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Old 01-05-2013, 08:09 PM
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Eh, I have yet to find an LED that's actually brighter than a stock 7506 bulb. They LOOK brighter until you put a stock bulb in one and an LED in the other.
I will measure it with a light meter at work on monday and get post which has higher lumens. I doubt it's going to be the stock bulb.

Here is a side by side.... Drivers side LED Passenger is stock.




Your HID does sound nice...I almost put them in my E39 but I remember forum members that did the retrofit complaining about melted housings and harnesses.
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Old 01-06-2013, 12:10 AM
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I will measure it with a light meter at work on monday and get post which has higher lumens. I doubt it's going to be the stock bulb.

Here is a side by side.... Drivers side LED Passenger is stock.




Your HID does sound nice...I almost put them in my E39 but I remember forum members that did the retrofit complaining about melted housings and harnesses.
A fresh 7506 was brighter for sure. This was 2 years ago, but I still haven't had anything brighter than the HID. The trick with HID reverse lights is to use a 15W kit. A 35W kit would easily melt the housing, while a 15W lights up nicely and doesn't melt anything. I've had HIDs in the reverse lights for over a year, and no problems. I've also left them on for extended periods of time with no problems.
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I will measure it with a light meter at work on monday and get post which has higher lumens. I doubt it's going to be the stock bulb.

did you have a chance to measure the lumens?
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I have leds as my reverse lights too. Mine are a bit different though, much much brighter. I'm running 25w projector leds as my reverse lights.
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I have leds as my reverse lights too. Mine are a bit different though, much much brighter. I'm running 25w projector leds as my reverse lights.
picture of the LEDs? source? price?
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picture of the LEDs? source? price?
I will go take pictures tonight! as some of you know, I started selling H8 angel eyes recently, so I also got the brightest 1156 projector leds.

They are similar design as that on the ebay link, but I'll take pictures later and post.
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I will go take pictures tonight! as some of you know, I started selling H8 angel eyes recently, so I also got the brightest 1156 projector leds.

They are similar design as that on the ebay link, but I'll take pictures later and post.

whoops i meant this guy above, pics of said LEDs? I posted these as well to see opinions on them:

2pc 1156 BA15S "Brightest" R5 CREE Projector Back Up Reverse SMD LED Bulbs White | eBay
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7506 P21W CREE LED Projector Bulb 25W DRL Reverse Backup Light Signal 1156 White | eBay
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HPX 1156 HID Reverse Light Conversion Kit

wouldnt the HID's melt the plastic?
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