PnP Interior LED Light "Kit"

Kev · 09-27-2009, 01:52 PM

I got a lot of request about my interior LED setup so I decided to just post it here so I can just direct people to for reference.

Some pics of my interior:

Disclaimer: Please don't PM me about whether I can get you the kit or not. I don't sell a complete setup. I am also not affiliated with any of the website mentioned on this thread. I'm merely trying to help the community out by posting the newest and latest LED lights for our cars.

These are GUARANTEED to be better and brighter than any other "kits" that you can find from any vendor on Bimmerpost. This represents 2 full years of trying and testing a number of bulbs in the market to find the brightest and best LEDs for our cars. I'm only doing it out of my passion as a BMW enthusiast. I would like to thank Shinchan from Boston, MA for pioneering using LEDs in the interior of the E9X.

First of all, here's a list for all the E9X interior bulbs

Front vanity mirrors (both driver and passenger side): 42mm festoon
Front footwell lights (both driver and passenger side): T10/168/194 wedge
Front under the door puddle lights (both driver and passenger side): T10/168/194 wedge
Glove box: 37mm festoon
Map lights (both front and rear dome): T10/168/194 wedge
Center dome lights (both front and rear dome): T10/168/194 wedge
Rear footwell lights, only for E92/3 (both driver and passenger side): T5/74 wedge
Trunk: 42mm festoon

What I recommend for replacement as of 9/27/2009:

Front vanity mirrors:
Festoon Super Flux 6 LED Light 1 3/4 Inches / 42 mm
http://www.ledlight.com/festoon-supe...hes-42-mm.aspx
Unit(s) required: 2

Front footwell lights / Front under the door puddle lights
Replacement OEM light housings (2 puddles and driver side footwell): 63 31 6 961 999
Unit(s) required: 3
Side Firing Super Flux 6 LED Light T10 Wedge (0 degree offset)
http://www.ledlight.com/t10-wedge-si...led-light.aspx

Glove box:
Festoon Super Flux 6 LED Light 1 1/2 Inches / 36 mm
http://www.ledlight.com/festoon-supe...hes-36-mm.aspx
Unit(s) required: 1

Map lights (both front and rear dome):
T10 / 168 / 194 side firing SMD with built in resistors (will be testing these shortly)
http://www.v-leds.com/Interior-LED/D...68086-1-2.html
or
http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-LED/C...-p6478377.html
Unit(s) required: 2 sets

Center dome lights (both front and rear dome):
BavAuto LED24
http://www.bavauto.com
Folks who have access to JDM parts can also consider this:
BREX "Stick Matrix"
http://www.brex.jp/jp/matrixbulb/

Rear footwell lights, only for E92/3 (both driver and passenger side):
3 SMT LED 74 T5 Mini-Wedge Bulb White 12 volt DC SMD (have not tested these in person but heard they fit)
http://www.v-leds.com/Interior-LED/G...98403-1-2.html
Unit(s) required: 2 sets

Trunk: 42mm festoon
Festoon Super Flux 6 LED Light 1 3/4 Inches / 42 mm
http://www.ledlight.com/festoon-supe...hes-42-mm.aspx
Unit(s) required: 1

markymarc1979 · 09-27-2009, 02:16 PM

Great post kev. I've been looking for LEDS for my interior for a long time. I'd be willing to give them a try. I wish someone would put it all together and create one full kit that works perfectly. Bimmian tried and failed miserably.

Green///Hell · 09-27-2009, 03:06 PM

Wow Kev thanks for looking out. I hate the boring yellow glow in the interior. LED would lighten things up a lot and would look super clean

nusevad · 09-27-2009, 04:43 PM

Thanks Kev for the bulb #, these will come in handy!

M3_LIN · 09-29-2009, 06:17 PM

All of Kev's interior lights i have used and are great.

I was trying to get the center dome light from his instructions through auctions but it didnt pan out. So i asked my shop VIPSTATUS in so cal and they suggested LUXER leds.

I trusted them (and its JAPANESE!) so i used em and they turned out to be great and very nicely priced at i believe if memory serves at 55 or 65 for both the center light and the 2 on the sides for the center dome.

Center Lights:

Side "map" lights:

Lighted up pics:

Luxer's website: http://www.brm21.com/US/index2.html

These work pretty well if anyone wants to use those.

Ed Lin

Kev · 09-29-2009, 06:25 PM

Wow, those are nice. The BavAuto LED24 are actually rebranded Luxer1 LEDs

M3_LIN · 09-29-2009, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kev

Wow, those are nice. The BavAuto LED24 are actually rebranded Luxer1 LEDs

oh yea? hahaha. Never knew.

How bright are those? The ones i have i feel like its bright enough already or a little too bright in some circumstances. I cant imagine those 24 leds! :P

Ed Lin

SlammedR8 · 09-29-2009, 11:09 PM

FYI. E93 owners,

the vanity mirrors are different in the E93 vs E90/E92

Bluesummer · 09-30-2009, 05:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by M3_LIN

oh yea? hahaha. Never knew.

How bright are those? The ones i have i feel like its bright enough already or a little too bright in some circumstances. I cant imagine those 24 leds! :P

Ed Lin

how much is it to do a full interior LED conversion @ VIPSTATUS?

montreal red · 09-30-2009, 09:28 AM

just a simple question - changing the interior lights to leds do not give any error codes on the car's computer right?

SlammedR8 · 09-30-2009, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by montreal red

just a simple question - changing the interior lights to leds do not give any error codes on the car's computer right?

nope
it shouldn't

MJC///M3 · 09-30-2009, 11:49 AM

that looks sweet.

Green///Hell · 10-01-2009, 01:02 AM

Thanks for the pictures, anymore full interior shots or anything?

I'm really liking the look of doing a full swap

Mike@F1 Autohaüs · 10-01-2009, 02:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Panda///Monic

Thanks for the pictures, anymore full interior shots or anything?

I'm really liking the look of doing a full swap

Here's our full High-Powered LED interior kit installed on a customer's car:

Green///Hell · 10-01-2009, 02:12 AM

super bright I love it, got the gears turning might just do it

M3_LIN · 10-01-2009, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bluesummer

how much is it to do a full interior LED conversion @ VIPSTATUS?

Does this mean you want the doors and footwells as well? Do you have a E92 or E90?

So as for Luxer1 bulbs, its 25 each pair for the "map" lights. And as for the center dome its 30 each. 110 for the bulbs. Installation is 30 bucks.

2X 192 in the footwells. 2X 194s in the doors. another 50 bucks.

Trunk one is 30 bucks.

So if you want to install all of it, it would be 50 total for install.

Summarized:

If you want just the luxer1s in the dome: 140 installed
If you want luxer1s in the domes and the luxers in the footwell, under the door and in the trunk: 240.

Ed Lin

ersin · 10-01-2009, 04:24 PM

Wow. Great post Kev! It's people like you that really make this board one of the best.

Cheers.

Kev · 10-02-2009, 01:29 AM

bad news is that the v-leds.com LED DOES NOT work for the map lights. Will test another set of bulbs tomorrow, wish me luck.

disruptv · 10-02-2009, 08:55 AM

ok so can someone just put all these bulbs together as a kit? im down to buy....

pjrn007 · 10-02-2009, 05:52 PM

+1 for Mike at F1 Autohaus. I purchased complete interior led kit and installed in 30 minutes. Bright and absolutely NO errors. Mike, any chance you guys will have and blue led's for e92 M????

disruptv · 10-02-2009, 11:20 PM

quick question, any led bulbs for the rear reverse lights in an e92 tail-lamp?

Mike@F1 Autohaüs · 10-03-2009, 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pjrn007

+1 for Mike at F1 Autohaus. I purchased complete interior led kit and installed in 30 minutes. Bright and absolutely NO errors. Mike, any chance you guys will have and blue led's for e92 M????

Thanks and post some pics up for everyone when you have the time

For blue LEDs, are you looking replace some at specific locations? We offered a limited run on the HyperBlue kit for the E46 models and those did quite well:

Quote:

Originally Posted by disruptv

ok so can someone just put all these bulbs together as a kit? im down to buy....

quick question, any led bulbs for the rear reverse lights in an e92 tail-lamp?

We are working on a PnP solution at the moment for the reverse

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Kev Critical Care Anesthesiologist 484 Rep 8,828 Posts Drives: SMB F83 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Seattle, WA iTrader: (24) Garage List 2009 Porsche 911 Ca ... [9.50]	PnP Interior LED Light "Kit" I got a lot of request about my interior LED setup so I decided to just post it here so I can just direct people to for reference. Some pics of my interior: Disclaimer: Please don't PM me about whether I can get you the kit or not. I don't sell a complete setup. I am also not affiliated with any of the website mentioned on this thread. I'm merely trying to help the community out by posting the newest and latest LED lights for our cars. These are GUARANTEED to be better and brighter than any other "kits" that you can find from any vendor on Bimmerpost. This represents 2 full years of trying and testing a number of bulbs in the market to find the brightest and best LEDs for our cars. I'm only doing it out of my passion as a BMW enthusiast. I would like to thank Shinchan from Boston, MA for pioneering using LEDs in the interior of the E9X. First of all, here's a list for all the E9X interior bulbs Front vanity mirrors (both driver and passenger side): 42mm festoon Front footwell lights (both driver and passenger side): T10/168/194 wedge Front under the door puddle lights (both driver and passenger side): T10/168/194 wedge Glove box: 37mm festoon Map lights (both front and rear dome): T10/168/194 wedge Center dome lights (both front and rear dome): T10/168/194 wedge Rear footwell lights, only for E92/3 (both driver and passenger side): T5/74 wedge Trunk: 42mm festoon What I recommend for replacement as of 9/27/2009: Front vanity mirrors: Festoon Super Flux 6 LED Light 1 3/4 Inches / 42 mm http://www.ledlight.com/festoon-supe...hes-42-mm.aspx Unit(s) required: 2 Front footwell lights / Front under the door puddle lights Replacement OEM light housings (2 puddles and driver side footwell): 63 31 6 961 999 Unit(s) required: 3 Side Firing Super Flux 6 LED Light T10 Wedge (0 degree offset) http://www.ledlight.com/t10-wedge-si...led-light.aspx Glove box: Festoon Super Flux 6 LED Light 1 1/2 Inches / 36 mm http://www.ledlight.com/festoon-supe...hes-36-mm.aspx Unit(s) required: 1 Map lights (both front and rear dome): T10 / 168 / 194 side firing SMD with built in resistors (will be testing these shortly) http://www.v-leds.com/Interior-LED/D...68086-1-2.html or http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-LED/C...-p6478377.html Unit(s) required: 2 sets Center dome lights (both front and rear dome): BavAuto LED24 http://www.bavauto.com Folks who have access to JDM parts can also consider this: BREX "Stick Matrix" http://www.brex.jp/jp/matrixbulb/ Rear footwell lights, only for E92/3 (both driver and passenger side): 3 SMT LED 74 T5 Mini-Wedge Bulb White 12 volt DC SMD (have not tested these in person but heard they fit) http://www.v-leds.com/Interior-LED/G...98403-1-2.html Unit(s) required: 2 sets Trunk: 42mm festoon Festoon Super Flux 6 LED Light 1 3/4 Inches / 42 mm http://www.ledlight.com/festoon-supe...hes-42-mm.aspx Unit(s) required: 1 __________________ kev { divinum est sedate dolorem } "your friendly neighborhood critical care anesthesiologist" Last edited by Kev; 11-02-2009 at 11:52 AM..
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Green///Hell Colonel 183 Rep 2,872 Posts Drives: 991 GT3, F15 X5, 1199S Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chicago iTrader: (5)	Wow Kev thanks for looking out. I hate the boring yellow glow in the interior. LED would lighten things up a lot and would look super clean
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M3_LIN LM-R Whore. 125 Rep 854 Posts Drives: 2009 White M3 Sedan Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: LA iTrader: (1)	All of Kev's interior lights i have used and are great. I was trying to get the center dome light from his instructions through auctions but it didnt pan out. So i asked my shop VIPSTATUS in so cal and they suggested LUXER leds. I trusted them (and its JAPANESE!) so i used em and they turned out to be great and very nicely priced at i believe if memory serves at 55 or 65 for both the center light and the 2 on the sides for the center dome. Center Lights: Side "map" lights: Lighted up pics: Luxer's website: http://www.brm21.com/US/index2.html These work pretty well if anyone wants to use those. Ed Lin __________________ 09AWE90M: Light headlight tint, Full front end clear bra wrap(Harris@InstyleGraphics), Ceramic tint(40%), Piaa GTX H3 bulb, HID 8k AE, 6k Low, INT Luxer1 lights, RD springs, LMR 20X9 +8, 20X10 +18 (Dave @ Status), Vertice CF hood Ducts(Dat @ VertexUSA), Tecnocraft FULL Envy Intake system+plenum(KEVLAR)+cabin filter covers, Meister GTC exhaust, Arkym F LIP.
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