 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  | |  10-19-2004, 04:15 AM | #1 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 363 |  LED Tail Lights
Ok, so I have basically decided upon the headlights that I am soon getting. And I definitly want to change the tail lights of my TI. I have been looking around a hell of alot, and came across these LED Tail lights. http://www.itsrealstuff.com/html/imports.html Another Link to the LED lights I just want to know what you guys think of these tail lights, I kinda like them. But i want to know if any of you have had experience with them or have heard of them at all.... |  |  | | 10-19-2004, 04:27 AM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 |
They won't fit. ti tailights are unique to the ti. __________________ ...steven
BMW CCA #146825
1996 BMW 328ti • 2003 MINI Cooper S • 2016 M235i
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| | | | | 10-19-2004, 11:23 PM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 363 |
I am positive you know your stuff, but I was just at work today and looking around online and found this site with the same tailights... http://www.autobodypartsbuy.com/cgi-...MW&model=318TI and it says that it fits the 1995 318TI. Is that correct? or is it just some more bs sites put up? | | | | | 10-20-2004, 01:31 AM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 |
Well if you compare a 1998 328is to the above link, both have the same part number.
The two are not interchangable. __________________ ...steven
BMW CCA #146825
1996 BMW 328ti • 2003 MINI Cooper S • 2016 M235i
www.bmwcca.org
| | | | | 10-21-2004, 01:19 AM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 363 |
Ooo alrite, thanx man.
You helped me sae myself a whole bunch of money, i appreciate it.
by the way, do you know where i can by some aftermarket tail lights then? i want them in like a smoked color, but not crystal smoked...
does that make any sense at all?
well if you know where i can find smoked ones, then let me know....
thanx | | | | | 10-21-2004, 03:05 PM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 290 |
Ebay usually has a few aftermarket taillights for the ti. __________________
Vince Carknard
1995 318ti Active
Hellrot, 16" 5 spoke, "Fogged" airbox mod, Stromung exhaust, Bilstein Sports, BMW sport springs, 3.73lsd,
others... | | | | | 10-25-2004, 11:53 PM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 225 |
Here's one, http://www.matrixracing.com/BI1353Details.htm that looks pretty good to me. though Matrixracing usually sells cheap parts from Taiwan these appear to be from Germany, according to the website. __________________
Love my ti | | | | | 12-21-2004, 08:36 PM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Tulsa/Ft Worth Posts: 102 |
http://www.germanstuff4you.com/ They have a lot of lights for the Ti __________________
uhm...yeah...Vrooom | | | | | 05-27-2005, 03:56 PM | #9 | | Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: SoCal Posts: 61 |  LED Tail Lights - Revisited
Hey 318ti'ers! Has anybody ever tried modding their lenses on their taillights so that they're using LED lights instead? I've seen somebody do this before for their CRX (yes...i'm an ex-CRX driver  ). http://www.copperpenney.com/crxsite/...ke_lights.html I don't want the exotic 'circle' look necessarily...just something that looks more up-to-date with today's Beemers...I was thinking of using the crystal clear/red lens and mod the internals... Something similar looking to: http://www.eurostarus.com/bmw.html (2nd one down)...but fits the ti! what do you guys think? motorwerk | | | | | 05-27-2005, 04:12 PM | #10 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: madison, WI Posts: 402 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by motorwerk Hey 318ti'ers! Has anybody ever tried modding their lenses on their taillights so that they're using LED lights instead? I've seen somebody do this before for their CRX (yes...i'm an ex-CRX driver ). http://www.copperpenney.com/crxsite/...ke_lights.html I don't want the exotic 'circle' look necessarily...just something that looks more up-to-date with today's Beemers...I was thinking of using the crystal clear/red lens and mod the internals... Something similar looking to: http://www.eurostarus.com/bmw.html (2nd one down)...but fits the ti! what do you guys think? motorwerk | I am starting a project like that soon __________________ Mods: clear turn signals, Silverstar headlight bulbs, k&N custom CAI, removed A/C, lightened crank pulley, painted brakes, custom clutch stop, custom strut bar, x-brace, custom solid tranny mounts, Memphis sound system, Sachs sport clutch, B&M short shifter, lightened flywheel, redline MTL ....
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http://members.cardomain.com/mghockey | | | | | 04-16-2007, 10:54 PM | #12 | | Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: MD Posts: 20 |
Sorry guys, I have tried this and all the BMW's tail lights has reversed polatity and will drain your battery, tried all ways but di not get it to work. If you find a LED bulb that has no polarity it might work. | | | | | 04-17-2007, 12:10 AM | #13 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 |
Quote: Originally Posted by magman  Sorry guys, I have tried this and all the BMW's tail lights has reversed polatity and will drain your battery, tried all ways but di not get it to work. If you find a LED bulb that has no polarity it might work. | You sure about that? LEDs just don't work if they're wired backwards. There's no reason it would drain the battery. And the fix would just be to swap leads. __________________
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ZOMBIES. | | | | | 04-18-2007, 01:45 PM | #14 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: OKC, Oklahoma Posts: 387 |
anyhbody know were toi get teh m3 look alike tail lights! | | | | | 04-19-2007, 10:38 AM | #15 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bremerhaven, Germany Posts: 977 |
Quote: Originally Posted by aceyx You sure about that? LEDs just don't work if they're wired backwards. | You can also burn them out if you have chosen the right current limiting resistor. Quote: | And the fix would just be to swap leads. | That could be a bit of a challenge if the LEDs are socketed: you might then have to make up a special lamp carrier or chop up the tail light traces. Are there any socketed, automotive, LED lamps that will light off either polarity, that is, AC? | | | | | |
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