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| carlos50 Member Since: 03 Feb 2011 Location: North England Posts: 717      | Bump | ||
|  23rd Dec 2011 1:46pm | 
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| stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 35884    | type 501... ... - .- -.
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|  23rd Dec 2011 2:20pm | 
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| carlos50 Member Since: 03 Feb 2011 Location: North England Posts: 717      | But is is a brighter halogen bulb or an LED?
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|  23rd Dec 2011 2:28pm | 
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| simon1233 Member Since: 13 Jun 2011 Location: Leyland, sometimes Darmstadt Posts: 650    | If its a crisp white light, then it is likely it will be LED, most likely a 1w SMD type fitting like you get on BMW's etc.  There are a lot of lower powered LED bulbs around which don't have a decent power output.
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|  23rd Dec 2011 2:37pm | 
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| alanm_3 Member Since: 19 Feb 2011 Location: my House, unless I’m not at home, in which case I’m somewhere else. Posts: 6839      | I fitted these guys to my MY07 and get no errors :-
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|  23rd Dec 2011 2:41pm | 
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| simon1233 Member Since: 13 Jun 2011 Location: Leyland, sometimes Darmstadt Posts: 650    | Alanm_3, are you pleased with the light output?  Is it good?
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|  23rd Dec 2011 2:59pm | 
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| alanm_3 Member Since: 19 Feb 2011 Location: my House, unless I’m not at home, in which case I’m somewhere else. Posts: 6839      | No complaints at all, as bright, if not brighter than the original bulbs I think, but much whiter!   | ||
|  23rd Dec 2011 3:38pm | 
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| carlos50 Member Since: 03 Feb 2011 Location: North England Posts: 717      | Did they fit ok? I was told by an online supplier that I needed a 38mm festoon whereas these are 36mm? | ||
|  23rd Dec 2011 4:42pm | 
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| alanm_3 Member Since: 19 Feb 2011 Location: my House, unless I’m not at home, in which case I’m somewhere else. Posts: 6839      | They were slightly loose when I first tried them, but since the contacts are just steel strips with holes to locate the end of the  bulbs, a small bend inwards was all that was neededto tighten them and I've had no issues since. Got - 2017 SDV8 Autobiography in Loire Blue
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|  23rd Dec 2011 5:06pm | 
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| carlos50 Member Since: 03 Feb 2011 Location: North England Posts: 717      | Do you have a picture of the rear of ur FF at night so I can see how white they are? 
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|  23rd Dec 2011 7:32pm | 
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| T24RES Member Since: 22 Nov 2010 Location: Henley-on-Thames Posts: 936    | I've got the led's and found that if turned directly down were too bright, angled them round and got a nice light instead of a starship  | ||
|  23rd Dec 2011 10:56pm | 
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| stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 35884    | crikey ,you got a little fullfat there ian..  | ||
|  24th Dec 2011 9:52am | 
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| carlos50 Member Since: 03 Feb 2011 Location: North England Posts: 717      | alanm_3 and T24RES
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|  28th Dec 2011 7:41pm | 
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| stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 35884    | carlos, for the sake of a few quid why dont you buy some and try them out..   | ||
|  28th Dec 2011 7:46pm | 
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