Oh well.. As a previous owner of fully LED-ed car, I tried to warn you :)

Changed mine - with a set from eBay. Looks cool but is really so bright - unbelieveable. Everybody is laughing and asking "what is that?" when they see this light. My son always says: "it will burn a hole in the street if you leave the door open" :-))

Have fun, H

Guys, I cant seem to make my SIDE MIRROR LED LIGHTS light up :( tried installing several kinds but all of them behaved the same way. When activated, they just flash once then immediately dimmed to almost zero illumination.

Is there a special kind of LED bulb for the SIDE MIRROR courtesy light?? :(

Could you post a link to the Ebay seller please.
What leds are you using for the outside mirrors?Lets help Fullmetaljacket as he has contributed so much to this thread:thumbup:

That's because you need either no-error bulbs for them or you have to add a resistor. You can just add the resistor to one side, as the two bulbs are wired together.

Hi,

the kit I bought was only for interior light. The bulbs for the mirrors were not included. eBay: LED All Interior SMD Bulbs Kit 2000-2006 BMW E53 X5 bei eBay.de: Outdoor Lighting (endet 15.12.10 04:43:50 MEZ)

@papasmurf: the bulbs in the mirrors are not monitored - I believe.
@all: when the temperature comes up so that I do not break my mirror covers (right now we have -10°C here in the Alps) when removing them, I will try to put a T10 LED bulb in and post the outcome. But not sure when that will be. Temperature goes typically down the next months.

Best Regards, H

Edit: the "burn a hole in the street" is related to the under door lighting

-powers1 - thanks! :)

-papasmurf - thanks! how do you install the resistor? What kind of resistor do i buy? (value, type, etc) Can you show a simple diagram? Only for 1 side right?

Hey fullmetaljacket,

the chance came faster then expected. Changed one bulb with a T10 LED bulb (I believe that is the size which is in there) - all fine. Changed the second one - as you said. They flash for a second and go out then. Strange ... !

I assume we need to connect a resistor in parallel.

Original a 6W bulb is in.
I = P/U = 6W/12V = 0,5A
R = U/I = 12V/0,5A = 24 Ohm

So a resistor of 24 - 25 Ohm and a power of max 10 W would behave like the original bulb. It has to be connected in parallel to the bulb and it has to be isolated because it will become hot. Res: RES 24 OHM 10W 5% WIREWOUND - SQP10AJB-24R

Guys: school is over since a long time - if you find an error in that maths please do not hesitate to correct it.

Thanks, H

Fixed mine today. Only had a 33 Ohm 5 Watt resistor but this did the job also. Have added it to only one side - works.

Nice Helmuth.Going to do the same as well.Thanks for sharing:)