Looking for PY24W "stealth" turn signal bulbs

///Mikey e90 · 02-28-2010, 09:41 PM

Hey everyone

I recently got my X5 and have no gotten sick of the "egg-yolk" look of the front turn signal bulbs.

Does anyone know of any place of site that carries a type PY24W bulb in a "stealth" or "invisible" version?

I really want to change these but I haven't found anywhere to buy them.

Mike

///Mikey e90 · 02-28-2010, 10:19 PM

Would a 3157 work in place of a PY24W?

Kev · 02-28-2010, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ///Mikey e90

Would a 3157 work in place of a PY24W?

No, they are not interchangeable

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Originally Posted by ///Mikey e90

Hey everyone

I recently got my X5 and have no gotten sick of the "egg-yolk" look of the front turn signal bulbs.

Does anyone know of any place of site that carries a type PY24W bulb in a "stealth" or "invisible" version?

I really want to change these but I haven't found anywhere to buy them.

Mike

Get some glass spray paint and create your own? Otherwise, there are no aftermarket alternatives at the moment.

SV Concepts III · 03-01-2010, 12:08 PM

Mike,

This is a BMW specific bulb right now but there are a few aftermarket manufacturers working on a stealth solution.

///Mikey e90 · 03-01-2010, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Nick@Jlevi SW

Mike,

This is a BMW specific bulb right now but there are a few aftermarket manufacturers working on a stealth solution.

Any idea on when these will be available?

mike2016 · 03-01-2010, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Nick@Jlevi SW

Mike,

This is a BMW specific bulb right now but there are a few aftermarket manufacturers working on a stealth solution.

when?

SV Concepts III · 03-01-2010, 05:02 PM

Not sure on a firm date right now guys, I know the design is in the works.

E92-Lighting · 03-06-2010, 11:24 AM

we are almost out with a solution finally, we will keep you guys updated!

E92-Lighting · 03-06-2010, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by ///Mikey e90

Would a 3157 work in place of a PY24W?

wont work at all... even with modifying

Mike@F1 Autohaüs · 03-07-2010, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Kev

Get some glass spray paint and create your own? Otherwise, there are no aftermarket alternatives at the moment.

+1, it'll only cost you about $5 for can of hi temp silver/chrome paint

http://home.comcast.net/%7Ematthew.c...lver/index.htm

Mike@F1 Autohaüs · 03-07-2010, 04:50 PM

Or you can simply purchase the OEM silver PY24W bulb:

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Originally Posted by SECRET M

i went and bought a new set of bulbs myself to see what can be done to make them invisible.

here's the bulb:

BMW OEM part:

Bulb under normal light:

Bulb in lower light (inside it's box):

SV Concepts · 03-08-2010, 12:47 PM

We're moving on this full steam ahead, just trying to figure out the economics of it. Our solution will be top quality CNC available in white/amber LEDs, but that means we need to order 500 sets each, and they won't be cheap...

tom @ eas · 03-08-2010, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike@F1 Autohaüs

Or you can simply purchase the OEM silver PY24W bulb:

Yep, BMW has been using the Phillips Silvervisions since 2006 with the Z4M.

mastek · 03-08-2010, 09:50 PM

Im ready for some Super bright, White LED Corner & Side turnsignal bulbs = where they at??

SV Concepts · 03-15-2011, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by ///Mikey e90

Hey everyone

I recently got my X5 and have no gotten sick of the "egg-yolk" look of the front turn signal bulbs.

Does anyone know of any place of site that carries a type PY24W bulb in a "stealth" or "invisible" version?

I really want to change these but I haven't found anywhere to buy them.

Mike

Happened upon this post in a google search. We now offer LED PY24W in amber and white on our website.

eclipsisNA · 03-15-2011, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Jlevi SW

Happened upon this post in a google search. We now offer LED PY24W in amber and white on our website.

It's too bad they don't fit like the stock bulbs do and can potentially damage the prongs in the headlight.

SV Concepts · 03-16-2011, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Eclipsis

It's too bad they don't fit like the stock bulbs do and can potentially damage the prongs in the headlight.

It's a tight fit, and if you force it, yes, it will cause damage.
I was sorry to hear from Nick that you broke yours during installation. Bummer

tom @ eas · 03-16-2011, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Eclipsis

It's too bad they don't fit like the stock bulbs do and can potentially damage the prongs in the headlight.

Agreed - we had a bear of a time getting these installed on a set that were brought in from one of our M3 customers.

geneatals · 03-16-2011, 06:34 PM

I have the oem silver bulbs, from some angles they still reflect some amber throughout the housing, I'm tempted to purchase some high temp silver spray paint and lightly dust the bulbs....

Fsarc · 03-16-2011, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Jlevi SW

It's a tight fit, and if you force it, yes, it will cause damage.
I was sorry to hear from Nick that you broke yours during installation. Bummer

They are a very tight fight. You just need to use a sharp razor blade and trim the tabs on the LED PY24W so they fit. I almost gave up and this worked liked a charm. They look great and it was worth the effort. No error codes either.

eclipsisNA · 03-16-2011, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Jlevi SW

It's a tight fit, and if you force it, yes, it will cause damage.
I was sorry to hear from Nick that you broke yours during installation. Bummer

It's not a tight fit, it just doesn't fit. "Fit" means the retention mechanism works right out of the box, but that's not the case with your bulbs. If I have to shave down the prongs on $130 turn signal bulbs, you guys did something critically wrong with the design.

If you guys created a version two of the bulbs where they slid into the same position the stock bulbs do, then they'd be perfect. But as is, you have a product that no one should install for risk of damaging a very expensive headlight unit.

persian54 · 03-17-2011, 12:29 PM

why not just code it to get rid of it? wouldn't that be easily and better?

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02-28-2010, 10:19 PM	#2
///Mikey e90 Private Drives: 2005 CR/W MINI Cooper S Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Midwest Posts: 69 iTrader: (0)	Would a 3157 work in place of a PY24W?

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SV Concepts III Lieutenant General Drives: BMW Duh Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Santa Clara Posts: 17,029 iTrader: (13)	Mike, This is a BMW specific bulb right now but there are a few aftermarket manufacturers working on a stealth solution.

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SV Concepts III Lieutenant General Drives: BMW Duh Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Santa Clara Posts: 17,029 iTrader: (13)	Not sure on a firm date right now guys, I know the design is in the works.

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