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I went red/white and ordered 12 of them, red should work OK with the classic orange. Since the brightness can be adjusted both on the iDrive and the instrument dimmer on the LCI model and my black leather, I guess I should be able to find a brightness that works. I just hope I can actually get to see them now
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08-21-2021, 06:36 AM | #24 |
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I'll bring some closure to this thread.
I got a full kit (12) red/white LED modules from Benzinfabrik and they arrived yesterday. First some info about the order. -Website is in German only -Shipping was cheap (€7) and quite quick (10 days delivery) -Total cost including 21% German tax €114.4 -They did not have an export option where I didn't pay German tax, and since my country has a 25% tax on total shipment value, I paid double tax. I ended up paying another €42.5 in tax/handling fees, making the total €157. Pitty since I really should not have paid German tax, but there was no export option. A well, its only €20..... I managed to get them all installed in about 1,5 hours, the first side was a bit of a learning curve, how to get the LED modules out of the door panel and the best way to pop them open, I also had to do 3 of then while attached to the door panel as I was unable to separate the LED module from the fiber optic part, this was both rear door trim strips and the right rear door storage compartment, which added to the time. The result was great, I now have visible ambient lights, even against my black interior, the option to dim both in the iDrive and the instrument dimmer makes it possible to get the right adjustment made. I test drove last night and even at max the lights were not really bothering me, if I should be picky, the storage compartments and the door handles could have been slightly dimmer, but I can't really complain, and if they become too intrusive, I'll just dim all of them a little. To specify, the reflection in the chrome door handle is the issue, and anything you may have in the storage compartments is reflecting a lot of light.
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Managed to get some pictures taken in my garage with light off.
only thing other than the ambient light is the front/rear parking lights, and the doorway illumination lights. my iPhone pictures don't show the result 100%, but there is a vast improvement. Shows both the now red classic, and the white modern look, both colors are at max setting. all in all I'm very happy with this.
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Very impressive, especially considering that's against black. Glad to see it worked out for you.
AliExpress sells virtually everything for the F10. I'm really surprised these LED boards have not been developed a long time ago in China. Instead there are tons of these complete LED rigid strip replacement kits out there made over there. If your goal is to be able to have multicolor LEDs and have the ability to cycle through many colors, I guess it makes sense to change it all out. Most of us don't need to change the color 100s of times. IMO it's just a gimmick to show friends and gets old quick. I'm ok with just 2 colors What most of us require is more brightness. And that's what this kit provides. Shipping seems to be the biggest obstacle, to get them out to the US. I wish we could get this on Amazon or EBay. But then again looking why you paid, wow about $135 USD? (Without the import duties) That's a lot considering how cheap they are to produce. If they were made in the SE Asia somewhere it would easily be 1/3rd cost. Oh well, can't do anything about it. The option doesn't exist.
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They were expensive, but cheaper than to go with the updated OEM replacement, thats why I decided to pull the trigger. However the 21% German tax should have been removed for export, cutting the price by a good $25. But I guess they haven't set up their shop for that. Shipping is becoming expensive many places, but I will have to say that the US is probably the worst when it comes to shipping to other countries these days. 5-10 years ago I would usually pay $8-15 to get more or less anything shipped to me, these days I find most places charge $40-60 to ship to Europe. I once wrote a company and asked if they were serious, my item cost $42, and that wanted $48 in shipping...... I ended up finding the product on eBay in a different country as I was not paying more in shipping than the item cost me. That is why I happily paid the €7 in shipping for these LED's.
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Looks outstanding! I just ordered a set of white/orange.
Thanks for the insight. I won’t be swapping the door handle LEDs as I don’t want them any brighter than OEM. I’ll just be doing the four door trims and storage pockets. |
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I just installed white/orange 605, it's basically identical to the original orange, just brighter. I'm very happy and will post pics of the install soon 👍🏻
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Thanks SCD-1983! I just placed an order for 12 of those. Looking forward to the project!
How hard is it to remove the door panels? I've seen some videos and it seems straightforward, although there looks to be a risk of clips breaking when removing the door handle cup. |
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removal tool and pry carefully around the trim, sometimes it requires some force! The door handle cover must be loosened first on the swivel side bottom, then the opposite side top, again with a trim removal tool. I will try to take pics on the weekend 👍🏻 |
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Great thread guys! I just ordered 12 orange 605/white for my F10. The factory ambient lights used to look great on my Pre LCI 2012 F10 with Dakota beige but on my new LCI F10 with Mocha Nappa...I can hardly see it!
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Installed my orange/white kit today. I bought 8, ended up only using 4. I didn’t like how bright the door pocket lights were so I put the stock back in. Love the brightness under the interior trim tho. How it should’ve come from the factory!
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