LED Reverse Lights Installed
 

After seeing some newer vehicle's with higher lumen reverse lighting I decided the E53 needed an upgrade.

I just installed a pair of these omnidirectional LED bulbs....

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They fit in the bulb holder well and were small enough diameter to fit the opening in the reflector.

Here are some stock shots before the swap

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Side By side LED VS Stock
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All LED
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E53 Disco Style :D

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They are much much brighter than stock bulbs. They look crispy and fresh and they call more attention to my SAV as I'm reversing out of parking spaces making a collision a bit less likely as well.
It's a win win mod for sure!

I also really like it for the light output when used with the follow me home feature.
I coded my follow me home settings to trigger my LED lic plate and LED Reverse on while exiting for 90sec. and it really lights up the rear of the vehicle.

One thing to mention to those of you considering the mod. Make sure to code the SAV to turn of check control on the LCM for the reverse bulbs or they will strobe on start up and possibly randomly depending on the LCM/Check Control settings.
It will make the bulbs fail prematurely and attract undue attention and possibly a ticket.

looks good. How much were they?

Where can we buy those? Those rock!

Thanks guys

I picked them up on Ebay

For $10

Hit us up with the item number. I need a pair, especially with my tints.

No error on the OBC? Definitely gotta give us the item # :)

No problemo.....

2X 1156 BA15S 7506 White 20 5050 SMD LED Rear Tail Turn Signal Light Bulb 12V US | eBay

It's a nice upgrade for 10 bucks if u ask me.

Unfortunately no..... It might throw an error and it does flash the lights on start up when the check control tests the bulbs.

I used a laptop, interface cable and special coding software to code the LCM to eliminate any errors or flashing from the check control system.

Nice. Just ordered. How is it during the day? I'd be worried that its not as noticeable during the day.

Eh, I have yet to find an LED that's actually brighter than a stock 7506 bulb. They LOOK brighter until you put a stock bulb in one and an LED in the other.

So I did what any sane person would do: I put 15W HIDs in my reverse lights. They are WAY brighter than the LEDs or halogens.