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Changing Angel Eyes - from Yellow to White.

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Re: Changing Angel Eyes - from Yellow to White.

Post by Si » Mon Mar 11, 2013 12:06 pm

I have just received my upgraded 10W led bulbs today in there nice case. This may be a daft question but what are the other bits in the case for ?
Look like metal cylinders with wires coming out of them. Are these resistors ?

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Changed mine back last year from the yellow to white, when one of the side light bulbs went and kept getting the beep everytime I started up and the message, check side/parking lights. As a replacment bulb and holder were nearly £28.00 I decided to upgrade. Ordered the LED's and changed them both out, it was a straight swap. See link below.

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Re: Changing Angel Eyes - from Yellow to White.

Post by X5Sport » Mon Mar 11, 2013 12:28 pm

Probably, most likely to drop the volts to the LEDs and also provide CANBUS with the right 'load'.
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Re: Changing Angel Eyes - from Yellow to White.

Post by jaynana » Tue Mar 12, 2013 9:04 am

can you post a photo?

mine from HID Direct were direct swaps. no metal cylinders.. all built in incl resistor to handle canbus.
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Re: Changing Angel Eyes - from Yellow to White.

Post by Denis O » Tue Mar 12, 2013 10:47 am

How much better are the Cree ones Jay? I've got the regular HID Direct on mine and they are fine at night but crap during the day.
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Re: Changing Angel Eyes - from Yellow to White.

Post by jaynana » Tue Mar 12, 2013 12:47 pm

they aren't as good as i thought they'd be although the white makes it instantly noticeable plus i have them as DLRs..

CRE for LEDs come well recommended so can't go any better i guess.. so went for it.

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Re: Changing Angel Eyes - from Yellow to White.

Post by Si » Mon Mar 18, 2013 12:09 pm

Here are some pictures of what i got in the box.



[quote="jaynana"]
can you post a photo?

mine from HID Direct were direct swaps. no metal cylinders.. all built in incl resistor to handle canbus.
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Re: Changing Angel Eyes - from Yellow to White.

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Re: Changing Angel Eyes - from Yellow to White.

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Re: Changing Angel Eyes - from Yellow to White.

Post by jaynana » Tue Mar 19, 2013 11:19 am

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Here are some pictures of what i got in the box.

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the 2 independent pieces of wires with a plug at each end - even i got that, that wasn't necessary.

the cylinders - no idea.. you have 4 of them? they don't look like magnetic noise suppressors either..


might be worth asking the supplier. .
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Re: Changing Angel Eyes - from Yellow to White.

Post by Si » Wed Mar 20, 2013 7:20 am

Supplier says,

One of the metal cylinders stops the lights flickering and the other regulates the power going to the new bulbs.

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[quote="Si"]
Here are some pictures of what i got in the box.

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the 2 independent pieces of wires with a plug at each end - even i got that, that wasn't necessary.

the cylinders - no idea.. you have 4 of them? they don't look like magnetic noise suppressors either..


might be worth asking the supplier. .
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