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EBMCS03 · Apr 7th, 2004, 05:32 AM

Anyone have anything good or bad to say about them? Anyone have them? I want to order some for my MINI... I believe the rear brake lights uses the 1157 and the Fogs uses the 1156. I have my rear fogs hooked up as brake lights also.

http://www.myroadster.net/led.asp

9000RPMan · Apr 8th, 2004, 02:03 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by EBMCS03

Anyone have anything good or bad to say about them? Anyone have them? I want to order some for my MINI... I believe the rear brake lights uses the 1157 and the Fogs uses the 1156. I have my rear fogs hooked up as brake lights also.

http://www.myroadster.net/led.asp

I want them as well. Has anyone ordered them? Are they a direct fit? I read that you may have to also install an additional load resister, as the LED draw is so much less than the incandescent draw, that the car may think that the bulb is out.

EBMCS03 · Apr 8th, 2004, 02:50 AM

Well I spoke with atomic80 about this and he has them and said they work fine... theres no need for a load equalizer since the MINI computer doesnt care if the brake lights are out or not. and they are a direct fit... just a simple swap.

I'll be ordering them within this week or so I believe... unless someone else says otherwise...

Root Ginger · Apr 8th, 2004, 03:41 AM

You'll need loads on the indicators as the relay wont work properly other wise. Will flash real fast like a bulb is out.

EBMCS03 · Apr 8th, 2004, 03:43 AM

Ya on the blinkers i know you do thats why I'm leaving that alone... dont want to spend more $$ on that... I just want to do the Brake Lights and the Rear Fogs

bluesmini · Apr 8th, 2004, 05:07 AM

does anyone have a piture of them in action? maybe one with LED on one side and stock on the other. they could sell lots that way.

ChrisBray · Apr 8th, 2004, 12:53 PM

You might want to look at these postings. The link on BruceK's posting has some photo's of before and after on a bike light but obviously would be similar to on a mini:

www.mini2.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15638&highlight=led+brake

This was from over a year ago so don't know if things have changed since then.

Apr 8th, 2004, 08:23 PM

I picked up the newer generation wide angle LED bulbs in both 1157 and 1156. I replaced my stock bulbs with the 1157 dual filament types and put the 1156's in the upper portion using them as extra brake lights. Since the MINI onboard computer does not tell you if the bulbs are out, it was possible for me to use these 4 LED bulbs without the use of the load equaliser. I tried an amber 1156 bulb wide angle in the turn signals and they started blinking rapidly. I'd need to put the load equaliser in there to fix that. I just haven't gotten around to doing that yet.

With the wide angle LED bulbs, you're able to see these bulbs from the sides. They were about $9 bucks each from myroadster.net. A great price!

Apr 8th, 2004, 08:23 PM

I have a video of them in action but need a place to host them...

stellardude · Apr 11th, 2004, 06:52 AM

I had them in my old car which was a 93 Honda Civic. They worked nicely. The entire back of the car was LED. Kinda got expensive though, but thats ok. As soon as I get my Mini, which will be in about 3 days, i'll try posting pics.

What is pretty cool though is that the mini uses the same size bulbs as the civic, so i don't need to buy any more

.

The plan is to do the back, along with the sidemarkers and maybe the front blinkers if the bulbs i have are bright enough.

I used www.superbrightleds.com for the lighting. Works for the people in the US but i'm not sure about overseas.

-Brandon

EBMCS03 · Apr 11th, 2004, 06:55 AM

are the LEDs that you are using the newer style ones that provide 110degrees of viewing? and if its possible can you post a pic of one side with the LEDs and one side stock bulbs? THANKS

stellardude · Apr 11th, 2004, 06:59 AM

I'll shoot a quick video for all of you (as soon as i get the car) to show the difference between the stock bulbs and the LEDs.

EBMCS03 · Apr 11th, 2004, 07:04 AM

Awesome THANKS!

stellardude · Apr 14th, 2004, 04:02 AM

This is what the LEDs looked like on my old car (93 Honda Civic). I was very bored one night and decided to shoot this. The front lights were normal light bulbs but the entire back of the car were the led type. You can see the delay between the led and the normal lights.

Right Click and save as...

When i sold the car, i just took out the bulbs and plan to put those in the Mini as soon as i get it. I'm hoping for Saturday to go pick it up.

Root Ginger · Apr 14th, 2004, 09:18 AM

Wow look cool. I love the way they're instant on and off, very trick.

EBMCS03 · Apr 14th, 2004, 05:33 PM

nice! but man I'm not doing my blinkers... DOH!

stellardude · Apr 14th, 2004, 09:27 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by EBMCS03

nice! but man I'm not doing my blinkers... DOH!

Doing the blinkers isn't all that expensive. Each load resistor was $4.95, and since i only did the back of the car, it was $10 for the two. I bought some other things too so the $5 shipping charge was well spent

And for those of you that have the clear tails, there is no color to the bulbs until they turn on. Makes the car look very clean rather than having those funky looking sylvania bulbs that they include.

What i did with my old car was before i had the amber led bulbs, i had red led bulbs. When they turned on, they were just as bright, but they were red rather than amber.

I had lots of people wondering how i did that, cause normal red bulbs just make it an orange color.

I got to see my car today. Just arrived. Scheduled to pick it up at 2 on Saturday Woooo!

I will shoot plenty of video for a before and after when i finally get to put them in and post as soon as i can

-Brandon

EBMCS03 · Apr 15th, 2004, 01:48 AM

Ya i know they equalizers arnt that much but they add up each bulb is $12 and then add the extra $7 for the equalizers makes $38 and thats only for the blinkers and then I'm changing the rear fogs and the rear brakes so that itself is $48

Cool cant wait to see your pics and vid on the LED blinkers... you might beat me to them... I'm waiting for a rebate check to come in before getting the LED bulbs hehe

stellardude · Apr 16th, 2004, 03:43 PM

this is what the reverse lights looked like on the my old car. They are white leds

The picture below is another shot, but mainly shows the lights around the license plate. They aren't as blue as they look in the picture. More of a pure white with a hint of blue.

stellardude · Apr 21st, 2004, 08:32 PM

Just got in from fitting the LED tails...

I put the bulbs in, they worked great, instant on/off. The thing i noticed though after i shut the car off was kind of interesting though. The LED's were barely lit, but they were on still. The polarities are correct cause you can only put the bulb in one way.

No idea what is going on here. Does your car do that Atomic80?

Thanks for any info.

Apr 7th, 2004, 05:32 AM	#1
EBMCS03 M5 Extraordinare! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: So Cal Local Time: 03:49 AM Posts: 6,763 Offline	LED Brake lights and Fog lights? Anyone have anything good or bad to say about them? Anyone have them? I want to order some for my MINI... I believe the rear brake lights uses the 1157 and the Fogs uses the 1156. I have my rear fogs hooked up as brake lights also. http://www.myroadster.net/led.asp EB/W MCS Arrived (3/26/03) SOLD 4/25/06

Apr 8th, 2004, 02:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
9000RPMan MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2003 Local Time: 06:49 AM Posts: 43 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by EBMCS03 Anyone have anything good or bad to say about them? Anyone have them? I want to order some for my MINI... I believe the rear brake lights uses the 1157 and the Fogs uses the 1156. I have my rear fogs hooked up as brake lights also. http://www.myroadster.net/led.asp I want them as well. Has anyone ordered them? Are they a direct fit? I read that you may have to also install an additional load resister, as the LED draw is so much less than the incandescent draw, that the car may think that the bulb is out. 2004 Dark Silver S Sport Pack, Premium Pack, Winter Pack, Navi

Apr 8th, 2004, 02:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
EBMCS03 M5 Extraordinare! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: So Cal Local Time: 03:49 AM Posts: 6,763 Offline	Well I spoke with atomic80 about this and he has them and said they work fine... theres no need for a load equalizer since the MINI computer doesnt care if the brake lights are out or not. and they are a direct fit... just a simple swap. I'll be ordering them within this week or so I believe... unless someone else says otherwise... EB/W MCS Arrived (3/26/03) SOLD 4/25/06

Apr 8th, 2004, 03:41 AM	#4 (permalink)
Root Ginger Amiga 500 to PS3 20 Years Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Slough, Berkshire Local Time: 11:49 AM Posts: 4,571 Offline	You'll need loads on the indicators as the relay wont work properly other wise. Will flash real fast like a bulb is out. It was acceptable in the 80's

Apr 8th, 2004, 03:43 AM	#5 (permalink)
EBMCS03 M5 Extraordinare! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: So Cal Local Time: 03:49 AM Posts: 6,763 Offline	Ya on the blinkers i know you do thats why I'm leaving that alone... dont want to spend more $$ on that... I just want to do the Brake Lights and the Rear Fogs EB/W MCS Arrived (3/26/03) SOLD 4/25/06

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Apr 8th, 2004, 05:07 AM	#6 (permalink)
bluesmini MINI2 Senior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: south east Local Time: 05:49 AM Posts: 415 Offline	does anyone have a piture of them in action? maybe one with LED on one side and stock on the other. they could sell lots that way.

Apr 8th, 2004, 12:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
ChrisBray MINI2 Regular Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Manchester Local Time: 11:49 AM Posts: 74 Offline	You might want to look at these postings. The link on BruceK's posting has some photo's of before and after on a bike light but obviously would be similar to on a mini: www.mini2.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15638&highlight=led+brake This was from over a year ago so don't know if things have changed since then. Dink Dank Doo!

Apr 8th, 2004, 08:23 PM	#8 (permalink)
atomic80 Posts: n/a	I picked up the newer generation wide angle LED bulbs in both 1157 and 1156. I replaced my stock bulbs with the 1157 dual filament types and put the 1156's in the upper portion using them as extra brake lights. Since the MINI onboard computer does not tell you if the bulbs are out, it was possible for me to use these 4 LED bulbs without the use of the load equaliser. I tried an amber 1156 bulb wide angle in the turn signals and they started blinking rapidly. I'd need to put the load equaliser in there to fix that. I just haven't gotten around to doing that yet. With the wide angle LED bulbs, you're able to see these bulbs from the sides. They were about $9 bucks each from myroadster.net. A great price!
http://www.mini2.com/forum/

Apr 8th, 2004, 08:23 PM	#9 (permalink)
atomic80 Posts: n/a	I have a video of them in action but need a place to host them...

Apr 11th, 2004, 06:52 AM	#10 (permalink)
stellardude i'm the dude! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brooklyn Park, MN Local Time: 04:49 AM Posts: 55 Offline	I had them in my old car which was a 93 Honda Civic. They worked nicely. The entire back of the car was LED. Kinda got expensive though, but thats ok. As soon as I get my Mini, which will be in about 3 days, i'll try posting pics. What is pretty cool though is that the mini uses the same size bulbs as the civic, so i don't need to buy any more . The plan is to do the back, along with the sidemarkers and maybe the front blinkers if the bulbs i have are bright enough. I used www.superbrightleds.com for the lighting. Works for the people in the US but i'm not sure about overseas. -Brandon

Apr 11th, 2004, 06:55 AM	#11 (permalink)
EBMCS03 M5 Extraordinare! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: So Cal Local Time: 03:49 AM Posts: 6,763 Offline	are the LEDs that you are using the newer style ones that provide 110degrees of viewing? and if its possible can you post a pic of one side with the LEDs and one side stock bulbs? THANKS EB/W MCS Arrived (3/26/03) SOLD 4/25/06

Apr 11th, 2004, 06:59 AM	#12 (permalink)
stellardude i'm the dude! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brooklyn Park, MN Local Time: 04:49 AM Posts: 55 Offline	I'll shoot a quick video for all of you (as soon as i get the car) to show the difference between the stock bulbs and the LEDs.

Apr 11th, 2004, 07:04 AM	#13 (permalink)
EBMCS03 M5 Extraordinare! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: So Cal Local Time: 03:49 AM Posts: 6,763 Offline	Awesome THANKS! EB/W MCS Arrived (3/26/03) SOLD 4/25/06

Apr 14th, 2004, 04:02 AM	#14 (permalink)
stellardude i'm the dude! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brooklyn Park, MN Local Time: 04:49 AM Posts: 55 Offline	This is what the LEDs looked like on my old car (93 Honda Civic). I was very bored one night and decided to shoot this. The front lights were normal light bulbs but the entire back of the car were the led type. You can see the delay between the led and the normal lights. Right Click and save as... When i sold the car, i just took out the bulbs and plan to put those in the Mini as soon as i get it. I'm hoping for Saturday to go pick it up.

Apr 14th, 2004, 09:18 AM	#15 (permalink)
Root Ginger Amiga 500 to PS3 20 Years Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Slough, Berkshire Local Time: 11:49 AM Posts: 4,571 Offline	Wow look cool. I love the way they're instant on and off, very trick. It was acceptable in the 80's

Apr 14th, 2004, 05:33 PM	#16 (permalink)
EBMCS03 M5 Extraordinare! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: So Cal Local Time: 03:49 AM Posts: 6,763 Offline	nice! but man I'm not doing my blinkers... DOH! EB/W MCS Arrived (3/26/03) SOLD 4/25/06

Apr 14th, 2004, 09:27 PM	#17 (permalink)
stellardude i'm the dude! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brooklyn Park, MN Local Time: 04:49 AM Posts: 55 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by EBMCS03 nice! but man I'm not doing my blinkers... DOH! Doing the blinkers isn't all that expensive. Each load resistor was $4.95, and since i only did the back of the car, it was $10 for the two. I bought some other things too so the $5 shipping charge was well spent And for those of you that have the clear tails, there is no color to the bulbs until they turn on. Makes the car look very clean rather than having those funky looking sylvania bulbs that they include. What i did with my old car was before i had the amber led bulbs, i had red led bulbs. When they turned on, they were just as bright, but they were red rather than amber. I had lots of people wondering how i did that, cause normal red bulbs just make it an orange color. I got to see my car today. Just arrived. Scheduled to pick it up at 2 on Saturday Woooo! I will shoot plenty of video for a before and after when i finally get to put them in and post as soon as i can -Brandon

Apr 15th, 2004, 01:48 AM	#18 (permalink)
EBMCS03 M5 Extraordinare! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: So Cal Local Time: 03:49 AM Posts: 6,763 Offline	Ya i know they equalizers arnt that much but they add up each bulb is $12 and then add the extra $7 for the equalizers makes $38 and thats only for the blinkers and then I'm changing the rear fogs and the rear brakes so that itself is $48 Cool cant wait to see your pics and vid on the LED blinkers... you might beat me to them... I'm waiting for a rebate check to come in before getting the LED bulbs hehe EB/W MCS Arrived (3/26/03) SOLD 4/25/06

Apr 16th, 2004, 03:43 PM	#19 (permalink)
stellardude i'm the dude! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brooklyn Park, MN Local Time: 04:49 AM Posts: 55 Offline	this is what the reverse lights looked like on the my old car. They are white leds The picture below is another shot, but mainly shows the lights around the license plate. They aren't as blue as they look in the picture. More of a pure white with a hint of blue. Last edited by stellardude : Apr 17th, 2004 at 06:07 AM.

Apr 21st, 2004, 08:32 PM	#20 (permalink)
stellardude i'm the dude! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brooklyn Park, MN Local Time: 04:49 AM Posts: 55 Offline	Just got in from fitting the LED tails... I put the bulbs in, they worked great, instant on/off. The thing i noticed though after i shut the car off was kind of interesting though. The LED's were barely lit, but they were on still. The polarities are correct cause you can only put the bulb in one way. No idea what is going on here. Does your car do that Atomic80? Thanks for any info.

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