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Alex jb
05-01-2015, 06:01 PM
Guys,
Anybody replaced the standard H11s with LED's?
Which did you use?

I got some with 15 x 5050 SMDs in each assembly, supposedly equivalent to a 35w halogen, but although they are a great looking 5000K white light, they don't seem to put out as much overall light (lumens?) as the horribly orange standard Osram halogens.
http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/01/05/94f833a08cf0a528f7a7fd1aa4f13e72.jpg


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M1tchy
05-01-2015, 07:03 PM
LEDs aren't as bright as halogen bulbs and they won't cut through fog without a projector.

I bought some standard halogen bulbs with a light blue coating on. The light is white (not chav blue) and they do cut through fog. Only a few quid off ebay.


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Alex jb
05-01-2015, 08:53 PM
May have to try out that route, the LED bulbs threw the 'bulb out' thing when I turned them on today even though they were working.
Also, my fogs were coming on as the car locked/unlocked before, this now seems to have stopped... Likely because it thinks the bulb is out?


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M1tchy
05-01-2015, 08:58 PM
Yeah it's probably the reason. You will need resistors or canbus compatible LEDs so the system thinks normal bulbs are connected.


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M1tchy
05-01-2015, 08:59 PM
Something along these lines is what I've put in the wife's fog lights.
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=360825761895



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andylef
06-01-2015, 02:46 PM
Go to T8ups on our sister forum he sold me a great set that match the headlight bulbs i bought from him
Alex jb
06-01-2015, 07:04 PM
What is the sister site?


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LeeTanczos
07-01-2015, 10:27 PM
I'm thinking of projector fogs for my b6. They seem dear but led bulbs I've had haven't lasted and £30 ones even. Get projectors, and poss put hids in.


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M1tchy
07-01-2015, 10:30 PM
HIDs in fog lights? Are you mental? They will blind EVERYONE! Fog lights are only needed for about an hour a year anyway.


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andylef
08-01-2015, 10:35 AM
What is the sister site?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk audizine or try EMtuning website ( to which i have no affliliation) give him a call and he will be able to help you out. The fog repacements i bought are really very good indeed.
LeeTanczos
08-01-2015, 11:56 PM
My fogs are set as drls. Might be easier just to have this unset actually. And the teardrop wipe unset. And the alarm chirp. Someone obviously bought a vagcom lead and went crazy with it. Lol
Alex jb
11-01-2015, 10:51 PM
Something along these lines is what I've put in the wife's fog lights.
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=360825761895



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Went with some ebay halogens, will see when they arrive, will do a one of each test against the garage door :)


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Alex jb
18-01-2015, 12:38 PM
Fitted one halogen just now.
Will check out the difference once it's dark


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Alex jb
18-01-2015, 08:38 PM
http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/01/18/c2b942bb8dbc9f8261da5c3ba3439724.jpg
That's (obviously) the halogen...
Supposed to be 6000k equivalent, yea right.

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/01/18/9cb6a7c42e2e5e4924c054eaf5e6ee18.jpg
Vs the LED.

The LED LOOKS loads better, but the light output is shockingly poor in comparison


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