Hi all,

With my new 5w CREE LED sidelights i'm wondering if its possible to have them on an ignition switch so they are on all the time?

Any ideas?

Thanks  

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Went for these in the end :

http://www.hids-direct.co.uk/501-w5w-extre...s-white-1/

Slightly whiter and the lens helps with the beam patten  

I tried a pair of these today and the nearside one flashes. Did you have to fit a resistor? They do look good, but they point upwards becuase of the way the lamp holder fits in the headlight. I swapped them over & still flashed nearside.
My2011 projector lamps could do with a upgrade bulb also (not very bright & dull) im still unsure what really suits this type with the projector, dont want to get it wrong. Please help, dark nights need better light.

Going off topic a bit, I was impressed with the report of CREE LEDs so I got a CREE rear stop/tail LED to see how bright it was (if good I was going to order another one). The assembly appears very well made and the wide angle seems to do the job. However, although the brake light worked (very bright) the side light did not. I checked it in both rear light housings. I contacted the suppliers who told me I need to "reverse the polarity" which is clearly as the socket has three wires, you can only fit the LED one way and the brake light worked anyway. I contacted them again and they now say I need a different type which they will be sending........watch this space! John
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CRIANZA wrote:

I tried a pair of these today and the nearside one flashes. Did you have to fit a resistor? They do look good, but they point upwards becuase of the way the lamp holder fits in the headlight. I swapped them over & still flashed nearside.
My2011 projector lamps could do with a upgrade bulb also (not very bright & dull) im still unsure what really suits this type with the projector, dont want to get it wrong. Please help, dark nights need better light.

Hello, no resistors needed had them for a little while now with no issues (MY12). Possibly got one that’s gone wrong? Contacts HIDs Direct they have excellent customer service. I had a similar sort of issue with some other LEDs I got from them, they sent me a new one next day with a stamped addressed envelope to send back the faulty one.  

JST wrote:

Going off topic a bit, I was impressed with the report of CREE LEDs so I got a CREE rear stop/tail LED to see how bright it was (if good I was going to order another one). The assembly appears very well made and the wide angle seems to do the job. However, although the brake light worked (very bright) the side light did not. I checked it in both rear light housings. I contacted the suppliers who told me I need to "reverse the polarity" which is clearly as the socket has three wires, you can only fit the LED one way and the brake light worked anyway. I contacted them again and they now say I need a different type which they will be sending........watch this space!

Would be really interesting to see how you get on! I want to do this but not sure the new LED's will be bright enough. 

I've gotta get me a set of these lights.

I hate the yellowness of the side lights compared to the HIDs

Thanks Stownrow. They sent me a resistor ? but you did nit need one ? Dont like the idea of cutting up the loom. These came today and work fine, but the one's you got look better when looked at through the lens.
the ones like your were ok offside but flashed nearside.
http://www.hids-direct.co.uk/mtec-501-w5w-...lbs-white/

CRIANZA wrote:

Thanks Stownrow. They sent me a resistor ? but you did nit need one ? Dont like the idea of cutting up the loom. These came today and work fine, but the one's you got look better when looked at through the lens.
the ones like your were ok offside but flashed nearside.
http://www.hids-direct.co.uk/mtec-501-w5w-...lbs-white/

Yeah i tried those which are really good but the others look more OEM. Ive put the MTEC ones in my mums ford puma which has a dome lens already so they work better