[mazen222]

Hi guys,
So i've switched my 2014 F32 reverse lights to LED. It wasnt easy to find the bulb PW24W, but I did find them on Amazon and bought them.
1 year and 2 months later one went out...

So here I am again trying to find a replacement but not only they are hard to find but everything looks a bit cheap.

Here's a pic of the old one I have to throw out now... they were pretty bright.


Any tips or clues where I can find high quality super bright ones?
is there any alternative PN i should look for instead of PW24W?

[mazen222]

Here's one I think looks high quality but the reviews are horrible...
https://www.amazon.ca/Lighting-Dayti...ps%2C84&sr=8-8

[visionaut]

I've been using these for the last 2 years. No issues with CANBUS (just used Bimmercode to denote LED bulbs). Plenty bright enough for reverse with 5 CREE R4 emitters.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/iJDMTOY-2...c-9609d95f394b

https://smile.amazon.com/iJDMTOY-Bri...%2C111&sr=8-21

[Billfitz]

I've had these for 5 years, no problems. They're not the brightest made but they still work far better than halogen.

https://www.amazon.com/SYLVANIA-1156...5&sr=1-11&th=1

Originally Posted by visionaut

No issues with CANBUS

There are never issues with CAN bus. LED manufacturers and sellers who say their lamps are CAN bus ready don't even know what it is. The same for those who recommend resistors to prevent errors. Use Bimmercode or other coding to turn off the warm and cold checks and change the voltage from incandescent to LED and you're good to go

[mazen222]

Thanks! I bought the iJDMTOY - i'll report back

[Solidjake]

I've been using the JDM ones for almost five years. First set lasted around 3 years? Current set no issues.

[mazen222]

Got them installed. They are brighter than the old ones I had for sure. I hope they last!

[moralletti911]

I used these guys, very good and very bright, looks like new oem bmw reverse lights:

DuaBhoi H21W LED Buld CANBUS Error Free BAY9S LED Bulb 64136 3030SMD Extremely Bright 500LM DC12V Rear Fog Reading Dome Reverse Decrement Indicator Car Door Light White 6000K 2PCS https://a.co/d/9ZfJMfT

[mazen222]

Originally Posted by moralletti911

I used these guys, very good and very bright, looks like new oem bmw reverse lights:

DuaBhoi H21W LED Buld CANBUS Error Free BAY9S LED Bulb 64136 3030SMD Extremely Bright 500LM DC12V Rear Fog Reading Dome Reverse Decrement Indicator Car Door Light White 6000K 2PCS https://a.co/d/9ZfJMfT

They look nice but the base doesn't look like the good one

[Billfitz]

The H21W base pins are set at a 120 degree angle. It's used in the brake light. The reverse lamps are P21W, which has base pins set at a 180 degree angle. This applies to pre-LCI.
With LCI it appears that the brake lights are non-replaceable factory LED and the brake light is H21W. You can find what your model uses in your manual.