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LED front indicators

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2016 4:56 pm
by richbmw
Just ordered an X5 with standard Xenons, and noticed it comes with orange indicator bulbs. Bloody BMW with their half bulb, half LED setup!

I could have got the LED headlights, with the LED indicator strips, but didn't, as I'm tight! :))

Has anyone changed the indicator bulbs to LED's, if so where did you get them, and how easy are they to install?

Re: LED front indicators

Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2016 7:41 am
by richbmw
So, nobody has done this then?  :))

Re: LED front indicators

Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2016 2:53 pm
by kengxx
Yes  I found the best to be the Spektrum bulbs by Weisslicht after trying the cheap china ones.I've just traded my F15 so I have 2 for sale if you're interested,

Re: LED front indicators

Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2016 11:30 pm
by richbmw
[quote="kengxx"]
Yes  I found the best to be the Spektrum bulbs by Weisslicht after trying the cheap china ones.I've just traded my F15 so I have 2 for sale if you're interested,
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How much are they?

Re: LED front indicators

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2016 10:28 pm
by kengxx
They cost me $119  you can have them for £40 posted if you want them

Re: LED front indicators

Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2017 6:28 pm
by RichM50d
Has anyone found any other options?

Re: LED front indicators

Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 1:04 pm
by RichM50d
Now ordered the ones from Bimmian, as I’m in the US for Christmas. Are they easy to fit?

Re: LED front indicators

Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2018 6:24 pm
by RichM50d
Fitted these yesterday. A huge improvement, and no error codes on the dash.

Re: LED front indicators

Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 9:15 pm
by Ashway
[quote="RichM50d"]
Fitted these yesterday. A huge improvement, and no error codes on the dash.
[/quote]

which ones did you go for, the website is confusing as it states X5 with halogen headlights??

Re: LED front indicators

Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2018 7:56 am
by RichM50d
[quote="Ashway"]
[quote="RichM50d"]
Fitted these yesterday. A huge improvement, and no error codes on the dash.
[/quote]

which ones did you go for, the website is confusing as it states X5 with halogen headlights??
[/quote]

These ones WTSAAAPA2

https://bimmian.com/Accessories-for-BMW ... nal-Bulbs/

It did say for cars with halogen headlights, but as all of the current X5’s have Xenon, I figured it was a typo.

Re: LED front indicators

Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2018 11:14 am
by Dogzyboy
Excuse my ignorance, but what improvement do these provide? Are they brighter/sharper than the standard ones?

Re: LED front indicators

Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2018 6:23 pm
by RichM50d
[quote="Dogzyboy"]
Excuse my ignorance, but what improvement do these provide? Are they brighter/sharper than the standard ones?
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Yep, brighter and sharper. And they look awesome. Plus, they’re the only traditional bulbs on the whole car, so needed changing!

Re: LED front indicators

Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2018 6:51 pm
by Dogzyboy
Thanks.  Something to add to the list then!

Re: LED front indicators

Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2018 7:27 pm
by RichM50d
[quote="Dogzyboy"]
Thanks.  Something to add to the list then!
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Definitely. You won’t regret it.

Re: LED front indicators

Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2018 11:01 am
by Ashway
[quote="RichM50d"]
[quote="Ashway"]
[quote="RichM50d"]
Fitted these yesterday. A huge improvement, and no error codes on the dash.
[/quote]

which ones did you go for, the website is confusing as it states X5 with halogen headlights??
[/quote]

These ones WTSAAAPA2

https://bimmian.com/Accessories-for-BMW ... nal-Bulbs/

It did say for cars with halogen headlights, but as all of the current X5’s have Xenon, I figured it was a typo.
[/quote]

Thanks, given the problem you've got currently perhaps not a typo, hope you get it sorted