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The BMW 5-Series (E39 chassis) was introduced in the United States as a 1997 model year car and lasted until the 2004 when the E60 chassis was released. The United States saw several variations including the 525i, 528i, 530i and 540i. -- View the E39 Wiki |
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07-24-2005, 04:40 PM
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Replacing regular bulbs with LED bulbs
I was thinking of replacing my signal and reverse lights with LED bulbs. The kind that are simple plug in replace ments like these:
 I heard that if I use these bulbs, my check brake light warning will go on because the LEDs are drawing a much lower current...and since the BMW sensors read the current and not the bulb I would get a warning and need load resistors and such. Is that true? If so I guess I will skip these and just get some Japanese PIAA bulbs instead. After reading about the HID reverse lights, I am just going to pick up some hyper whites and call it a day... Thanks for any info.
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07-25-2005, 10:34 PM
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Where can i go to find those? I hope to replace my dome lights in my cars as those seem to drain the battery or so says my voltmeter in my radar detector...
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07-25-2005, 10:48 PM
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LED and 1156 and Bulbs you should get tons of vendors that sell them!
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07-25-2005, 11:01 PM
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Most places will also sell a load in order to not trigger those burnt bulb warnings.
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07-26-2005, 06:11 AM
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07-26-2005, 06:02 AM
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www.superbrightleds.com I bought couple of them for my Accord for the parking lights. They work pretty good.
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07-26-2005, 09:55 AM
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07-26-2005, 10:23 AM
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Yes. the Escort Solo S2(cordless) does. When you use the optional powercord it will show your cars voltage when you push the Mute button.
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