BMW LED projector welcome lights

528imsport · 05-01-2013, 11:52 PM

I might get the M logo to my M sport

kthankzbye · 05-02-2013, 12:23 AM

Mine came in the mail. I'm going to install without making a hole under the door. I'm going to make a hole in the OEM light housing and just pop it back in. I'll take some pics when I get time to do all this.

vdubturbo · 05-10-2013, 01:52 PM

Got 'em! And they're impressively bright. I'll snap a pic this evening.

Zaman · 05-10-2013, 04:30 PM

Neat

kthankzbye · 05-10-2013, 07:55 PM

No hole in door panel. I removed the stock bulb housing and drilled it through the housing. It's actually really bright. It uses the CREE 7W R5 bulbs.

DriveWFO · 05-10-2013, 08:45 PM

If you have a debadged car, would it make sense to get a projector with a blank image

BMWrules7 · 05-10-2013, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by DriveWFO

If you have a debadged car, would it make sense to get a projector with a blank image

Lol. Yeah, my projector came stock with a debadged logo.

MELLOWYELLOW06 · 05-11-2013, 01:31 AM

I think it looks good

Luigi524TD · 05-11-2013, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by kthankzbye

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No hole in door panel. I removed the stock bulb housing and drilled it through the housing. It's actually really bright. It uses the CREE 7W R5 bulbs.

Interesting option - Would you mind posting a picture of how/where you drilled the welcome light housing ... I presume you tapped into the lamp power to light these up.

TheBlackGT · 05-11-2013, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by kthankzbye

Mine came in the mail. I'm going to install without making a hole under the door. I'm going to make a hole in the OEM light housing and just pop it back in. I'll take some pics when I get time to do all this.

Your Inbox is full. Empty it so I can send you a pM. Thanks man

kthankzbye · 05-11-2013, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by kthankzbye

Mine came in the mail. I'm going to install without making a hole under the door. I'm going to make a hole in the OEM light housing and just pop it back in. I'll take some pics when I get time to do all this.

Your Inbox is full. Empty it so I can send you a pM. Thanks man

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TheBlackGT · 05-11-2013, 05:34 PM

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kthankzbye · 05-11-2013, 07:42 PM

Here is how I did it in 3 easy steps.
Drill a hole in the housing with the hole saw:

Pop these suckers in:

On the housing, you can see it writes HELLA if you look closely. Solder the RED wire at the A and the black wire at the H. Like so:

Connect it back into your light socket and BAM! you're done.

LiveLarger · 05-11-2013, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by JNoSol

IMHO, this is RICE!!! Might as well make that a Honda Civic logo, lol.

Well said!!

TheBlackGT · 05-11-2013, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by LiveLarger

Well said!!

I was just watching Top Gear the other day, and at one point I saw a welcome light like this one with Range Rover shine when the door opened. I don't know if it was special effects or what not, but it actually looked quite classy.

I think would would be even nicer if it was under the gap between the two doors and when you unlocked the car, it would slowly move the logo outwards, rather than having one light under each door.

Zaman · 05-11-2013, 09:12 PM

You did a good job in installing it. Nice ideas.
++1

kthankzbye · 05-11-2013, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by LiveLarger

Well said!!

I like them. Random people in the parking lot thought it was cool.

528imsport · 05-12-2013, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by kthankzbye

Here is how I did it in 3 easy steps.
Drill a hole in the housing with the hole saw:

Pop these suckers in:

On the housing, you can see it writes HELLA if you look closely. Solder the RED wire at the A and the black wire at the H. Like so:

Connect it back into your light socket and BAM! you're done.

nice and simple I like

Luigi524TD · 05-12-2013, 09:19 AM

kthankzbye, Nicely prepared DIY! Thank you. To confirm, since the placement of the projector LED replaces the under-door welcome light / LED do you find it is equally bright - more bright - or less bright?

kthankzbye · 05-12-2013, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Luigi524TD

kthankzbye, Nicely prepared DIY! Thank you. To confirm, since the placement of the projector LED replaces the under-door welcome light / LED do you find it is equally bright - more bright - or less bright?

It's super bright. Much brighter than any LED you can put in the housing. It uses the CREE LED, which is known to be the brightest.

I have bought these, it's 12 dollars a pair:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/140963328982...84.m1497.l2649

dmontg · 05-12-2013, 11:57 AM

The Logo Polize will be all over this, best order soon!

kthankzbye · 05-12-2013, 07:35 PM

To each of their own. Some people think it's ricey for their own reasons but I think it adds a cool factor and a convo starter. I def. had people on the streets come up to me and asked if it came like that from BMW.

In the Autozone parking lot, this guy came up to me and said it was, "DOPE" and asked me to show him how it works.

Updated pics:

People probably thinks it's ricey cause it's made in China.

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kthankzbye Lieutenant 88 Rep 459 Posts Drives: 2011 F10 550i, 2020 G05 40i Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Brooklyn, NYC iTrader: (1)	Here is how I did it in 3 easy steps. Drill a hole in the housing with the hole saw: Pop these suckers in: On the housing, you can see it writes HELLA if you look closely. Solder the RED wire at the A and the black wire at the H. Like so: Connect it back into your light socket and BAM! you're done.
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kthankzbye Lieutenant 88 Rep 459 Posts Drives: 2011 F10 550i, 2020 G05 40i Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Brooklyn, NYC iTrader: (1)	To each of their own. Some people think it's ricey for their own reasons but I think it adds a cool factor and a convo starter. I def. had people on the streets come up to me and asked if it came like that from BMW. In the Autozone parking lot, this guy came up to me and said it was, "DOPE" and asked me to show him how it works. Updated pics: People probably thinks it's ricey cause it's made in China.
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