagoX have pics of the amber parking lights?