Hoen dLED vs Ziza LED?

[ryan_sn]

Yeah I know there's 1000 threads on the license plate bulb, but to avoid threadjacking and or reviving old threads i'd like to know that if I buy the Ziza LED's from ECS, I won't get a Bulb Out warning. I have a red dis and hear that red dis = no bulb out warnings.

Secondly, I was wondering if anyone has bought the Hoen dLED lights and if they even work for our car? They're cheaper than ECS and look about the same.
http://www.hoen-usa.com/licenseplate.htm

Now i'm buying this because the right license plate bulb burnt out, but oddly enough no bulb out warning ever appeared on the dash. I only found out when I locked my car, as I have the 30 second light delay function running.

[bigfoot795]

i bought a pair from xenon factory for only $10. i have a 2005.5 with color dis and have had no error messages so far. from what ive seen in the pictures, they look exactly the same as the ziza leds. here's the link. http://www.xenonfactory.com/products.../audi.htm#b7a4

[KOU]

Those Hoen's look tempting, has anyone tried them out? Just worried they may melt the housings?

[Quattro]

ziaa had some problems having a warning light out, i would sick with hoen...

[nycmalu]

http://www.hoen-usa.com/city.htm

If these run cooler than the hoen city lights which end up melting housings (the non-LED version), I'm going to be all over them... when they come back in stock...

[Spiff69]

I bought the incandescents as I have the color display and did not want to do resistors. They look fantastic and obviously there is no risk of bulb out warnings.

[ryan_sn]

Do you have a picture of what they look like at night? I'm curious to see them but am afraid they might still look yellow

I'm a little confused though because one of my bulbs burnt out but theres no bulb out warning If this is the case maybe i'll go for the Ziza's and hope nothing new pops up.

[Spiff69]

Evidently things are different if you have the red display, but I wouldn't know cause I have the color one. I'll try to snap a pic, but I don't have one right now.

[Latin Audi]

I have the Ziza plate lights and I DO get a bulb out warning. But that is because I have the color DIS (don't know why this matters) and for some reason the red DIS people did NOT get a bulb out display.

[tselod05]

Go with Hoen .. It works no bulb out on any display it's cheaper and looks the same ..

['mk4-turbo]

i have a Red display on my 08 A4 and havent had issues since i bought the Ziza lights which was October 2008....they work great and look great!

[airbornerifleman]

dLED eh?? Good find. I am ordering a pair as soon as it is back in stock.

[S-line 08]

i have a Red display on my 08 A4 and havent had issues since i bought the Ziza lights which was October 2008....they work great and look great!

i have a 08 a4 also and i order the ziza from ecs and i have red display and got a blub out warning so i dont know which ones really work

[airbornerifleman]

I just ordered a set of the 37mm hoes dLEDs. I will post pics and results after install.

[Hockenheim]

Do these have resistors built in some how?

[A4Grocerygetter]

Which LED's melt the housing? Hoen dLEDs?

[yettavr6]

No matter what anyone says, the DIS has nothing to do with it. I have a red DIS and got a bulb out warning when i tried LEDs.

[Grada89]

I just ordered a set of the 37mm hoes dLEDs. I will post pics and results after install.

Any pics yet?

I'm really set to buy these but would like to see how they look. I don't want them to be too blue. Im looking more for a white/blue light output.

[VegasAIV]

I've got the ultimiza ones from here on AZ and they work amazing and no bulb out at all.

[fly300kts]

Damn,

I am going to give a close eye to this and take care of the problems once for all.... I'll make my own
Stay tunned

Phil

[grizzles]

No matter what anyone says, the DIS has nothing to do with it. I have a red DIS and got a bulb out warning when i tried LEDs.

Yeah, it really has to do with the package you have and it varies year to year. I have an 06 and with the 06 if you have a red DIS you are guaranteed no light outs however newer models (such as your 08) had the sensors even with the red DIS.

If you don't have light out sensors or you don't care about messages I would order from superbrightleds.com. I have DRLs, License Plate and Dome light LEDs from them and they all work phenomenally for a fraction of the price. Here is a link to the license plate ones: Choose 3910-x6 LED Festoon Bulb - I use Cool White...they are $3.70 a piece.

[Kyokio]

i've got the hoen dled (2 led version)... click the link for pics and review

http://audizine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=312601

[Grada89]

Yeah, it really has to do with the package you have and it varies year to year. I have an 06 and with the 06 if you have a red DIS you are guaranteed no light outs however newer models (such as your 08) had the sensors even with the red DIS.

If you don't have light out sensors or you don't care about messages I would order from superbrightleds.com. I have DRLs, License Plate and Dome light LEDs from them and they all work phenomenally for a fraction of the price. Here is a link to the license plate ones: Choose 3910-x6 LED Festoon Bulb - I use Cool White...they are $3.70 a piece.

I have an 06/red display so the light out doesn't apply to me.

Do you have any pics of the cool white bulbs? (licence plate)

[grizzles]

I have an 06/red display so the light out doesn't apply to me.

Do you have any pics of the cool white bulbs? (licence plate)

You can kinda see them in this pic but it's not very dark out (pic was taken to show spacers). They look just like all the other LEDs (an Lexus OEM for that matter).

[Grada89]

^^^ thanks a lot. I'm going to purchase these. No issues with the housing getting overheated/melted?

[spitfire11]

i bought a pair from xenon factory for only $10. i have a 2005.5 with color dis and have had no error messages so far. from what ive seen in the pictures, they look exactly the same as the ziza leds. here's the link. http://www.xenonfactory.com/products.../audi.htm#b7a4

Yes, I got the xenon factory ones as well and so far I'm satisfied. They were cheap, look pretty much the same as LEDs, don't throw a code, and from what I can tell, don't overheat.

[grizzles]

^^^ thanks a lot. I'm going to purchase these. No issues with the housing getting overheated/melted?

No prob. No heating issues, LEDs run cooler than halogens

[Grada89]

Just ordered them. Came out to about $12 w/ shipping.

I'll post pictures once I recieve them/install them.

[KOU]

Yeah, it really has to do with the package you have and it varies year to year. I have an 06 and with the 06 if you have a red DIS you are guaranteed no light outs however newer models (such as your 08) had the sensors even with the red DIS.

If you don't have light out sensors or you don't care about messages I would order from superbrightleds.com. I have DRLs, License Plate and Dome light LEDs from them and they all work phenomenally for a fraction of the price. Here is a link to the license plate ones: Choose 3910-x6 LED Festoon Bulb - I use Cool White...they are $3.70 a piece.

These are plug & play or do you need a resistor???? Thanks!

[nycmalu]

These are plug & play or do you need a resistor???? Thanks!

Read what you quoted! He said if you don't care about bulb out warnings or you don't have the sensors... So yes, they will work if you plug them in, but you will probably get an error on your dash.

[airbornerifleman]

Still waiting on delivery.

Any pics yet?

I'm really set to buy these but would like to see how they look. I don't want them to be too blue. Im looking more for a white/blue light output.

[Grada89]

Still waiting on delivery.

We'll see if I get mine before yours.

[Grada89]

Just received the bulbs today and installed them (took all of two minutes). No bulb out warning since i have an early 06 MY.

I"ll post some pics and thoughts on them tonight/tomorrow.

[sdjeff]

Hoehn license plate lights blow.. I've got them. Go with a LED or you will be disappointed.

[airbornerifleman]

Hoehn license plate lights blow.. I've got them. Go with a LED or you will be disappointed.

They are LED dude.

[airbornerifleman]

Just received the bulbs today and installed them (took all of two minutes). No bulb out warning since i have an early 06 MY.

I"ll post some pics and thoughts on them tonight/tomorrow.

RED or COLOR DIS?

[sdjeff]

They are LED dude.

My bad i got the non-led lights before the others were out.. didn't read enough to see that they came out with real LED lights.

[Grada89]

RED or COLOR DIS?

Red Display. I tried to take a pic tonight but it didn't come out to well with my phone so I'll take one with the camera soon.

If anyone has a MY06 w/ red display i would go with the bulbs I just got. They look great and are only 12$ w/ shipping. Really can't go wrong. Plug and play. If you don't mind the bulb out indicator then you could also go with these.

To check if your car has the bulb out indicator i think you can just remove one of the license plate bulbs install it back without the bulb inside and see if it shows up on the display.