Cool. So someone care to point me in the direction of said led's ?

Cheers

Did you read the entire thread? There is several links to the appropriate vendors for this upgrade. Good luck.

Here, I got my error free LEDs here...

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I installed a rear camera with a built in LED light on my license plate light receptacle hence I had code errors perennially on my dash. I can only install 1 of these 2 error free LEDs on the receptacles so what I did was open the rear panel, did a wire tap on the line going to the license plate light receptacles and installed the LED bulb inside the rear panel (soldered and rubber taped). Finally got rid of the "CHECK LICENSE PLATE LIGHT" error code!

I didnt want to start a new thread since there are so many, but I wanted someone's opinion on these LED License Plate lights. I never seen these before but they are from Bimmian.com

Here is the link:
Bimmian WeissLicht LED License Plate Illumination Upgrade for BMW X5 SAV - 2000-2006 E53

These are the actual assembly that plugs into the trunk lid. I have yet to find a pair that doesn't give me an error message on my dash.

Tunerdomes.com "PLATES" bulbs, I have them on my X right now and on my other car as well, no errors!

I found that when installing the new bulbs I had to pinch the ends of the bulb holders in a bit so that the bulb stays put and doesnt move at all, when I initially installed them they had an error because the holder was loose from removing the old bulb. Scott free since then!


Oh and I got a full LED interior kit from ebay for 60 bucks, seller is "phillipsxenon" and I am thoroughly satisfied with them!

How long have you had them installed without errors? I don't think mine have resistors, but they were also advertised as error free. They were error free for about a month and now they barely illuminate. They will illuminate very dim, if i tap the clear lens cover it will light up but after an hour or so they will go back to being dim.

I used these in my license plate. Works great, no flickering and all that, no errors. 2 weeks since installed. 6418 SMD.
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I used these in my mirror lights. No resistors needed, no errors, they dim like the factory and all that. Plug and play. 1w 168 SMD
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I thought I'd chime in here ^^

I ordered these (along with some other stuff) off Bimmian about a month ago and they were on back order, they showed up yesterday.

I tried to get them to fit but they just won't, I mean I can get them in there and mounted and even lighting up but they just don't quite clip & lock in how they should! i.e. you bang on the tail gate to simulate a harsh bump and they just pop back out! So I took the LED unit out of the lens and stuck just the lens in, it fits well which means the LED unit is rubbing on the inside (I could actually see a witness mark of where it had rubbed fwiw) So I will try and find the time to modify them this weekend or next..

In conclusion they are rubbish and my advice is save your money and buy good globes if you can get error free ones, I am pretty disappointed with this product given the price. Mind you the Weisslicht Halo LED's are awesome!

I will check these out ^^ thanks for the heads up, are they still error free?

what i did is ....on x5...ordered 7x6418 bulbs and 4x t194 and 2x 194 extra strong bulbs for side mirror and trunk light...
I have attached where i got mine on amazon...

i ordered 8 pairs of thses and ran it through the whole car
--36mm Festoon 6 LEDs SMD LED Bulb White for 3021 DE3021 6411 6413 6418 DE3423 DE3425 Replacement (A Pair) =$80


I used these on my front dome light 3x
10x 194 168 2825 5-SMD White High Power LED Car Lights Bulb=$20


I used these one on my Side Mirror for better Light path and trunk light..

2x pairs-LEDwholesalers T10 LED 194 Wedge bulbs Dash Dome Light 12v DC 15 SMD LED 1.44 Watt 105 Lumen White, 1415WH= $25

HOPE THESE HELPED YOU.