|
|
SUPPORT ZPOST BY DOING YOUR TIRERACK SHOPPING FROM THIS BANNER, THANKS! |
Post Reply |
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
01-29-2008, 09:43 PM | #1 |
More than you can afford pal....ferrari
180
Rep 1,471
Posts |
brighter is better..
i got a pair of LED liscense plate lights. Easy install and they look great. Really bright. They even reflect off the ground. Deffinatly reccommend this mod. Makes the rear look more sophisticated compared to the stock dull bulbs. Heres a pic from my phone (doesnt do justice at all)
|
01-29-2008, 10:29 PM | #2 |
Major
346
Rep 1,288
Posts |
i had done this to my car, but ended up taking them off because they don't shut off when you turn off the car. i realize that LED's don't draw much current, but it still freaked me out...
don't wanna melt down my wiring harness or anything... haha incidentally, where did you get your bulbs from? I ended up getting the ones that had some side firing bulbs. |
Appreciate
0
|
01-29-2008, 10:56 PM | #4 |
Skull Squadron Leader
306
Rep 2,031
Posts |
Looks good.
Personally, I'd rather not have it light up at all. Looks better with just the tail lamps on IMHO. |
Appreciate
0
|
01-30-2008, 12:53 AM | #5 |
Major
61
Rep 1,210
Posts |
What kind of LED configuration are they? Side mounted LED? High Power LED? The sideways configuration of the wedge bulb for the Z4 license plate lights throw out the possibility of using forward facing LEDs as no light comes out the side.
|
Appreciate
0
|
01-30-2008, 11:19 AM | #6 |
More than you can afford pal....ferrari
180
Rep 1,471
Posts |
umm im not sure. The Z4M has 2 housings right above the liscense plate. If the Z4s have there housings on the side im not sure if this LED will fit. Check with jlevisw.com they should tell you which LED wil fit. (They have one for every BMW) They have awesome customer service. PM Nick@JleviSW he will tell you which one to order. (Hes on E90 post) GL
|
Appreciate
0
|
01-30-2008, 04:53 PM | #7 |
Major
61
Rep 1,210
Posts |
The Z4 has the same housing but if you look at how the wedge bulb sits it comes in from the side of the housing which means the LED used would need to have side facing projection in order for it to properly illuminate the license plate. Can you get a shot of the LEDs you got from them?
|
Appreciate
0
|
01-30-2008, 05:27 PM | #8 |
More than you can afford pal....ferrari
180
Rep 1,471
Posts |
okkkkkiee i got what your saying. Yes although the LED will sit sideways in the housing the LED is plenty bright to produce more than enough light. When i say bright i mean eye popping. Its a 6 LED bulb. I dont have a shot but heres a link to where i got them. If we have the same housing/bulbs they will work fine dont worry about it.
http://jlevistreetwerks.com/BMW-E85-...d472611e9c7ca6 I know it says turn signal but you have to click 194/168 6 LED in the drop down menu for Bulb type its -$15 also xenon white for the color and no resistors youl will like them they will match your fog lights GL |
Appreciate
0
|
01-30-2008, 06:16 PM | #9 |
Major
61
Rep 1,210
Posts |
Oh okay, just forward facing 6-LED 194/168 bulbs, same ones my friend got for his interior lighting on his Accord from this eBay seller that sells a ton of LEDs. They are < 10$ shipped from him.
|
Appreciate
0
|
01-30-2008, 08:04 PM | #10 |
More than you can afford pal....ferrari
180
Rep 1,471
Posts |
yea i saw ebay ones but these ones come with a lifetime guarentee to never burn out. i thought it was worth it an extra $5. let me know how it goes
|
Appreciate
0
|
01-31-2008, 06:02 AM | #11 |
Captain
13
Rep 821
Posts |
I can't remember the type light bulb, but some of the folks on the MINI forum were replacing their lp bulbs with brighter aftermarket bulbs and ended up melting the plastic housing that held the bulbs because of the heat they gave off.
|
Appreciate
0
|
01-31-2008, 09:08 AM | #12 |
My favorite sign.
169
Rep 4,333
Posts |
Yeah...american license plates are friggin ugly.
__________________
|
Appreciate
0
|
01-31-2008, 01:57 PM | #13 |
Major
61
Rep 1,210
Posts |
It probably wasn't an LED if it was producing more heat then the OEM incandescent bulbs. LEDs have a cooler running temperature, albeit the resistors on high powered LEDs can get really hot but with plain 5mm LEDs it should run much cooler then the OEM bulbs. The only thing I can think of that would melt the housing would be a higher wattage halogen bulb of some sort that would put out a substantial amount of heat.
|
Appreciate
0
|
01-31-2008, 03:00 PM | #14 |
gone baby gone
382
Rep 1,052
Posts |
BimmerZealot, some of the newer high-output LEDs I've seen on the market do generate substantial heat, along with being much brighter than regular LEDs. If you guys are looking for some, make sure they come with a heatsink (as with the one pictures below) to disperse the heat and avoid some of these risks.
|
Appreciate
0
|
01-31-2008, 05:36 PM | #15 |
More than you can afford pal....ferrari
180
Rep 1,471
Posts |
hmm well my LED on the liscense plate seem to be fine. but they stay on (a little dimmed down not as bright as lights on) after the car is off. I just noticed it today. I might pop them open and check it out.
|
Appreciate
0
|
01-31-2008, 08:33 PM | #16 | |
Private First Class
15
Rep 184
Posts |
Quote:
same thing happend to me.... i took mine out.. |
|
Appreciate
0
|
Post Reply |
Bookmarks |
|
|