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Old 02-11-2013, 02:12 PM
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still waiting for pics of your projector LED reverse lights

was that me?

I bought the same ones as the OP.
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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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Well Folks the results are in and they are hard for me to believe.....

Footcandle measurements With LED Bulbs



Eye placement directly on lens



And the OEM Bulb Results



I hard to believe when looking at them in person but the OEM has over twice the lights output.

I realize the perceived brightness was due to the change in color temperature but I didn't think it was going to be that much of a difference.

I will still keep running the LEDs because they look great and are bright enough for me but I might try a 15W HID kit in the future and see how I like that.
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Crap i didnt know you can desable the check. The whole entire front of my car Strobes upon startup. Can you do it through an autologic?
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Crap i didnt know you can desable the check. The whole entire front of my car Strobes upon startup. Can you do it through an autologic?

Yes Autologic will do it.

There are also several other options for the home user/enthusiast
I used a program called Navcoder and an Ibus interface I built to code my LCM "Lighting Module"

A search for coding will bring up several threads on the subject.
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Oh damn, that is some stuff. Well actually nothing that we really didn't know really. Nice that there is proof. Thanks for doing this Lexicon.
No Problem man! I was curious myself. They sure look brighter and light up the space behind my e53 when backing up better than the low Kelvin orange light of the stock bulb IMHO I'm gonna keep running them.

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damn.

Which stock bulbs were you using?

could temp have something to do with this? These seem dim in the cold....
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Yes temp could have something to do with it. It was 11 here when I took the shots and the car was not running either I used follow me home trigger. Hmmm

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how would these do in our housings, seller lists lumens on the meter in the listing too, maybe at almost 2 cm wide though they wouldnt fit through the opening?

2pc 1156 BA15S "Brightest" R5 CREE Projector Back Up Reverse SMD LED Bulbs White | eBay
I have the Cree projectors in my puddle lights and love'em. I noticed listings for them when shopping my reverse LEDs but figured because of the orientation of the bulb in the housing I wanted something omnidirectional and not one that's just going to shine one way "into side of the reflector housing". I wish our bulb holder had the end of the bulb facing twords the rear instead of into the side of the housing exposing the side of the bulb.

Although if they fit into the reflector and put out enough light to fill up that reflector and project it outwards it should look good too I'd imagine.
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meh - I'm over it. Wife was bitching last night that she couldnt see shit when backing my car out. What is the stock size, I need to go pick some up after work?
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So sorry guys!! I totally forgot about this thread! I'll take some pictures tonight or tomorrow.
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meh - I'm over it. Wife was bitching last night that she couldnt see shit when backing my car out. What is the stock size, I need to go pick some up after work?
7506.
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So sorry guys!! I totally forgot about this thread! I'll take some pictures tonight or tomorrow.
yes i'd like to see, if they are for sure brighter than the OP's bulbs i might even buy a set from you or if you could provide me a link to buy a set i'd appreciate it
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