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2000UZJ said:
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Dang son, that's pretty bright. Might have to jump on this deal.

Don't think I saw it earlier, but how do you deal with replacement bulbs if one goes out? Do we wait for a shipment from China or how does that work?
 
anthonycds said:
Dang son, that's pretty bright. Might have to jump on this deal.

Don't think I saw it earlier, but how do you deal with replacement bulbs if one goes out? Do we wait for a shipment from China or how does that work?
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Don't think LED's are common for going out since there is no filament and technically no wear parts. Nothing gets too hot. I guess I could keep a few spares around the house incase one does go out. Shoot me a text dude, I'll let you know when/if we order some
 
pfran42 said:
These do not include a regulated power supply. You can purchase one here: 12 Volt LED Power Supply Specifications

To be honest, I consider these to be disposable items. If they fail after a couple of years, I will wipe my tears and go buy another one.

That being said, I have never had one fail on me (store bought). Nick and I tore the back off a high-end Putco and there is nothing special to be seen. I'm sure he'll post pics from our lunchtime pow wow.

Before I place my final batch order I have to nail down pricing. Would everyone be OK with $40-45 for the 12 piece kit shipped to your door? That works out to about $3.75 per bulb (delivered). I have no idea what these will cost to ship so I am just providing a broad estimate. Let me know...


EDIT: Got confused on pricing. It is corrected now.
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should it be same for us LX guys too.....? I am interested for sure
 
2000UZJ said:
Don't think LED's are common for going out since there is no filament and technically no wear parts. Nothing gets too hot. I guess I could keep a few spares around the house incase one does go out. Shoot me a text dude, I'll let you know when/if we order some
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Ohhh but they do go out. I've had em installed in a caddy and my 100 since 06. Caddy's wiring probably isn't as great as the 100's but I've had about 3 courtesy door lights (multiple led bulbs), 2 center 2nd row ones went, and an LED I used for the hazard button all go out. Superbright in all the ones the went out, and a V-Leds bulb for the hazard button.

Anyhow, you guys have a got some good feedback goin here and I say go for it.
 
anthonycds said:
Dang son, that's pretty bright. Might have to jump on this deal.

Don't think I saw it earlier, but how do you deal with replacement bulbs if one goes out? Do we wait for a shipment from China or how does that work?
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Good question. If something arrives DOA, I feel it is my responsibility to promptly A) send you a replacement or B) refund you fully or partially. I 'll have inventory for a while (till I run out of stock). After that, I would imagine you would be on your own. I guess that is the trade off for the price point. You could buy two kits and still be WAY under retail for what you would pay for one. If you want you can monitor this thread for a year or so and see what the feedback is like. I thought about throwing in extras of every bulb size but that would run costs up.

Keep in mind. If you guys want me to turn this into a business, prices are going up and I am probably not going to go through with this. Then we would have to deal with warranties, refunds, exchanges, support, instructional collateral, etc.

Here is something that I do know. I am not going to configure custom kits. I have tried it before and it gets out of hand in about 5 minutes. I already have my task list complete and I am not going to compromise any additional "me" time on this.

BOTTOM LINE:

I purchased some LED lights that I liked. I secured a line to have them shipped to me. I am considering selling them to (Mud) you. Price point is attractive. Take it or leave it.
 
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anthonycds said:
Ohhh but they do go out. I've had em installed in a caddy and my 100 since 06. Caddy's wiring probably isn't as great as the 100's but I've had about 3 courtesy door lights (multiple led bulbs), 2 center 2nd row ones went, and an LED I used for the hazard button all go out. Superbright in all the ones the went out, and a V-Leds bulb for the hazard button.

Anyhow, you guys have a got some good feedback goin here and I say go for it.
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How long was the avg. ownership time before they went out?
 
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pfran42 said:
How long was the avg. ownership time before they went out?
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Roughly 2 years. The hazard switch bulb (dinky lil thing), started flickering about 3 months in.

The only long-lasting LED bulb I have and still works are my PIAA 4300k from Honk Kong, which I ordered from Cargym. And I've had those since 06.

The second set of best bulbs I've had are 194s (V-leds) for the license plate, which have the heat-sinks in em (they get HOT).

As a side note, please don't get the impression that I'm knockin on your bulbs, I'm just sharing my history with the popular stateside suppliers. My experience with overseas LEDs thus far have been great. Except of course the shipping time, which I recall was about 45 days, but 5 years later they're still going strong.

Between this forum, clublexus, bimmerforums, and others, Nick's pics tell the story and I'm impressed. I think I can speak for others here and say that I appreciate what you guys are doing, or about to do and hope you follow through with it.
 
anthonycds said:
Roughly 2 years. The hazard switch bulb (dinky lil thing), started flickering about 3 months in.

The only long-lasting LED bulb I have and still works are my PIAA 4300k from Honk Kong, which I ordered from Cargym. And I've had those since 06.

The second set of best bulbs I've had are 194s (V-leds) for the license plate, which have the heat-sinks in em (they get HOT).

As a side note, please don't get the impression that I'm knockin on your bulbs, I'm just sharing my history with the popular stateside suppliers. My experience with overseas LEDs thus far have been great. Except of course the shipping time, which I recall was about 45 days, but 5 years later they're still going strong.

Between this forum, clublexus, bimmerforums, and others, Nick's pics tell the story and I'm impressed. I think I can speak for others here and say that I appreciate what you guys are doing, or about to do and hope you follow through with it.
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Your input is extremely valuable. Thank you for contributing.

If I can get 2+ years out of a set of LEDs, I am fine with that. You get so much more light. At (roughly) $3.75 a bulb I think it is a great deal. We are not talking about timing belts here. Keep all your OEM bulbs, buy the kit and if something fails, pop an OEM in there until a replacement can be procured.

I really did not think there would be so many nit-pickers (not you anthonycds) out there. I'm just going to run mine at the price I paid and all the people on the sidelines can watch the game.

We'll get back to you when we start posting "My leather is fading due to my interior lights" threads.

I think I have 20 people who will commit. Doing the PO tomorrow morning. Good Night All!
 
Order in. I ordered enough for 20 kits. I had enough inventory if I were not doing the spares but since spares are now included. I will have to substitute (7) 48 LED panels for 36 LED panels. That means that 7 of you are getting a 36 LED spare instead of a 48.

I also had to order 11 - (2X) 3X4 LED Center Personal lights. This means that a few of you might get 3X4s instead of 4X4s. (don't worry, your backup will be the same as what you get for the other 2.

ETA to my house is 03/29/11 - 04/19/11. After that it will be a couple days to get them all packaged etc. Finally, shipping to you will take however long stuff like this takes (3-5 business days???)

Kit now includes 17 bulbs

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I'll decide on updated pricing tonight...
 
Here is the list so far. Let me know if you want off. Filling up fast!

1 TheFuzz
2 jgray
3 BJTLC100
4 tabraha
5 bamachem
6 options2
7 bamabrock
8 FOPLawyer
9 cruisermon
10 Pork Soda
11 Socal Cruiser
12 sonk76
13 Brock
14 danny noonan
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16
17
18
19
20

Unsure - (Let me know if you want added):

pegasis0066
 
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Pics speak for themselves. I'm still in. Let me know about pricing and we'll get funds ironed out ASAP.
 
Good deal man. Just waiting on where and how much with the paypal.
 
pfran42 said:
Here is the list so far. Let me know if you want off. Filling up fast!

1 TheFuzz
2 jgray
3 BJTLC100
4 tabraha
5 bamachem
6 options2
7 bamabrock
8 FOPLawyer
9 anthonycds
10 cruisermon
11 Pork Soda
12 Socal Cruiser
13 sonk76
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20

Unsure - (Let me know if you want added):

pegasis0066
Trunk Monkey
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add my name if bulbs are verified by 2000UZJ
 
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