Here are my LED rear lights - Thanks to Nismo again

Red Tinting done by my mate Nick (NCR Motors)

last one is my M3

Very nice and look a cheaper option than buying the full replacements.

Come on then, where's the 'how to'

Im happy with the fact the lenses are standard
No keen on the flat led type one - and these cost alot less to do

The look super cool at night

I want, I want, I want

A How-To would be great!

Me too

They look brilliant and yes, I prefer them to the full flat led replacements

I have the flat smoke grey ones but these look better, yes. A DIY guide?

only a few hours to wait until we hopefully see some night shots.

How to!!!

they look pukka now EDz that the lense's match , so when you bringing the paint can around to mine so i can do the same .

They are the best all red lenses I have seen too.
Edz can you tell me where to go for the that first, and how much if you dont mind??

Then ill get on your case Nismo for the LED stuff.
Shall I start ordering that gear off ebay in that link you posted in this thread mate?

Many thanks chaps.

if you order these - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-x-30CM-30-Red-LE...=item4cf118527c you will need to order 2 sets so you can do the tops and bottoms , get yourself another set of lights with the bulb holders and wiring still in them so you can put the old ones back in if you don't like them , then give me a shout and we'll meet up and i'll do them for you and make a how to for everyone else but they are easy to do its just the wiring you need to think about .

Sweet!

Post night pics.

Thanks alot Iain, much appreciated.
Ill sort you a beer...

here are some of mine at night -

And here is a pic of mine at night (after nismo showed me which wire to cut, bit of a bomb disposal moment!)

Iain i took a few pics when i did mine if you need some for a how to.

Would this work?

Looks brilliant nismo and James




Possibly, although may need a bit of extra power and may get too hot. Looks good though

Looking forward to the how too and parts list

Mate they do glow a little red tbh on indicating - as the Coupe is not my main car I live with it - reverse is pink fog light is not a prob.

There slighty darker than the top ones as well

The paint is on the link below that I got

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/E-tech-ETECH-Light...=item43a64b6de2

Ebay Link to Spray about 7 quid

Get someone who is good at spraying to do this - the paint will eat into the lenses not the best plastic (maybe why people have trouble paint them) - Did help the weather is warm.

Get 2 sets of led’s should be about 11 quid - get the 30 led’s - chop 3 off

Split the lenses carefully

Insert the led strips will sit in the cup end lenses part nicely

Glue back together - Nismo also put sealant around the edge for air tight seal

Then a bit of fun wiring them up to your side lights - Most people should be able to figure this out.

Hope this helps as a how too

Just ordered tint and LEDs. Hopefully have it done for Brooklands (along with a million other things )

Phil , if you have ordered the 30 led's you will need to cut them down to 27 led's but be very careful when your doing this . the led's are grouped in 3's so use a very sharp stanly blade when you do it , 30 led's are to much to try and get in the lense .

They look superb by far the only aftermarket/modded lights I've seen that really suit the coupe down to the ground

Edz,

When you say indicators glow a bit red - Is that due to the reflection from the light bulb to and from the led colour ??

R00

its from the spray he used to colour the lense , we are going to try some orange bulbs to see if this helps to make the indicators abit more orange .

Now I like these. Have bought all that is needed. Just the ticket old boy!

Yeah Reverse light is a bit pinky

Seperating the lenses... Is this simlar to doing the headights i.e. heat them up with heat gun to soften adhesive and prise apart? thanks

no i just used a big flat headed screw driver and went arount the lip and you can hear the glue crack as you work your way around the lense , use some marsking tape at one end so you know where to place the lense when you super glue them back together , i also used some sealant around the edge for air tight seal once the super glue had dryed .

I'm like a bull in a china shop so will have to be extra careful otherwise the lense will be the only thing cracking.

Bits ordered

One this evening

they look even better on your car EDz due to the light coloured light cups .

The wires on these leds are really thin!

What coloured wires do I need to cut into?

work out what is the + and - for the led's using a battery charger as they will only work one way round , look at the grey plug thats comes from the break light and you should have 3 wires orange , white , black . use a electrical screw driver and remove the pins black and white wires and leave the orange wire in the plug from the back of the plug , use a spade connector that you will need to cut down so it fits into the grey connector wiring from the car , put the white pin into the middle slot and connect the + from the leds ( using the cut down spade connecter to the yellow wire slot and the - to the black slot along with the black wire you disconnected from the plug onto the grey connector in the car ( it could be the other way around but i think i'v got it right ) , put your side lights on and all 4 rings should light up , press the break and you break bulbs should come on , then just check the rest of your lights , hazzards , revearse , fog .

if you have problems alex get onto Jame5 as he's not to far from you and knows how to wire them up , i'm sure he won't mind .

Thanks mate,

Spent 10mins today rushing it before work but now my rear lights don't work!

Assuming it could be the relay as the everything else works when lights are on, checked all bulbs, fuses and still nothing... Joy

Did you get them sorted Alex ?

All wired up properly just waiting to sort the bottom red lenses now.

Thanks

Anyone got a spare red lamp, the brake/sidelight one?

Managed to do the first one, but cracked and split the lens on the second one

Rather than tinting the bottom ones (indicator, etc), has anyone tried using a pair of the top ones, at the bottom instead?

Obviously using an orange bulb for the indicators, to make them more orange than red.

Yep this has been done. get a spare set of bottom lights and remove lens and replace on the top

Cheers Tony and yes, that's what I was thinking of doing

How good/orange are the indicators behind the red lens? I don't want any accidents or problems, with people claiming they didn't see me indicating.

Yeah I would love to have my rear lights all red, but the indicators flashing pink/red really puts me off.

I'm going to do the mod, see how orange the indicators come up then if ness buy some Orange LED indicator bulbs to help the Orange show more. Something like these.

http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/382-24-LED-Bulbs-available-in-white-red-blue-green-amber.html

just a quick query, Having no reverse light, or one that is effectively Red... is this going to effect the MOT?

The reverse light isn't a testable item on the Mot, so if it doesn't work or it's not there, it doesn't matter.

Not sure how it stands with the law though, for it being red when reversing?

I don't really want to lose my reverse light, it's quite a decent one for lighting up what's behind you.

i've put yellow led bulbs in and the indicators flash orange.

I should have one in a few days i can send out to you

Thanks Alex, but I couldn't wait a few days now I've made a start, so am already sorted by petchpeng and his super fast and efficient service

Many thanks anyway, much appreciated

Anyone else done this themselves yet?

I should have time to attempt the wiring later or by Sunday anyway

All leds are in, light units sealed back up, + and - wires from leds labelled, spade connectors bought.

I just need to study the rest of the instructions now and get my head around which wire goes to where lol

Any tips? Do's and don't's?

Orange is positive, black negative, leave the white wire.

So where nismo has said this, I should ignore?




and do this instead:

Remove the black and orange and leave the white and put the orange one into the middle slot instead of the white?

I didnt even take it out of the plug, I just cut and taped a few inches away from it.

leave the white one as it is. Below is info Jame5 sent me, might come in handy.

'Ok, first take the wires from both your led strips, split the first few inches. There should be one silver and one copper on each, take the silvers and twist together and do the same with the copper ones. Now test them to find out which is positive and which is negative (poke one in the plug going to the orange wire and poke the other in the black wire hole, if the leds don't light up swap them over). Now connect the the led wires to the wires going to the bulbs one to the black one to the orange. Check all the leds are working, they should be on with the side lights and get brighter with the brake lights. You can leave then like this but it makes it really difficult to see the brake lights. If you now snip the orange wire somewhere between the connector for the leds and the bulb your leds will stay on but the normal bulb will only come on when braking making it much more noticable'

Cheers Alex

I'll have a proper read later on and ask further questions then, if I need to

how to -

link to ebay for the led strip's - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-x-30CM-30-Red-LE...=item4cf118527c

1. Get a flat headed screw driver and work your way around the rim slowly so you hear the glue crack it may take some time on the first one until you know how they come apart



2. Remove the lense and clean inside and clean the light reflector but don't rub to hard as you take the coating off



3. Cut the last 3 led's with a sharp knife from the strip but be very carefull



4. Insert the led strips with the led's facing toward the lense and they should be a snug fit so no need to glue , turn over and check they are still working on and 9v battery or battery charge but nothing over 12v



5. Put the wire threw the slit in the light housing and use super glue around the rim and glue back together , turn over and check they are still working



6. now for the wiring , you only need to use the wiring from the brake lights , open the grey plug and slide a thin flat headed screwdriver down the back of the plug to remove the black and white pins leaving the orange pin in the grey plug as you don't need to use this



7. Cut the led wires down to the right length and attach some of the wire you have cut off to the ends of the led wire + and - for power feeds for the leds in the bottom lights



8. Wrap the - from the leds around the black wire pin and tape up so you get no shorts



9. Get a spade connector and cut it down to the same size as the other pins and connect it to the + wire from the leds and tape it , you can also put some tape around the white wire pin so you get no shorting



10. Do step 1 to 4 the same for the bottom lense but you may need to cut 2 small pegs in the lense to make the led strip sit nicely



11. You will see that the housing had a divider that will need to be trimmed a little with a hacksaw so that the leds will fit over the devider



12. Put the wire threw the slit in the light housing and use super glue around the rim and glue back together , turn over and check they are still working

13. They are ready to fit in the car , black pin goes to black , white pin goes in the middle , the spade connecter from step 9 goes to yellow on the grey plug in the car , then connect the + and - wires from the bottom light leds to the wires that you left in step 7 for the power .



14. If your lenses are a bit dull use some compound and they will come up nice

from too

15. Turn on the lights and see what a good job you have done for very little layout , if you do have any problems just PM me and i'll try and help you out

Nismo ............

PS , thanks to Bosco for the idea

Ian, might be worth putting a link to where to get the LED's from then I can copy and paste it into the how to

Great guide Nismo, thanks!

Done and cheers Per

Now in the how to's

Are we still spraying these all red!?

i have left mine for the standard look , Jame5 has his smoked black and EDz has his all red .

thanks Begbie .

I've left mine too

Might go for a smoked look in the future, but for now, I've left them with the standard look

Can I see pics theresa of yours?

I've got everything ready, just need to do the wiring.

Will be making a start in a few hours and will post up pics when (if I don't fccuk it up lol) I've finished

Lol right you are! Your braver than me I can tell you!

Lol, I'm not that brave and have waited all week to do this, as I need the car nearly every night.

I won't be driving it in the dark until Monday night now, so have plenty of time to allow for mistakes, emergency posts on here and calls to nismo

Nothing too bad can happen though anyway, only 12V

A fuse or whatever may blow, but easily replaced and lights can easily be put back to normal working condition if led wiring, etc can't be sorted.

Worth a try and if it doesn't work, I'll wait until I see someone competant enough to do it for me (nismo)

lol , just call me if you need my help T

Lol, cheers, will do

Just busy preparing for the job now, by sitting here reading the forum, drinking lots of coffee and smoking lots of fags

Great how to

Yes it is, many thanks nismo

Mine are all done and dusted now and look

Had to do some normal female jobs like shopping too, but did take photos and a video in Lidl's car park

Will post them on here later, when I have a chance to upload them, etc

Bit hard to see the proper effect in the daylight, on camera, but looks good in real life

I did a couple of quick videos, so people could see what the standard coloured lights look like with the leds and indicators and reverse working.

My rear fog light has never worked, so couldn't put that on and I had no one with me at the time, to put their foot on the brake, for the full effect, but they should give you a good idea

Video 1

Video 2

Well done! How many sets do I need to get, two?

Yes, two sets of leds, equalling four strips in total

Thats the kind of straight forward info I like

Good luck for when you start yours Liquid

Out of the whole job, I think splitting the lens was the hardest to do - they are very brittle.

Looking good - they look wicked at night

top job T

Very nice T, now you have to come down to Ace and join the 'led light crew'

Well done T, nice job

Cheers all

Yes, I would come down to Ace if I didn't live so far away

silly question but as explained in the how to and here - this installation with the wiring also followed - takes the normal lights (side and driving) power and feeds it to the led rings, that I get - but when the footbrake is pressed the normal brake filament section in the "normal" bulb will light up and the rings remain the same brightness .

or does the brake light bulb and the led rings also light up.

I am guessing the first right ? if so does the normal 2 filament bulb have to be replaced to only light when braking (single filament only bulb).

I have modded a set of lights and will be installing soon just wanted to ask as when I see pics and movs (thanks T) the leds are lit up but it does not look like the normal bulb is also illuminated.

can anyone shed some (sorry "light") on the question.

Originally I was looking to use the leds as side lights and have the top two light bulbs illuminate when braking.

any thoughts

R00

but must thanks quality how to and "blinding" idea.

like it lots - brings the coupe a bit closer to more modern look without chaving-it.com

Well done all. Edz thanks for the link chapper - and I like the red red option - just know I would not get away with it over here.

R00

That's exactly what they do, if following nismo's how too

Led's stay on as side lights all the time.

Brake lights light up as they normally do, with the led sidelights staying on.

No need to change the bulbs, I haven't.

Led sidelights do not go off, until you switch them off.

The 'normal' sidelights don't light up any more, as the led's have taken their place, but all other lights, light up as they do normally.

Hope that helps?

Hi Theresa

Where did you take pic number 5, jurassic park?

Nice job the leds look great

Speedy

Looking at the photo again after that comment, then lol looks like T Rex in the boot lids reflection and see what you mean

It was a lampost on Lidl's car park though

Can somebody let me know how much they have been paying for this little mod?

I just checked the eBay link and was surprised that two strips of 30 led's were over £100!!!

They are about 9-10 quid for each strip, so im not sure what you have been looking at!
I thought Nismo posted up a link further up this page that takes you directly to the LED strips...

Sorry just checked that link, not sure why the price is what it is, maybe a mistake.

Something like this,

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-X-48-CM-LED-Red-...a#ht_1921wt_905

The leds that nismo linked to were £5.49 including p&p, for a pair, so as we need two pairs, total cost was £10.98.

No way would I have paid over £100 for some led strips

Either there's a mistake somewhere or the seller is trying to cash in on the sudden mass purchases.

I too have checked as I wants to buy more and am shocked to see the price jacked up. Even more so when they refunded may cash fora other order,

That is taking the **** .

Anyone got other suppliers ? I checked two others and they too have also jacked up the prices - I little off key !! Report to eBay ? Unfair trading ??

That's really poor show old bean !!

Well, looking at the purchase history, the last set at the cheaper price were sold on Sunday.

Maybe ask the seller if it's a mistake or why he's put the prices up massively.

I mean, if there's a demand, then yeah, maybe increase prices slightly if you want to make the most of it, but those are £100 more expensive that the original price

That is exactly what I thought... A bit cheeky hiking the price up that much. Nobody in there right mind would pay that much for some LED strips!

I have just sent an email to the seller asking exactly whats going on, so will let you guys know what his/her response is

They're currently out of stock and eBay won't let them cancel the listing so they've hiked the price to stop people buying.

Price will return to normal once they have more stock.

Fran, I look forward to you posting their response.

I'm gutted i didn't order these last week now when I followed the link. darn it!

There response is exactly as MABR says. They are out of stock and have hiked the price so that nobody buys them as eBay wont let them cancel the listing.

I am waiting for a reply on when they expect new stock to arrive

theres lots of other sellers selling the same stuff for cheaper

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-PCS-RED-Underbod...=item3cb67e864e


I could only find this one

Dont know whats going on with the prices

See what Coupe owners have done

wait till the UK sellers have stock again or order from hong kong like i did but you have to wait 3 weeks for them to turn up

Yea mine too - responses that is - same fom 11 sellers on eBay - all out of stock, piss that I had some and cut them too short. I have just bought some 48 length LEDs and will mod them failing that then I'll have to wait till uk stocks are ok again - gutted.

48 LEDs for 5.49 Gbp ain't too bad - I just hope they work after cutting down to 27 to fit the lense

Ro00

Ad I have been out all day in various places - automotive shops / garden+house places - local afla parts place - even tried the local pet store checking the aquarium lights etc - nothing - not a sausage !!

R00

Good news !! Reply from ace part ls as follows;

We can sell these as 30 led strips 30cm long, or alternatively, they can be cut down to size.

Kind Regards
Zoe
24/7 Customer Support Team

- aceparts_uk

Sweet !!!!!

I have asked her if they can provide them in a 27 led strip - as 27 is shown in the how to from nismo. Means no chopping by us lot- easy life !!
Let's hope so -

I'll keep you posted.

R00

Good luck R00

Chopping them down is very easy anyway, so you should have no problems. Just a sharp blade should do the trick.

Yea I had a set of 30 before sharp blade And it goes through like butter np.

I have been thinking about getting some 24 led Amber bulbs for the indicators and a White one for the reverse - and only leave the brake light as an original bulb - with the option to replace with led - should I get the urge, thanks for the kind words T - am just waiting now for more bits to turn up. In the mean time I'm preparing cabling in the looms ready for when the LEDs turn up. Was thinking or a smart clip type solution - like a Tamiya buggy battery connector - somethin like that ? As for cutting the lenses I used a dremmel - nice and quick - just had to keep a steady hand (and nerve) - quiet tricky with a 3rd old (assisting) lol

I'll post some pics once I finally get them in . - reminder always RTFM !!!! Or in this case the how to !!

Thanks for confirmation if the lights functionality - T

R00

Got a link for these?

the cutting isn't a problem, I used scissors!
I got a amber strip for the indicators which fit inside the side light strip. these need to be 22 leds long

so this thread is turning into a complete LED alternative system, very cheaply

Well.....

I was wondering about wiring some leds to the number plate lights, as one of my bulb holders has broken as they do and the other is bodged, as they are

All I need now, is someone (nismo) to do a guide on putting leds in the black strip of the wing mirrors.

As I have no side repeaters, I've wanted to do this for ages and did have a go a couple of years back, but the metal from the bulbs were shorting out on the metal in the wing mirror.

However, now these leds have no wires or metal at the back and are encased, might be worth another go

Theresa,

I remember a thraed a while back where someone had put repeaters into the wing mirros.

Looked nice IIRC

Yeah, his name was monkey or something like that.

Was going to be a big group buy, but it never happened

here you go T - http://www.fiatcoupeclub.org/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1204072#Post1204072



i'll look into it for you if i can get hold of some cheap wing mirrors to have ago on

Cheers nismo. I did briefly read about doing the number plate lights like that and then forgot all about it until you linked to it

Shame I wrecked the black strip part of my spare wing mirrors, trying to do this mod, or you could have had those

wiring my lights up at the weekend. Going to see what they look like stock, then I might tint them red but mask out a section for the reverse light.

Nis, think this will look ok or odd?

i have left mine stock as i only use my lights at night and you don't see that they are different colours then , i can see what your going to do tony but the indicators will also so flash red/yellow so they may need sorting too .

Yellow LED bulbs nis.

I'm toting with this idea too and I will keep the lenses original, I just thought hope it will keep it in led keeping without making too blingy.

R00