alarm led?

[swamper]

ok this is the one big bug bare with me at the mo.........
this led

has anyone moved it to a different place and what button have you replaced it with?.............as it looks rubbish

[Badman gee]

just push it out and replace with a blank.

[swamper]

na....it needs a button...i was thinking asc button but obviously it wont work

[Dave L2]

na....it needs a button...i was thinking asc button but obviously it wont work

HRS - for if and when you get a hard top?

[Badman gee]

here it is



and the rear screen switch and alarm led



Mark

[swamper]

[Robert T]

Passenger eject button.

Cheers R.

[swamper]

do they do a facelift version ...

na....it needs a button...i was thinking asc button but obviously it wont work

HRS - for if and when you get a hard top?

sorry Dave...just seen this.....yep that looks like its going to solve the problem

[Dave L2]

do they do a facelift version ...

sorry Dave...just seen this.....yep that looks like its going to solve the problem

No problem, I won't take it personally. No, really, I won't...

[swamper]

HRS button now in..

[g8jka]

When I fitted my hardtop and new HRW switch at the rear of the console I removed the standard red LED as it was quite dull and not really noticeable.

This got me thinking of upgrading to a blue LED like the Clifford ones as they are much brighter, but I didn't know where to mount it. Anyway after seeing the newer BMW's I noticed that all the alarm LED's are situated in the rear view mirror so I decided to mount a nice new 10mm bright blue one there. Took the mirror apart and mounted the LED at the bottom and connected the wires back to the original LED wiring meaning it flashes exactly as the standard one.

It is much more visible outside when mounted in the rear view mirror and very bright at night time.





There's a couple of videos (not the best!) on youtube of it working here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUlCKRsX-u4&feature=plcp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRDMPp-bzb8&feature=plcp

[swamper]

nice one....but im not sure i fancy taking my mirror apart.....but a brighter bulb is the way to go

[swamper]

When I fitted my hardtop and new HRW switch at the rear of the console I removed the standard red LED as it was quite dull and not really noticeable.

This got me thinking of upgrading to a blue LED like the Clifford ones as they are much brighter, but I didn't know where to mount it. Anyway after seeing the newer BMW's I noticed that all the alarm LED's are situated in the rear view mirror so I decided to mount a nice new 10mm bright blue one there. Took the mirror apart and mounted the LED at the bottom and connected the wires back to the original LED wiring meaning it flashes exactly as the standard one.

It is much more visible outside when mounted in the rear view mirror and very bright at night time.





There's a couple of videos (not the best!) on youtube of it working here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUlCKRsX-u4&feature=plcp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRDMPp-bzb8&feature=plcp

ok iv change my mind....i reckon the way you have done it is the best way to go....can you point me in the right direction to buy the right LED
i saw your car at siverstone and was going to ask you but you had wandered off ......

[g8jka]

I can't remember which one it was, I brought a 10mm blue led and then an led bezel that will fit a 10mm led in it. I think something along the lines of this one should work. You can also get them in different colours.

If you could squeeze the led through into the mirror from the top where the wires enter to the bottom you may be able to do it without taking the mirror apart but you need to be extremely careful when drilling the hole not to hit anything inside the mirror. Other than this strip the mirror apart but be very careful. I don't know how much is inside the ///M mirror so you may need to open it anyway to see what's in there as this will also depend on where you can mount the LED.

* EDIT - You have a PM mate

[swamper]

PM back mate

[swamper]

well with some help from g8jka and a little pressy through the post we now have a full new up and running LED....cheers buddy
when i sat in the car this morning i looked at the mirror...and started pondering how i was going to fit it..... luckily i took a drink out with me and low and behold there was a much easier solution....the LED is so bright you can even see it in the daytime
what do you think

[g8jka]

Looks good there mate! It's really bright especially at night the whole cabin will light up. Was it easy to fit?

[swamper]

yep...the coin slot was custom made for it....needs a bit of silicone underneath to fix the LED in place....5 mins once i got the wiring sorted