[eldamien]

Hi all, I've finally attained my dream of making enough money to own one of these amazing automobiles. BMW has always been my dream car, so now that I have one I'm hesitant to do anything that will detract from (or damage) the car in any way.

The first thing that I wanted to do though after buying my car was upgrade the lighting. I'm a huge fan of this LED trend and I think the BMW angel eye LEDs are very elegant. I went ahead and ordered some "plug-n-play" replacement bulbs for my 2008, but I'm wondering now if there are any caveats to adding current-gen lighting to a previous-gen model.

I have also found a shop in Los Angeles that sells LED interior lighting that they claim is as close to factory as you can possibly get. My question for the forum is - has anyone else out there upgraded their lighting? Any problems I should be aware of? One thing I've heard is that adding the LED angel eyes and fog lights will cause FM interference, but as I hardly use the radio this isn't a major concern. Anything else to be aware of? Heat generation? Power consumption?

[Superspeed]

Congrats with your new BMW. You will be happy with it

About LED and poor radio reception: I changed the head lights of my Smart to LED and that is exactly what happened....

Keep on driving

[eldamien]

Originally Posted by Superspeed

Congrats with your new BMW. You will be happy with it

About LED and poor radio reception: I changed the head lights of my Smart to LED and that is exactly what happened....

Keep on driving

Thanks for the response - that's exactly what I was afraid of. I guess I don't listen to the radio enough to make a difference, and if it becomes a problem I guess I can just go back to the regular lights.

[ChasVS]

Your BMW is no Smart. I have LED Angel eyes, and a full interior kit and NO radio interference.

[c_jeong89]

For LED interior kit I would highly recommend HPB(High Performance Bulbs) LED interior kit. Check out the sponsors lighting section.

[Vesar]

eBay leds for interior lighting with coding done.... No problems with radio

[eldamien]

Originally Posted by c_jeong89

For LED interior kit I would highly recommend HPB(High Performance Bulbs) LED interior kit. Check out the sponsors lighting section.

Hey c_jeong, do you know of any place in the Irvine area that would od a full conversion like that? I want the angel eyes, daytime running lights, fog lights, and all the interior bulbs (map lights, dome lights, etc) changed to HID/LED but I can't find a place in anaheim that will do it at any price. I called a place in Los Angeles but they want $380 just to change the bulbs (that's just labor, parts not included). I understand labour on a BMW is a bit more expensive thanks to the more exacting specifications (such as...having to take the headlamps OUT to change a bulb), but that seems a bit steep.

[LuxAngelEyes]

a lot of LED Drivers do cause EM ( electromagnetic interference) which will cause radio interference. Depending what angel eye kit you are looking for, the LUX H8 V3 angel eyes do not cause any interference at all.

[fdriller9]

Originally Posted by LuxAngelEyes

a lot of LED Drivers do cause EM ( electromagnetic interference) which will cause radio interference. Depending what angel eye kit you are looking for, the LUX H8 V3 angel eyes do not cause any interference at all.

Maybe that's why my radio reception sucks....I have 4 drivers. :/

Do you know of any way to get rid of the interference?

[Jeff@TopGearSolutions]

Originally Posted by eldamien

Hi all, I've finally attained my dream of making enough money to own one of these amazing automobiles. BMW has always been my dream car, so now that I have one I'm hesitant to do anything that will detract from (or damage) the car in any way.

The first thing that I wanted to do though after buying my car was upgrade the lighting. I'm a huge fan of this LED trend and I think the BMW angel eye LEDs are very elegant. I went ahead and ordered some "plug-n-play" replacement bulbs for my 2008, but I'm wondering now if there are any caveats to adding current-gen lighting to a previous-gen model.

I have also found a shop in Los Angeles that sells LED interior lighting that they claim is as close to factory as you can possibly get. My question for the forum is - has anyone else out there upgraded their lighting? Any problems I should be aware of? One thing I've heard is that adding the LED angel eyes and fog lights will cause FM interference, but as I hardly use the radio this isn't a major concern. Anything else to be aware of? Heat generation? Power consumption?

Originally Posted by c_jeong89

For LED interior kit I would highly recommend HPB(High Performance Bulbs) LED interior kit. Check out the sponsors lighting section.

We have one of the brightest and whitest kits available. Error free. Seamless dimming. No flickering. Won't turn off after a few minutes like some of the other kits. Plug and play install.

I think the pictures and reviews speak for themselves.

Oh and best of all no interference issues. Most quality lighting hardware wont cause interference issues. If they do its either a low quality product or perhaps the car is dated and could use new grounds and wiring etc


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[Dark_Knight_335]

Got OSS here, didn't notice any issues- then again I have my iPod hooked in 99% of the time