Alrighty, as my first post in S2KI, I'll be posting a shiz-ton of pictures. I've installed LED lights purchased from SuperBrightLEDs.com and I'll list what I've bought below. I'll eventually re-install the normal bulbs on one side to do a comparison of the light output, but I am really happy with the results. Of course when you install LEDs on your turn signals, you'll end up with the fast flash effect unless you modify your existing flasher unit, or replace it with a compatible one (I've done the latter). This post is basically just to show what the lights look like for anyone interested but if you have any questions, I'll do my best to answer them.

One thing I will mention now; I remember reading a post where someone was trying to install the LED lights for the rear turn signals but didn't work. He cut one of the stubs off of the bulb to make it fit into the weird adapter and still didn't light up. I had to swap the positive and negative leads on the plug (that goes into the bulb adapter) to make it work. If anyone is confused by this, I'll take pictures to show what I mean.

What I Ordered:
1 | CF13JL-02 | Flasher Unit
2 | 7443-xHP3 Red | Brake Lights
2 | 7440-xHP3 Amber | Front Turn Signals
2 | 7440-xHP3 White | Back Up Lights
2 | 1156-LX3 Red | Rear Turn Signals
8 | WLED-WHP White | Front & Rear Parking Lights, Side Markers, Trunk Light, License Plate Light

DISCLAIMER: My pictures are being hosted from my extra computer on a residential internet cable service so it may take a little for all the pics to load.

And now for the Pics...

































For those that are wondering, yea I stopped caring about my tags about half-way through, plus with the night pics, you can see how bright the LED is for the license plate.

 

Nice I have 27 up front in the headlight turn signals and 40 in my side markers

 

Is it bright enough? For people that have tried it in the past, the rears wind up being darker than a stock bulb. And due to the reflector pattern, the directional LED actually winds up hurting visibility.

 

How does it look in the day, most (if not all) of those LEDs are near invisible during daylight.

Its why I said screw it and got the 04+ rear LED brakes.

 

that paint looks really dark for sebring silver, looks much more like silverstone, but i guess that's the lighting

i have led sidemarkers and led front corners (blinkers)

but i bought a kit from:

http://jlevistreetwerks.com/store/BMW-E46-...85f8991302ff3f8

as well as:

http://jlevistreetwerks.com/store/BMW-E46-...85f8991302ff3f8

you just need the s2k bulb types

i did yellow sides and "Xenon" colored front which is amber with my amber still in my headlights


more questions..

pm me

 

[QUOTE=CKit,Aug 27 2007, 06:46 AM]Is it bright enough?

 

^^ cool, i just wanted to put more info up, i didn't go full led's because i dont have the time to do it all, but the ones i have do it ok for me

good write up man

and yes, you got the colors correct

 

Got off of work as soon as I could, and took these pictures 30 minutes ago.

 

I've shamelessly taken the following pictures from SuperBrightLEDs.com so I don't own or claim these in any way.

7443-xHP3 & 7440-xHP3
Takes care of Front Turn Signals, Brake Lights, and Back Up Lights. Has 120 degree viewing angle.

1156-LX3
Takes care of Rear Turn Signals. Has 130 degree viewing angle.

WLED-WHP
Takes care of Front & Rear Parking Lights, Side Markers, Trunk Light, License Plate Light. Viewing angle not specified, but it's still pretty wide for a LED.


I forgot to mention this in my first post, but to make the 1156 bulbs fit into our weird adapter, I pinched one of the stubs off with pliers like others have suggested (filing would work too I suppose), and then gently hammered the rough leftovers to smooth it out. It fits and there's no issues of dropping out or light flickering.

 

http://superlumination.com/3157_3156.htm