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Rally_it · Jan 4th, 2005, 07:03 PM

i have tried the phillips bulbs. They are alright, but they were still pretty yellow in my opinion

GadgetGav · Jan 4th, 2005, 07:52 PM

True, they're not Xenon-white, but that might be useful in avoiding the attention of the law..!

minigolf · Jan 4th, 2005, 10:21 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Rally_it

i have tried the phillips bulbs. They are alright, but they were still pretty yellow in my opinion

Agreed. And I also wasn't very happy with being able to see the blue tinted globe thru the sidelight/indicator lens either.

GadgetGav · Jan 4th, 2005, 10:55 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by minigolf

Agreed. And I also wasn't very happy with being able to see the blue tinted globe thru the sidelight/indicator lens either.

Yeah, it's either (more) yellow when it's on or blue when it's off... until they make everything LED or Xenon..!

sminnen · Jan 5th, 2005, 09:52 PM

I have the Philips Blue Vision side lights fitted as well... But I don't particularly like the look of them when they're switched off... a daft Smurfish blue... And as mentioned, they're not xenon white white either when switched on... although a remarkable improvement on the OEM bulbs...

Pretty sure I'll go for LED replacements soon... The PIAA's don't seem too bad (just a bit worried about electronic/computer hickups as a result of fitting them -mentioned in other threads). Still need to find out whether I should opt for 2 or 6 LED bulbs, in Blue, white or combined array.

NickBardsley and Scooby212 have them fitted, and those look mighty good to me...

Enders · Jan 5th, 2005, 10:57 PM

I got mine from Ultraleds.com. Delivered really quick and megga cheap. These have 5 white and one central blue.

One nice quirk is when I start my car with the lights off, the LED's flash for around 5 seconds?? And they all stay on for around 30 seconds at a much dimmer state when you lock the car with the remote, or press lock on the remote when locked they come on again with the interior light for the same period.

The camera seems to enhance the image so the next one with my flash on gives a more realistic view of what you see

s_and_m · Mar 25th, 2005, 06:51 PM

A set of quad LED white side lights on my MCS 05. (thanks Speeeeed)

I noticed that there after turning off the side lights and removing the key from the ignition etc, there is still a small amount of power getting to the lights, enough to dimly illuminate two of each of the quad leds each side.

Is this normal or am I suffering a dodgy earth or something? Never noticed residual glow from the stock bulbs

Cheers

S

GadgetGav · Mar 25th, 2005, 07:08 PM

Do they stay dimly lit all the time..? It may just be residual glow from the phosphor in the LED...

Restyle · Mar 25th, 2005, 08:26 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by s_and_m

...Is this normal or am I suffering a dodgy earth or something?

Its seems its the Norm when LED sidelights are fitted.
Mine stay on for at least 10 min after the doors are locked (I became disorientated & felt decidedly stupid after looking at them for this long ...but its no longer than an hour

)
Its to do with how little current the LEDs draw in comparisson with filament bulbs &, I guess, some kind of bulb checking routine the computer does.

s_and_m · Mar 25th, 2005, 11:50 PM

I felt a little silly toddling out to keep checking if the lights were still lit!

After about 30 mins they ha dgone out completely so I guess the ECU had decided that they weren't going to eat the battery or something and shut down

But boy, when fully on, do they look good under my Xenons!

S

Jan 4th, 2005, 07:52 PM	#42 (permalink)
GadgetGav gadgetmeister Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: This Old House Local Time: 09:00 AM Posts: 6,132 Offline	True, they're not Xenon-white, but that might be useful in avoiding the attention of the law..! Quis custodiet ipsos custodes

Jan 4th, 2005, 10:21 PM	#43 (permalink)
minigolf Blue is the colour! Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Canberra, Australia Local Time: 01:00 AM Posts: 13,861 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Rally_it i have tried the phillips bulbs. They are alright, but they were still pretty yellow in my opinion Agreed. And I also wasn't very happy with being able to see the blue tinted globe thru the sidelight/indicator lens either. Sabine Schmitz: Fear disturbs your concentration.

Jan 4th, 2005, 10:55 PM	#44 (permalink)
GadgetGav gadgetmeister Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: This Old House Local Time: 09:00 AM Posts: 6,132 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by minigolf Agreed. And I also wasn't very happy with being able to see the blue tinted globe thru the sidelight/indicator lens either. Yeah, it's either (more) yellow when it's on or blue when it's off... until they make everything LED or Xenon..! Quis custodiet ipsos custodes

Jan 5th, 2005, 09:52 PM	#45 (permalink)
sminnen MINI freak Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Leuven, Belgium Local Time: 03:00 PM Posts: 19 Offline	I have the Philips Blue Vision side lights fitted as well... But I don't particularly like the look of them when they're switched off... a daft Smurfish blue... And as mentioned, they're not xenon white white either when switched on... although a remarkable improvement on the OEM bulbs... Pretty sure I'll go for LED replacements soon... The PIAA's don't seem too bad (just a bit worried about electronic/computer hickups as a result of fitting them -mentioned in other threads). Still need to find out whether I should opt for 2 or 6 LED bulbs, in Blue, white or combined array. NickBardsley and Scooby212 have them fitted, and those look mighty good to me... +++ Fast In, Fast Out: there's no substutite for cubic Minis +++

Jan 5th, 2005, 10:57 PM	#46 (permalink)
Enders So close I can almost.... Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Manchester Local Time: 03:00 PM Posts: 96 Offline	I got mine from Ultraleds.com. Delivered really quick and megga cheap. These have 5 white and one central blue. One nice quirk is when I start my car with the lights off, the LED's flash for around 5 seconds?? And they all stay on for around 30 seconds at a much dimmer state when you lock the car with the remote, or press lock on the remote when locked they come on again with the interior light for the same period. The camera seems to enhance the image so the next one with my flash on gives a more realistic view of what you see I'm breakin' her in officer...........Honest!

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Mar 25th, 2005, 06:51 PM	#47 (permalink)
s_and_m 220 of your finest horses Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: 6800 rpm Local Time: 02:00 PM Posts: 3,015 Offline	I've just installed A set of quad LED white side lights on my MCS 05. (thanks Speeeeed) I noticed that there after turning off the side lights and removing the key from the ignition etc, there is still a small amount of power getting to the lights, enough to dimly illuminate two of each of the quad leds each side. Is this normal or am I suffering a dodgy earth or something? Never noticed residual glow from the stock bulbs Cheers S

Mar 25th, 2005, 07:08 PM	#48 (permalink)
GadgetGav gadgetmeister Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: This Old House Local Time: 09:00 AM Posts: 6,132 Offline	Do they stay dimly lit all the time..? It may just be residual glow from the phosphor in the LED... Quis custodiet ipsos custodes

Mar 25th, 2005, 08:26 PM	#49 (permalink)
Restyle Damned My Classifieds Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Shropshire Local Time: 02:00 PM Posts: 4,269 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by s_and_m ...Is this normal or am I suffering a dodgy earth or something? Its seems its the Norm when LED sidelights are fitted. Mine stay on for at least 10 min after the doors are locked (I became disorientated & felt decidedly stupid after looking at them for this long ...but its no longer than an hour ) Its to do with how little current the LEDs draw in comparisson with filament bulbs &, I guess, some kind of bulb checking routine the computer does. In da Wud

Mar 25th, 2005, 11:50 PM	#50 (permalink)
s_and_m 220 of your finest horses Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: 6800 rpm Local Time: 02:00 PM Posts: 3,015 Offline	Cool I felt a little silly toddling out to keep checking if the lights were still lit! After about 30 mins they ha dgone out completely so I guess the ECU had decided that they weren't going to eat the battery or something and shut down But boy, when fully on, do they look good under my Xenons! S

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