Just fitted a set of these:


2 Error Free Canbus T10 W5W 501 5050 3 SMD LED White Car Side Light Bulbs

From the bay of fleas - used them for sidelights - they don't put any warnings on the dash - but they are uselessly dim. In sunlight (Feb sunlight in the murkey Easy Midlands) they aren't visible at all...

What a waste of money - also tried two in the downlighters in the footwells. Another waste of time.

So are there any LED lights worth fitting?

I find the reading lights/map lights v bright, well worth it...

What LEDs are they?

fancy a read, .


http://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic2355.h...sidelights
http://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic9507.h...sidelights
http://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic1094.h...sidelights

I bought all mine on eBay,no need for canbus ones inside the car.. There are 3 bulbs in the reading lights, 2 side ones are regular 501 leds and the middle one I got http://bit.ly/ylOY49 these just about fit..

Cheers All

Sorry simes didn't know whether u meant sidelights specifically of other LEDs in the car..

For sidelights have a search on eBay for "T10 13SMD 5050 CANBUS" - I just put a pair of these LEDs in and the brightness is good (brighter and whiter than the original bulbs).

I'm wondering however, if they will fail the rumoured enhanced MOT for not being OEM ?

ebay kit eBay Item No. 200525613731. they look good when fitted Range Rover SDV8

I agree, mine are also not really very bright, DLR's they aint, but as sidelights they are OK and a much better colour than the originals which was the only reason I changed mine, couldn't stand the dim orange look. This post made me start to wonder why we have sidelights on the front at all, as I think you need to have your headlamps on nowadays in all circumstances except parking.

I might be wrong, often am, if so let me have it right between these eyes  Geoff

I think you have bought either defective lights or cheapy copies that are not upto the job... I have them throughout my interior and they are far brighter than standard and have lots of customers with them in their side lights and they always look good and bright... So, i think you've bought duds...




Craig

ive got the same kit as Bosch and mine r spot on

Just to avoid any misunderstanding - i did buy cheap, I am cheap - ask SWMBO. Nevertheless I am happy, as for me they are a nice colour (blue). Yes, they do get washed out in a bright light but so what, they look great at night and in the February gloomy days alongside the headlights.

I would however appreciate a recommendation for just the sidelights for future reference as I don't want a full kit, it was just the sidelights that bugged me other lights are fine as they are.

Thanks  Geoff