@Benjic2 you just made me fall in love with LEDs for fog lights. I am going to be ordering them asap since I've already sorted out the Master Card issue.
What did you and your MK2 do today?
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Couldn't resist any longer... New pedalswell 2nd hand off the bay
Also swapped HIDs for 5k, you can see 6k on the left and 5k on the right!
That's my next mod!!
Nice uplift to the interior these, we'll nice!
Thanks! Yeah it gives the car a better feeling of luxury, which is nice in my bog standard leon haha!
Well worth the money imoReally like the color output of your 5000Ks. Definitely a huge improvement from the 6000Ks. Did you just swap the bulbs or the ballasts as well?
Finally had a dry day to fit the new Neuspeed induction and LED fogs, plus change the oil cap for an audi R8 one
Here are a few (shakey ) pics
LED on the right compared to the standard one on the left...
With sidelights
Both
As you can see they match the 6000k hids perfectly and look pretty cool, output isnt as great as the standard ones but they are still very bright! And before anyone says it, no I dont drive around with them on, this is purely a cosmetic mod for when the fogs come on when reversing ( I have de-activated the cornering fog light function ) . The standard ones look very silly compared to the HIDs, and for those of you with the corning function this is a must do mod! ( If you have HIDs or factory Xenons
Do you have a link too where you got the LED fogs from. As I wanna change mine.
Not exactly sure where he purchased them from, but they are available on hids-direct:
http://www.hids-direct.co.uk/9006-hb4-canbus-27-high-power-5050-smd-led-bulbs/
If you want to go for some where else that sells them, make sure that they are can-bus compatible or else they will give errors on the dashboard and may not work at all.
http://www.hids-direct.co.uk/9006-hb4-canbus-27-high-power-5050-smd-led-bulbs/
If you want to go for some where else that sells them, make sure that they are can-bus compatible or else they will give errors on the dashboard and may not work at all.
Today i fitted some black smoked mirror finish side repeaters bought off eBay for the paultry sum of £9.95.
They come with bulb holder attachments that slip over the originals to allow the new side repeaters to fit nice and snug,also come with new orange sidelight bulbs which you cant tell that there orange looking at the repeaters.
Quite a cool little inexpensive mod,check out their shop called 'rudie mods'
They come with bulb holder attachments that slip over the originals to allow the new side repeaters to fit nice and snug,also come with new orange sidelight bulbs which you cant tell that there orange looking at the repeaters.
Quite a cool little inexpensive mod,check out their shop called 'rudie mods'
Strange one, I'll print screen the vcds page when I get a chance, mine is a my2011 if that makes any difference?
They are just some cheapo ones at the moment from ebay, I am looking to buy the hids direct error free ones though eventually, but they are like £20! :O
Here
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-HB4-900...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item1c28bf41c7
Where can I get me some LEDs my friend?
As above
@Benji how come they aren't giving errors? I remember when I first installed non-CANBUS HIDs they would give errors and at the same time the lights would actually turn off. I had to install decoders and then everything worked fine, and eventually I went for CAN-BUS free ballasts when I found ones.
They are giving errors, thats why I need some error free ones
Turn them on and off again though and the error goes away
They are giving errors, thats why I need some error free ones
Turn them on and off again though and the error goes away
That's weird. Whenever I got errors from LED sidelights or non-CANBUS HIDs, for instance, they would just keep turning off and not work at all until I restart the car then they would work for a couple of seconds then turn off again.
Do you have a facelift or a pre-facelift car? I am going to assume it is the latter since it seems to have less difficulty with non-canbus items.
The only issue I found with LED fog lights is they didn't appear to be as good as halogen lights.
But if you're going for looks rather than actually using them, then they look spot on with the rest of your lights
Yeah that's what I thought, too. Even from the looks of them they don't really cover any distance or create a good light output. But then again if you have either OEM or a good aftermarket set of HIDs and projector lenses then you won't really need the fog lights at all.
Yeah that's what I thought, too. Even from the looks of them they don't really cover any distance or create a good light output. But then again if you have either OEM or a good aftermarket set of HIDs and projector lenses then you won't really need the fog lights at all.
Personally I don't think front fog lights do anything... And that point is sorta backed up by the fact they don't have to be installed by law. Every car has a rear fog light, but a lot of cars have fog lights as an optional extra.
The only issue I found with LED fog lights is they didn't appear to be as good as halogen lights.
But if you're going for looks rather than actually using them, then they look spot on with the rest of your lights
Yup, your right they don't emit as much light as the standard halogen bulbs, but then again the standard ones were not great in the first place. Fogs are useless anyway so this is only a cosmetic mod
My car is a facelift, my sidelights also give errors and they work perfectly too
Non- canbus HIDs do have problems with the FL in that they won't work or flicker, but other bulbs function perfectly but may still throw and error 
I agree Jarre, the fogs are useless on the Leon anyway, they are only good for anything below 20mph if on tight twisty country roads, but anything faster and you just don't notice their effect. Forget about actual foggy conditions too, you would be better off with two candles taped to the front bumper. The cornering function and reversing function is very handy though, but it just makes you look like an idiot and thats why I turned the cornering lights off but kept the reverse
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