Stunning 501 SMD Sidelights

[geraintthomas]

Recently bought a set of SMD LED 501 bulbs for my sidelights from eBay and, to be frank, they're gorgeous. If you've got HID's then these are a perfect companion, and as they're LED's they turn on / off instantly, and appear to be a lot more durable :)

A lot of you probably already know about this, but I thought I'd throw this up anyway.

(Apologies for the poor camera quality - it's from my phone).

Left: SMD LED 501 Sidelight
Right: Halogen 501 Sidelight

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I got them here (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-x-5-LED-501-T10-W5W-WEDGE-HID-XENON-WHITE-SIDE-LIGHTS-/290600920383?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item43a92a253f#ht_2655wt_982), £1.99 with a year's warranty as well which is great. NOTE: Looks like they've upped the price to £11.99?! Ridiculous, to here's another link:

CLICK (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2PCS-Xenon-White-SMD-LED-Car-Side-Ligh-Bulb-T10-501-W5W-/260755736280?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3cb640c6d8#ht_1860wt_1214) - £2.99, free delivery, years warranty.

Anyway! Like said a lot of you may already know about them but if not, don't waste your money on blue tinted halogen side lights. I posted this in another thread but thought I'd make it's own, just to show them :)

What do you think? :A:

[josh_hanks]

I got the same on my car, I love them!

[stonex]

I have some of these for sale, slightly different but still smd.

Change title to SMD Led :)

[geraintthomas]

I wonder what they'd look like in the interior light / numberplate lights / boot lights etc... anyone got images? Could add them to the post!

[JoshFurioBrookes]

Ive got them on interior including the light in the boot too, deffinetly worth the £1.99! Also have them for the rear numberplate which is worth it too! :)

[geraintthomas]

Ive got them on interior including the light in the boot too, deffinetly worth the £1.99! Also have them for the rear numberplate which is worth it too! :)

Fantastic! I might not go over the top with them but it's worth having a go to see how they look.

[Lewiswhitlock]

Boring question but are they road legal?

[stonex]

Boring question but are they road legal?

No, I don't believe so however no one will ever check and they're not as bright as hids obvs. So if you have HIDs and they don't stop you then these wont cause any issues :)

[TupperZ]

looks like im gonna have to order some.. much cleaner look

[geraintthomas]

Boring question but are they road legal?

Well they're no different to a lot of DRL lights that new cars have. They're the same colour, no brighter and in fact a lot of DRL lights are very bright. I can't imagine them being illegal at all.

These aren't blue either, they're white with a slight tint of blue. You won't have any trouble at all :y:

[mlawlan69]

thanks for this :)

so they fit inside the car too?

might just order a few lmao.

[geraintthomas]

thanks for this :)

so they fit inside the car too?

might just order a few lmao.

They fit into the sidelights, number plate lights, boot light and interior light. Going to change them all I think hah!

[LSOfreak]

ive got some like these to go with my hids. You have to get these if you have hid's. Just doesnt look right otherwise

ive never got in trouble with mine either, white is perfectly legal
aslong as you dont get blue ones :homme:

[mlawlan69]

got 3 :)

[geraintthomas]

Hah, 3 sets? Awesome.

I'll have a look at putting them in the number plate lights. Don't want to draw attention and look as if I'm trying too hard ¬_¬

[Tom5190]

They look better in the headlights because of the reflectors, i have them in number plate lights they dont seem as bright in the rear

[JoshFurioBrookes]

My rear numberplate ones point more at my bumper trim than the numberplate, but it still looks cool at night! lol ;)

[Brettles1986]

just ordered 3 sets :y:

[UKtom]

as said, these look awesome in rear numberplate lights.. just small touches that make a big difference :y:

[mlawlan69]

all 6 of mine arrived today, swapped them all over, they look really really good :)

best £7 i have spent in a while lol.

[saxovtrmk1]

got some of thes in my rear number plate lights look great i payed 7quid from motor factors so just ordered some off the link bargain!!

[johnnyg_vts]

They look great!

Any pictures of the normal led side lights, the quad ones that are non-smd?

[johnnyg_vts]

Oh, and how bright are the led interior bulbs?

[Benboi89]

I bought 1 set. They came yesterday 1 didnt work so im sending them back and getting 3 pairs :) Ive got a strong Blue LED for my interior

[Craig_B]

http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/vv268/Baker_27_2009/afb98b36.jpg

Exactly the same as the one in the link, just bought from different company.

Not shown in the pic, but using phillips diamond vision 5000k bulbs aswell. Picture is just sidelights

[geraintthomas]

They look great!

Any pictures of the normal led side lights, the quad ones that are non-smd?

They're absolutely pathetic mate. Honestly they're one direction for starts, they're very dim, and brake within two weeks. Horrendous.

These have SMD's on all sides so that the light shines outwards like a standard bulb, so they're brighter and better :)

[geraintthomas]

http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/vv268/Baker_27_2009/afb98b36.jpg

Exactly the same as the one in the link, just bought from different company.

Not shown in the pic, but using phillips diamond vision 5000k bulbs aswell. Picture is just sidelights

Could you show your 5000K Diamond Vision's?

[Brettles1986]

I've now got these in sidelights, interior light, number plate and bootlight and they are a massive improvement.

Going to now buy another fitting and set of bulbs to fit it on the otherside of the boot for extra light there

[Brettles1986]

I bought 1 set. They came yesterday 1 didnt work so im sending them back and getting 3 pairs :) Ive got a strong Blue LED for my interior

You tried turning it around? I know they sometimes don't work unless fitted a particular way as I found out with mine.

[geraintthomas]

You tried turning it around? I know they sometimes don't work unless fitted a particular way as I found out with mine.

He's right - they'll only work a certain way. Try taking it out and turning it around

[willsy]

Anyone got a comparison pic to compare numberplate illumination too?

[geraintthomas]

Anyone got a comparison pic to compare numberplate illumination too?

Good idea - as soon as someone posts one up I'll add it to the main thread :y:

[Brettles1986]

I'll get one tonight for you and geraint I still want to swap lights, this week should be good if your available?

[geraintthomas]

I'll get one tonight for you and geraint I still want to swap lights, this week should be good if your available?

I live in Cardiff now bud, moved on Saturday so any time from now until the end of time is good for me!

[Craig_B]

Could you show your 5000K Diamond Vision's?

http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/vv268/Baker_27_2009/6f671a51.jpg

Both 197s with same bulb and sidelights

[sam_16v]

just brought a set :)

[Karlb1]

Are these the xenon white ones in the guys shop?

[rjrhys]

bought these the other day to but in my inerior light. and they really are great, and ordered a couple more :)

[rorz_vts]

I've got the 9smd ones in my headlights and they're awesome, sadly they won't fit in the interior or boot lights tho as they're to long so I went for the ones in the first post

[Benboi89]

Ive got them in my sides and number plate :)

http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb429/benboi89/2011-11-30_1627141.jpg

http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb429/benboi89/2011-11-30_1625261.jpg

[Brettles1986]

Price on the ones in the link has rocketed, perhaps they were marked up wrong and we got them at a bargain price? either way im happy that I got them cheap...... OP IS A LEGEND!

[geraintthomas]

Holy shit they've gone up to £11.99? The images has been taken off as well (that said £1.99 on it), so who knows..

[sam_16v]

mine arrived today they look fecking awesome :y:

[geraintthomas]

Ah well, here we go:

CLICK! (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2PCS-Xenon-White-SMD-LED-Car-Side-Ligh-Bulb-T10-501-W5W-/260755736280?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3cb640c6d8#ht_1860wt_1214) - £2.95 for a pair. Exactly the same things.

Enjoy!

[geraintthomas]

Price on the ones in the link has rocketed, perhaps they were marked up wrong and we got them at a bargain price? either way im happy that I got them cheap...... OP IS A LEGEND!

By the way Brettles when are we meeting up for these lights?! :A:

[Benboi89]

I spoke to the seller lads they just put the price up for reconstruction of the listing so no one purchases them.... They'll go back to original price soon :)

[Ben_SaxoForte]

ordered some of these for my numberplate lights yesterday :)

[Ryanoo]

I just bought some LED sidelights too, white though. Hope they are good, those look really nice, don't have a HID kit though, but I bought some night-breakers instead. I was gonna buy purple, but found out it's illegal lol :(.

[sam_16v]

I just bought some LED sidelights too, white though. Hope they are good, those look really nice, don't have a HID kit though, but I bought some night-breakers instead. I was gonna buy purple, but found out it's illegal lol :(.

are the nightbreakers good my mate reckons they are awesome

[OMGASAXO]

nice defo gonna buy a set, would they pass an mot with these in?

[geraintthomas]

I've got night breakers in mine - bright to say the least!

[o_O]

I've got night breakers in mine - bright to say the least!

http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k521/o_o2003/sax-p/IMG00043-20111210-1552.jpg

these are the sidelights in mine, but I dont know what i should get for main/dipped beam? any ideas :A:

[Brettles1986]

100w rally bulbs ftw, bright as fook and illegal but hey shit happens and the police have more sever problems to deal with

[yingxuy]

Plate and bootlight, they are a huge improvement. Now buy the other accessories and lamp settings to accommodate the extra light there to guide otherside.

[yingxuy]

Plate and bootlight, they are a huge improvement. Now buy the other accessories and lamp settings to accommodate the extra light there to guide otherside.

Plate and bootlight, they are a huge improvement. Now buy the other accessories and lamp settings to accommodate the extra LED Flashlights (http://www.meritline.com/led-flashlight---c-7832.aspx) there to guide otherside.

[Stefan_Wood]

Where will these bulb's in the link fit beside's sidelight's

[Brettles1986]

Where will these bulb's in the link fit beside's sidelight's

Number plate lights and interiors also.

[AXracing]

Boring question but are they road legal?

Well they're no different to a lot of DRL lights that new cars have. They're the same colour, no brighter and in fact a lot of DRL lights are very bright. I can't imagine them being illegal at all.

This is wrong information they are not road legal. You can not swap bulb types in your sidelights. The bulbs you are selling are not ECE or BS approved so to the letter of the law you could not as any positioning light.