Haha - What is the official bulb type for the X5 Side Mirror Puddle Lights???
 

Haha - I'm going nuts. I am looking for the official bulb type for the X5 side mirror puddle lights. I'd like to change these to white LED.

I've search this forum, and it seems this 1 question has been almost avoided!

Is it a 1156? 1157? Something else?

Also looking at the bulb type, it looks like it needs to be a particular layout to fit properly.

I would prefer to order from 1157 1156 Superlumination.com leds (Automotive Replacement Light Bulbs, Headlights, Foglights & Lamps) as I am also ordering the license plate bulbs, so even an exact reference to a particular bulb would work great.

Haha, I'm going nuts! Thanks Guys!

Ernie

OK, it seems like they are 194's

Fitment into the casing seems to be particular. Any specific LED bulb work for anybody from autolumination?

Those bulbs are the definition of rice IMHO.

Check this http://www.xoutpost.com/x5-e53-forum/...irror-led.html

I actually responded in this thread, as I cannot find this T10 bulb from other websites. Anybody else?

Just curious - so you think that the bright white lights that the current models have for outside illumination are rice?

I'm not looking for blue or red, just want to update the exterior lighting of the vehicle to modernize it a bit.

I think that's the bulb u want

LED Dome Light,Replacement Dome Light,Interior Dome Light,Super Bright LED,Customization,Brightest LED,TunerDomes, LEDVisionz, LED Visionz - DOME 194Wedge (T10) 6-SMD

Hey Guys,

As an update, I looked at a couple of different sites to determine a store that has a good reputation while having a nice stance with issues/wrong fitment.

V-LED's has a great site, which also shows the technical specs of each bulb (power, lumination, measurements)

I got these for the side mirror puddle lights:
V-LEDS HID WHITE 3 M-SMT 1.5W HIGH POWER BULBS 194 168 158

This order is for a pair, and you can search online for different discount codes for the website.

Install was a breeze after figuring out how to remove the painted mirror cover.

I will post pics of the lumination at night, as well as a quick where-to-press to get off the mirror cover, as I've seen others who are very hesitant to pull it off. I was pressing pretty hard with no luck until I figured out a way that makes it very easy.

:popcorn:

Some additional info if the below doesn't work:
http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...oval-help.html


For step one, see note after picture:

http://www.xoutpost.com/attachments/...eplacement.jpg

the best way to remove the cover i've found can be seen from the following pic - hopefully this helps:

I did mine today :thumbup:

you just can't stop modding, can you?? :D

This is the final one, I swear :bow:

Did it work? I had a shop replace my mirror puddle lamps with T10 leds and left the shop without checking their operation. When I got home I remembered and checked and they didnt work. Then I tried to open them back again and saw the shop basically destroyed all the retaining clips of my driver's side mirror and then I guess they were able to open the second side without breaking ALL the clips. They glued the d/s mirror closed and the glue was still wet when I opened the mirror to see what was going on.

Anyway, it seems the led's wont light up for some reason. They flash for like a second but that was all I could get them to do. The regular t10 bulbs worked when I reinstalled them into the mirrors. I also tested the leds in my overhead map lights and they worked as well. So must be some kind of glitch, at least in my X.

first all, go back to the shop and complain about them not working. demand to be present when they open it up, and show how the covers are damaged - they owe you new ones. hiding it with glue is dishonest.

when the covers are out, test the lights by unlocking and locking the doors. when the car is locked, simply pressing the lock button on the remote should activate the puddle lights (with the interior lights). try to turn the bulb around, although I believe these bulbs should be able to be installed both ways. try the old bulbs again to see if they still work. if so, it's your type of bulb.

could you post a picture / link of the bulbs you purchased. the ones I got (look a few posts back) work perfect. there are 3 led's, and I didn't worry about which way I installed them.

I know this thread is very old but if someone can please let me know if I can use these bulbs for mirror puddle lights? I have 2003 BMW X5 4.4.i.

168 194 2825 High Power LED Bulbs For Parking Lights, Back Up Lights

Would this cause any error?

There are more powerful ones available too which are 2W - 168 194 2825 2W High Power LED Bulbs For License Plate, Interior Lights

Or I would be better of with 1W bulbs only - 168 194 2825 1W High Power LED Bulbs For License Plate, Interior Lights

Thanks in advance.

only buy a bulb that has the light facing downward. The 2W with the 3 small LED facing off to the side will be useless to you since those small 3 LEDs will be hidden inside the enclosure.
wither the 1 or 1.5w.
and the 1w bulbs are about $1 on e-bay... just an fyi.

You need canbus 194s for this, as the car will shut them off otherwise.

Any particular links for this please? Also using bulbs greater than 1W power will create any issues?

Can I use canbus LED bulbs only?

papasmurf, do you still need to use resistors with these canbus 194's?
Is canbus a brandname or a style? Sorry, just not familiar with those...

You either need the resistors or canbus bulbs. Canbus refers to the bulb drawing similar resistance to a 194 bulb in order to fool the computer.

What about wattage? Can I use use 1.5W or 2W bulb here?

Would this work?
V-LEDS 6K WHITE 4 M-SMT 2W HIGH POWER BULBS 194 168 158

It states:

No bulb out warning!
Can be installed in Mercedes, BMW and other vehicles that need the load of a standard filament bulb to function properly.

great. just great. you facelift guys get all the good stuff...

Thanx Papasmurf. I just had time to research it and yeah, I now know the CANBUS refers to the OBDII/Canbus wiring systems in the vehicle and errors thrown cause of them not getting proper wattage/resistance readings.

I've always bought LED's with resistors attached to the motherboards, I just never heard them refered to as Canbus safe LED's before. I learn something new eevryday!

Shurap1, those are some expensive bulbs!!!! And for what the purpose of the lights is, will they be worth $25? Id say just buy some cgheaper ones, but make shre they have a load/resistance built into them. Its east to spot the resistor built into them.
SMD LED's are the way to go.