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05-14-2011, 09:06 AM | #67 | |
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05-14-2011, 09:30 AM | #68 | |
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Also, on a separate note, people who put HID bulbs in halogen headlights are doing the same thing. They are putting a 3000 lumen bulb in an area designed for 700 lumen, and most of that light is being scattered into oncoming traffic's eyes.
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05-14-2011, 10:31 AM | #69 |
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OK, for those who asked for pictures...you shall receive. The Pictures from the install!
Now for the brightness pictures, those are incredibly subjective and they very from monitor to monitor. I was using a DSLR and I didn't want to overexpose the pictures to give people any false impressions, so I'll explain how I metered each picture. TAKE NOTE that all of these pictures were taken around 11AM on an overcast--but bright--day. Picture 1: These are the bulbs themselves The Bulbs by RobStone, on Flickr Picture 2: This is the housing with the light off. If you'll notice, you see a yellowish hue through about 2/3 of the housing extending left and right. That is the reflection from the yellow on the LEDs, so clearly the 9 LED bulb is reflecting a fairly large amount of light outwards. The Housing - Off by RobStone, on Flickr Picture 3: This is the light on with the camera exposed to the center of the reverse housing, take note that the light fills the housing, and it is brighter than the tail lights. The Housing - On by RobStone, on Flickr Picture 4: This was taken with the camera exposed to the reverse housing, notice that it is still bright even though I was standing on an angle to it. Tail Light - Off center by RobStone, on Flickr Picture 5: I hoped this would help deal with the subjectiveness of these kinds of pictures. I held a piece of paper up against the tail light (but as you can see in the picture, it wasn't laying flat towards the right side of the reverse housing), and exposed it to the center of the page. As you can see, the reverse LED is brighter than the tail lights. Paper Test by RobStone, on Flickr Hope these pictures help! |
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05-14-2011, 10:44 AM | #70 |
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nice work!
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05-14-2011, 12:20 PM | #72 |
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How about up against a wall with one as your LED and the other your stock
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05-14-2011, 12:21 PM | #73 |
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05-17-2011, 08:31 PM | #74 |
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The brightness whoring of me is saying "try this", while the electrical engineering side of me is saying "its not a canbus bulb", while the logic side is saying "sketchy imported bulb = bad"...but I still want to try it.
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/5w-12v-...ulb-pair-48178 I wonder how hard it is to make a bulb Canbus complient. Because comparing the 9 LED bulbs I have in now to that 68 LED bulb is pretty much like comparing a pea shooter to an anti tank rocket. Perhaps the most interesting thing on that page is this user submitted picture: http://www.dealextreme.com/customerp...eb968c648b.jpg Notice the 9 LED bulb on the bottom right that looks a heck of a lot like the AutoLumation bulb compared to the DX bulb directly to the right of that. But I'm also tempted to try these a little more... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-Car...Q5fAccessories They're 13 LED, look 100% spot on like the AutoLumination bulbs, and it's free shipping included. Win-Win. Last edited by rollinstone157; 05-17-2011 at 08:50 PM.. |
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05-17-2011, 10:48 PM | #75 | |
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I'm definitely interested. Let me know if you come up with a design. I hope you make them for E92/E93 LCI tail lights too -Ryan |
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05-18-2011, 01:45 AM | #77 |
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I don't think there are any available at the moment
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05-18-2011, 06:29 AM | #79 |
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sounds like there are plenty of options available. I'm going to wait and see what marc has to offer.. but all of the current alternatives discussed look good too!
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05-18-2011, 06:47 AM | #80 |
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05-19-2011, 01:02 AM | #81 |
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I just posted a thread with a lot of pictures of Cree SMD LEDs. Check it out.
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?p=9635217 |
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05-19-2011, 11:53 AM | #82 |
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search for canbus here:
http://www.autolumination.com/otherleds.htm there's a led tower that has a ba9s base which would fit the rear fogs, unfortunately i think the size is too large. |
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05-19-2011, 12:09 PM | #83 |
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Just purchased these for rear fogs:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=130479898496 I'll let you know in a couple weeks when I get them how it goes... |
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05-19-2011, 01:22 PM | #84 |
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you're going to replace your rear foglights with LEDs? But it's already so bright, and you can't change the color temperature of it lol
Let us know how it goes though anyway |
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05-19-2011, 01:40 PM | #85 | |
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05-19-2011, 02:12 PM | #87 | |
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I'll tinker with the bulbs to see what is best whether it be in the reverse lights or the rear fogs. I've got quite a while until these show up, so until then I've removed the diy hid fogs and gp angel eyes and will try and upgrade for a simpler, cleaner look overall. |
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05-19-2011, 02:44 PM | #88 |
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Correct me if I'm wrong but it looks like:
BA15S - diameter = 17mm BA9S - diameter = 10.65mm That 23 led one you pointed out looks great, but I think there should be an easier option then fanagling that bulb into the smaller ba9s socket. I could be wrong though as the LED bulb's base might be similar sizes before they enter the base sockets. I'm really curious to see how easy it would be to remove the canbus circuit. alot of qs... |
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