[Stanton]

old, stock pre facelift....

led smoked...

goes better with my smoked front lights and side repeaters now!

 

[Hdhntr23]

Love tinted tails. Its on my list of mods to do.

 

[M-Finski]

Looks really good!!
Question:
Are those the factory smoked "hella" replacement lamps?
Or another mfg.?

 

[Stanton]

they are not factory hella no - i thought i would try something a little more unnusual!

they are LED lit, this is how they look with the lights on...

 

[mattmartindrift]

they make smoked hellas CELIS tails.....



also, don't forget to turn off the cold-check function in the LCM so they don't flash every few seconds.

 

[Stanton]

they make smoked hellas CELIS tails.....



also, don't forget to turn off the cold-check function in the LCM so they don't flash every few seconds.

yes but they dont have the smoked reverse light do they?

could you tell me more about this cold check function? im not sure what you mean?

 

[mattmartindrift]

yes but they dont have the smoked reverse light do they?

could you tell me more about this cold check function? im not sure what you mean?

ahh, you are correct, they do make clear CELIS lights that you could paint any way you please.


the check function or "monitoring" function sends a pulse of current through the tail light (or any bulb monitored system for that matter) so that it can check the lamps function by measuring voltage drop across the system.

cold check or hot check tells you when the circuit is checked - cold = bulb(s) switched off; hot = bulb(s) switched on.

in LED lights, this pulse of current will cause the lights to "blink" every time the LCM performs said check (every few seconds).

this function can be turned off while via coding the LCM.

 

[mattmartindrift]

http://www.meeknet.co.uk/E38/E38_LCM_Module_Description.pdf

 

[harry d]

Im a looking and I'm a liking! Nice one I think they suit the car, especially with beefy quad, if only my exhaust looked like that! LOL

 

[ClayMan]

Where did you get those lights?

 

[mattmartindrift]

96-00 BMW 5 SERIES E39 RED/SMOKED LED TAIL LIGHTS - eBay (item 140485896067 end time Mar-03-11 00:52:30 PST)

 

[Stanton]

thankyou very much for the info on the LCM! i had noticed this with my front lights but it stops after a few seconds so never really bothered me...the rear lights seem to be ok however!

i got the lights from the guys at PPCGB.com - Buy BMW 5 Series E39 1996-03 Tail Lamps | PPCGB

real quick service and a nice product :cool2:

 

["S62"]

Were they difficult to install?

 

[Stanton]

no! a very simple 5 minuite install. totally plug and play!

http://www.meeknet.co.uk/E38/E38_LCM_Module_Description.pdf

this is asking me for a username and password? 'The server www.meeknet.co.uk at HOSTINGXP requires a username and password.' :dunno:

 

[mattmartindrift]

wow, interesting, that must be brand new, I looked at that link less than 5 minutes ago

 

[Stanton]

haha i guess everyone is rushing there to sort out thier blinking front lights huh? :haha:

 

[M-Finski]

Let us know how well they stand up to the weather, in terms of condensation and UV damage.

I love the look of these tails but would hate to see condensation in there a few months after installing them.

 

[Stanton]

the rain has been torrential overnight and they have no mist atall at the moment, and the seals and construction of the lenses is very good - i cant imagine that there will be an issue