The Random E46/ZHP Question Thread

[ZHPizza]

that option sounds brighter and probably more dependable but you dont see the grid of LEDs which is the aesthetic part of what I am also looking for.

I stumbled upon a thread a while back where a guy with an e39 put led strips into his euro clears (your RCR's) and it looked great.

RCR's with grid led lighting...you could be the first...

[az3579]

I stumbled upon a thread a while back where a guy with an e39 put led strips into his euro clears (your RCR's) and it looked great.

RCR's with grid led lighting...you could be the first...

I thought about doing that... But it's too much work.

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[nextelbuddy]

on the LED tails, which ones come tin inner led tails as well? and do they light up with your parking lights? do they light up when you brake? or are they only used when brake force is triggered?

i want to make sure the tail lights I get have all 4 lights ON when parking/headlights are engaged. i hate when only outter tails show at night.

[nextelbuddy]

ok so after looking hard it appears that the:

- Red/Clear/Red LED tails have leds in the inner lights

- The Clear on top red bottom (M3 look) for sedans only have leds in the outer tails in all of the knock off variants as well.


I planned on getting these, they say DEPO no error BUT after looking at the pictures, they look cheap. they look like LED STRIPS with just halogen bulbs instead of what i expected which was just LED ARRAYS that light up. it looks like the only light that has an actual array is the lower inner tail light lol

are the DEPO from Khoalty like this as well? i cant find any pictures of the back of their depo lights.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/USA-DEPO-200...bac8pg&vxp=mtr



Look at that hotspot in the middle of the turn signal

[Dual]

Is the Bilstein B8 (corrected from earlier B6) a good call for rear shock replacement? Alternatives? Any other 'while you're in there' components beyond the shock mounts (assuming no subframe work)? I think I recall someone mentioning this job as about as simple a DIY as could be undertaken, so I'm giving it some thought.

I understand this has been discussed a lot in the past: I just can't seem to master searching in this forum.

Reposting as a bump. Not sure if my request was inappropriate, but would greatly appreciate assistance on this.
Thanks!

[san]

Reposting as a bump. Not sure if my request was inappropriate, but would greatly appreciate assistance on this.
Thanks!

I can't answer your question about bilstein b8 since I have koni yellows but regarding "while you are in there" components, here's a good list from William-
http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16182


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[ZHPizza]

Reposting as a bump. Not sure if my request was inappropriate, but would greatly appreciate assistance on this.
Thanks!

What are you looking to get out of the car? Track days? DD?

[az3579]

ok so after looking hard it appears that the:

- Red/Clear/Red LED tails have leds in the inner lights

- The Clear on top red bottom (M3 look) for sedans only have leds in the outer tails in all of the knock off variants as well.


I planned on getting these, they say DEPO no error BUT after looking at the pictures, they look cheap. they look like LED STRIPS with just halogen bulbs instead of what i expected which was just LED ARRAYS that light up. it looks like the only light that has an actual array is the lower inner tail light lol

are the DEPO from Khoalty like this as well? i cant find any pictures of the back of their depo lights.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/USA-DEPO-200...bac8pg&vxp=mtr



Look at that hotspot in the middle of the turn signal

I have experience with the Depo RCR LED tails. Here's my perspective:

The brake and running lights are LED. The turn signal is NOT. That is why you see that hotspot; that's an incandescent bulb. The reverse lights also aren't LED.

I think the lighting of the trunk light is cheap looking. They didn't try to arrange the LEDs to "flow" with the shape of the light, so you get that cheap square cluster of LEDs.

Here's the deal breaker for me and is why I got rid of them. When you step on the brakes, the third brake light in the rear windshield comes on a split second before the taillights. So, the tails have a lag between pressing the brake and actual illumination.



The pre-facelift style light seems to work for the most part, but there have been numerous stories of LEDs dying prematurely on them. Also, it's pre-facelift style, not RCR, so you'd have to get over that as well.

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[nextelbuddy]

right but look at the first picture of the back of the housing.. it looks like there are bulbs in all of the sections. I assume there should only be bulbs in the turn signal and reverse section only and the other sections should have electronic array boards inside the housing.

did yours have bulb holders attached to each section like that?

[az3579]

right but look at the first picture of the back of the housing.. it looks like there are bulbs in all of the sections. I assume there should only be bulbs in the turn signal and reverse section only and the other sections should have electronic array boards inside the housing.

did yours have bulb holders attached to each section like that?

Mine looked exactly like that. They're not bulbs; I forgot what they are.