24 SMD LED Turn Signals vs OEM

sig5x · 03-14-2012, 09:07 PM

I was wondering if anyone had an update on the longer term reliability of these?

I do like the higher brightness and visibility, but not at the expense of less reliability or having some of the LEDs fail as they should last as long the car unless there is shoddy quality.

HK8888 · 03-16-2012, 02:13 AM

I'll stick with OEM.

GOVCO · 03-16-2012, 08:10 AM

No issues with my white side markers either. Have them for just abolut a year now.

WingZeroX5 · 10-21-2012, 12:43 PM

doing some research on this myself and was thinking about getting this... increased visibility is always a decent investment IMO..

it looks like the OEM uses the same fiber method to light up its angel eyes, except the amount of light loss is significantly smaller compared to the AE's.

Perhaps another way is to somehow open the OEM up and put some reflective tape behind the fiber, just like how the guy did his own AE's on youtube...

The thing is that these kinds of design using SMD's provide a lot of brightness when someone is looking right at it, but does not work too well when, let say, someone is creeping up to your left/right and then you signal. I just went outside to have a crude experiment and the tip of the OEM glass tube is pretty blinding, providing a lot of visibility to those around your 7's and 8's

DrPops · 10-21-2012, 07:03 PM

Has anyone done a group buy on these? I'd be down if there was one.

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sig5x Second Lieutenant 27 Rep 212 Posts Drives: e92 ZCP Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	I was wondering if anyone had an update on the longer term reliability of these? I do like the higher brightness and visibility, but not at the expense of less reliability or having some of the LEDs fail as they should last as long the car unless there is shoddy quality. __________________ 2011 e92 M3: AW/blk zcp, dct 2008 Civic Si FG2 ASM/blk 2005 e46 M3: SG/blk zcp, 6MT (sold)
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HK8888 Captain 24 Rep 926 Posts Drives: '08 E92 M3 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Boston, MA iTrader: (4) Garage List 2008 M3 Coupe [10.00]	I'll stick with OEM.
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03-16-2012, 08:10 AM	#25
GOVCO Lieutenant 16 Rep 439 Posts Drives: 09 E90 AW M3 DCT [Slight Mods] Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: MD iTrader: (0)	No issues with my white side markers either. Have them for just abolut a year now.
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10-21-2012, 12:43 PM	#26
WingZeroX5 Colonel 766 Rep 2,361 Posts Drives: F80 / F30 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: New Hampshire iTrader: (14)	doing some research on this myself and was thinking about getting this... increased visibility is always a decent investment IMO.. it looks like the OEM uses the same fiber method to light up its angel eyes, except the amount of light loss is significantly smaller compared to the AE's. Perhaps another way is to somehow open the OEM up and put some reflective tape behind the fiber, just like how the guy did his own AE's on youtube... The thing is that these kinds of design using SMD's provide a lot of brightness when someone is looking right at it, but does not work too well when, let say, someone is creeping up to your left/right and then you signal. I just went outside to have a crude experiment and the tip of the OEM glass tube is pretty blinding, providing a lot of visibility to those around your 7's and 8's
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10-21-2012, 07:03 PM	#27
DrPops Registered 0 Rep 3 Posts Drives: 2004 M3 Coupe Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Has anyone done a group buy on these? I'd be down if there was one.
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