After reading Pondmans thread about his new reverse light bulbs i decided to buy some others and see how they performed.
Firstly stop tail bulbs, i had previously been using led cluster bulbs behind smoked lenses. Not easy to see on a bright day, after swapping them with a set of these the difference is amazing, they are so much brighter, possibly even brighter than traditional bulbs. I'll get some pics up over the weekend if anyones interested.
Secondly side lights, wow! I have tried just about every different led sidelight bulb available and these make them all look pathetic. I am pretty confident i could drive at night just using them. They are to normal led's what HID's are to normal lights.

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Just waiting for my H1 cree foglight bulbs to arrive from china!

You sure they will fit. I got some led fog lights but they wouldn't fit through the hole. It's bulb shaped.....

Cree led really are ***BRILLIANT*** I have had two led lenser torches and a headlamp, for about two years now!
They make all the other torches look as bright as Toc h lamp.

Pretty sure, I tried and failed in the past with led bulbs for the fogs but these look like they will fit and if not I have a spare set of side light/ fog/ indicator lights to experiment with if need be.

If they fit I will have to get some. My side lights are led and it makes my fogs look yellow.

looks good Jame5 but you can't beat hid's in the fog lights

Hmmmmm, hids are cheap now. Might go that way instead.....

They DO look good, and in the fog at the moment they would be more than useful. The number of idjits driving sans illumination today was astounding; Chelsea tractors on the school run in an absolute pea-souper around the Bluebell Hill area in Kent. Time for another thread...

Those aren't my fog lights Iain, they are my side lights! Fog lights are in the post from china, probably won't be as good as HID's but will save some fiddly wiring and trying to find space for the ballasts.

very true

Have placed the side lights in my watch list

Hi James,
Thanks for the acknoledgement I've just bought the same LED sides, they look just right for getting back at those Audi/Merc drivers
I'd be interested to see you brake lights in action, please post pics mate.

Silly question but I am assuming you have to take these out MOT time?

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I don't see why you would have to, they are no worse than the aforementioned Audi and Merc daytime running lights. Also there shouldn't be a directional beam to dazzle on coming drivers.

Cool, I've taken the plunge and bought a pair. Cheers for teh idea James!

Looks like I'm going to get some too Are these the bad boys I need?

Jame5, get the brake lights up as well.

Just ordered some

Yep those are the ones, will get pics of the brakes up today if I get time.

Let us know how you get on with the LED H1 fogs James...be interested to know if they fit in the light unit OK before I order some

Ok, got my cree fog lights today, not an easy job but....




The bulbs are too big to simply replace the originals, luckily i had a spare set of side light clusters to play with. Basically i drilled out the holes and removed the metal cup from inside, i can write up a 'how to' with pics if anyone needs it.

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Sides, fogs and dipped (HID)


Sides, fogs and main beam (HID)

Pics as requested of cree brake lights

Normal (non LED) bulb


Cree LED


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Crees and Led rings

you have taken the crown for led king James

Lol

James, your car looks immaculate

Thanks! It's a product of my ocd, all i see is rust and stone chips

me too

And me!!

Never Mind lights
More pics of under bonnet

I think we've known that for a long time, just think about his interior LED's

Jame5, when are you going to LED up the high level brake light? You've got a dead bulb on one, so you might as well do the rest of them