B7 Daytime Running lamps upgraded to LED bulbs

[Richardesty]

Yep - I finally got round to replacing my PIAA 'Superwhite' single filament DRL bulbs with some leds (fitted with load resistors).....

Here's a 'during' shot - the PIAA's are on the right



And then the finished article - again shown here with my 'always on' led strips:



So now I've fitted the PIAA's to the reverse lamps - one installed here on the left:


So difficult to shoot - but the PIAA's look so much whiter in the flesh

[(o)o)o)o)]

no offense but take off the LED strips.
looks cheap.

[AWDTURBO]

On my car those lights r the my blinkers .. i could be wrong

the think the reverse lights are overkill

[eMacPaul]

He switched his blinkers and DRLs.

[AWDTURBO]

oh thats what it is ..

[zachf88]

like the reverse lights! Where did u get them?

[Turn10]

where did you get said leds?

[supamannn99]

Looks good!

[Richardesty]

He switched his blinkers and DRLs.

[Richardesty]

like the reverse lights! Where did u get them?

They're just PIAA Xtreme white Filament 21watt Bulbs - I bought them from online in the uk - but you should be able to get them in the states.

They're a blue coloured bulb......and are coded H227 - S25 Single 382 Bayonet 12V 21W

[Richardesty]

where did you get said leds?

I bought mine from Ebay in the UK - they look VERY similar to these though:

Item 380079111949 at www.ebay.com

[G18]

I bought mine from Ebay in the UK - they look VERY similar to these though:

Item 380079111949 at www.ebay.com

the leds look real nice, i haven't been able to find white ones in any stores around here. do you know what type of resistor is needed?

[Richardesty]

the leds look real nice, i haven't been able to find white ones in any stores around here. do you know what type of resistor is needed?

Here's the resistors I used, although I got mine through a uk seller:

http://www.eautoworks.com/product-Led-33226.htm

[artinmoTTion]

looks like you've installed some vertical chrome strips on your grille since the older picture. Not usually a fan of those, but I like it here...which is somewhat ironic because I typically don't like the big fishmouth grille design. Somehow I guess it looks better to me this way. Not just being tricked by the camera, am I?

[Sly Raskal]

Any more pics of your DRL's?

Are those Yellow LED bulbs for your DRL?

[E46HoodRich]

nice!!! is it necessary to use the resistors?

[blackbox619]

after you had installed them did the ecu pick up saying that the lights are out and now you have a bulb with an "X" mark displayed on your cluster?

[TH85]

car looks sweet from the front...keep those led strips on..cool lookin

is that the stock sline grill??

[Richardesty]

looks like you've installed some vertical chrome strips on your grille since the older picture. Not usually a fan of those, but I like it here...which is somewhat ironic because I typically don't like the big fishmouth grille design. Somehow I guess it looks better to me this way. Not just being tricked by the camera, am I?

Nope - they're 3mm chrome strips.........I got the idea from this

[Richardesty]

Any more pics of your DRL's?

Are those Yellow LED bulbs for your DRL?

No - they're white.....although they look a bit blue in the above photo!

I bought mine from Ebay in the UK - they look VERY similar to these though:

Item 380079111949 at www.ebay.com

[Richardesty]

after you had installed them did the ecu pick up saying that the lights are out and now you have a bulb with an "X" mark displayed on your cluster?

The ECU doesn't recognize any resistance in the LED's within the headlamps, until I installed the load resistors - then it was fine.

[Richardesty]

nice!!! is it necessary to use the resistors?

You don't have to use resistors on the 'strip led's' - dependant on where you wire them to. In my case they're just wired to a switched live, so they're 'always on'.

As for the led's in the headlamps - you don't have to use the load resistors, but if you don't then you have to put up with the bulb out warning on the dash

[Richardesty]

is that the stock sline grill??

Yes - apart from the 3mm chrome vertical strips

[Richardesty]

Oh - and here's a photo with the stip led's on with the Xenon dipped beam, and my relocated city lights

[Who Needs 8]

They're just PIAA Xtreme white Filament 21watt Bulbs - I bought them from online in the uk - but you should be able to get them in the states.

They're a blue coloured bulb......and are coded H227 - S25 Single 382 Bayonet 12V 21W

Do you notice a difference in brightness when you're backing up at night?

The reverse light brightness has been the one thing that was better with my old truck compared to the A4. That old truck's reverse lights illuminated everything behind it really well. I wish the A4 would be brighter.

[Richardesty]

Do you notice a difference in brightness when you're backing up at night?

In truth - only in my mind.....

I wonder if I could do a HID conversion

Seriously though - I wired 55Watt H3 bulbs into my reversing lamps, I wonder if our computer system would cope with that?

[pa4ul]

i threw some blue reverse lights like how the new caddilac reverse bulbs look but i get a flashing reverse light that looks like the police. . can someone post a pic of how to install the resistor to the wire?

[Richardesty]

i threw some blue reverse lights like how the new caddilac reverse bulbs look but i get a flashing reverse light that looks like the police. . can someone post a pic of how to install the resistor to the wire?

Is it an led then?

Here's what a load resistor looks like:



CONNECTION INSTRUCTIONS: Connect one wire to ground (or ground wire) and the other wire to the positive wire connected to the bulb. You do not have to cut your car's wires. Squeeze splice taps with pliers. Please note Resistors get hot and must be fitted away from any plastic parts.