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Old 05-12-2015, 05:49 PM
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Talking LED Mod

Not really been doing a huge amount of mods to the X5 but I thought this was neat little thing that might interest some. I bought some 'T10' LED lights and they fit directly underneath the doors (I believe they're puddle lights?). The halogen ones feel a bit outdated to me so I thought I'd have a stab at changing them. Bit of a noob job but might help someone
Total cost £3.27 or about $5

These fittings can be found underneath all four doors, the boot/trunk and in the glovebox. To remove them just get a small flat head screwdriver and push it down, there should be recess for you to do this. Once it's out it should be dangling by a wire, just unplug it and take it off.

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Old 05-12-2015, 06:02 PM
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Just wanted to add that these LED's aren't ludicrously bright it's just a tad brighter than the halogen OEM which is exactly what I was going for. You can obviously buy brighter ones but it's really personal preference. Here's a link to the seller on eBay, these ones don't throw any errors but some others might. 1 2 4 6 x T10 W5W 501 4-SMD 5050 LED wedge CANBUS ERROR FREE light car boat 12v | eBay
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Nice mod!

Thanks for posting this!
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Not sure why you had to take it apart; unless you're using some oversized bulb, they all fit thru the hole as is.
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Old 05-14-2015, 01:28 PM
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Not sure why you had to take it apart; unless you're using some oversized bulb, they all fit thru the hole as is.
You have to take it apart, unless your fingers are the size of a newborns there's no chance you're going to be able to get those bulbs out
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Wut? Just turn the black socket ~90 degrees and it slides out.
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Wut? Just turn the black socket ~90 degrees and it slides out.
Apologies, I understand what you mean now. Yes you don't have to take the top plastic cover off but it looks better for the guide I suppose haha
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