[Chriske92]

Hey people

I hesitating between the Sylvania or the Philips LED ones. I would like to use these leds in my reversing light. Does anybody have any experience with or the other (Good and bad)?
I'm thinking about these ones, but want to be sure to recieve good value for my money.

Philips 1156 Ultinon LED Bulb (White), 2 Pack https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B077FKQH..._fhiqDbDE777MA

Thanks for al the help

[Billfitz]

I doubt that there's an advantage to one over the other. Whatever you decide on you'll have to code off the warm/cold checks.

[Chriske92]

Originally Posted by Billfitz

I doubt that there's an advantage to one over the other. Whatever you decide on you'll have to code off the warm/cold checks.

Yeah i already thought about it. Have the coding options, but wanted to know if people have any experience with one or the other. Yhanks for the response mate

[Billfitz]

I have these, but I don't see them on Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[Chriske92]

Originally Posted by Billfitz

I have these, but I don't see them on Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...UTF8&psc=1

I just found them on ebay.. You are happy with them?

[Billfitz]

If I wasn't they'd be history.

[Chriske92]

Originally Posted by Billfitz

If I wasn't they'd be history.

Thought so.. I will buy the same ones as you. Thx for the recommendation

[Newman1]

For what it's worth, I have the same Sylvania reverse bulbs and I like them as well. I also have the Sylvania turn signal bulbs as well as brake lights, and they all perform very well. As stated, you'll need to do some coding for any LED bulb to work properly, but sounds like you have that covered.

[Chriske92]

Originally Posted by Newman1

For what it's worth, I have the same Sylvania reverse bulbs and I like them as well. I also have the Sylvania turn signal bulbs as well as brake lights, and they all perform very well. As stated, you'll need to do some coding for any LED bulb to work properly, but sounds like you have that covered.

I installed last week the sylvania bulbs. Was actually piece of cake, only to unscrew the bootcover was a pain in the ass. One of the screws became bolt and so almost impossible tonget it out Yes need to code the error out but light output is okay.. I was a bit dissapointed cause in my F20 i also installed LED reverse bulbs and they were extremely bright while the Sylvania's are very modest. But ok it does his job and quality of the bulb is very decent. Wanted to share this story with tou guys. Wanted to say thank you for helping me to chose the bulbs 🤘🏻

[Chriske92]

Hey people

I installed these LED lights [IMG][/IMG], but i have one problem with 1 of them. The right housing seems to light up for a moment but fails after a couple of drives to work. If i change the right led bulb into the left one it works fine, only the housing of the right one has this problem.
I coded following settings and don't receive the error check anymore. Is there a problem with the voltage or what am i doing wrong?

Thanks for your input

[Billfitz]

It's probably a loose connection.

[Chriske92]

Originally Posted by Billfitz

It's probably a loose connection.

Loose connection in the wires or in the harness? Cause i put my halogen bulbs back in and now the left side won't work instead of the right one.

[Billfitz]

Could be the harness, could be the socket.

[Chriske92]

Quick update: So i replaced my hallogen reverse lights with these Sylvania 1156 bulbs. For some reason the right one lit up sometimes, but mostly it didn't work. Maybe light housing problem i thought.. I bought last week these bulbs:

NATGIC 1156 BA15S 1141 7506 LED Bulbs Xenon White 3000LM 3014 SMD 144-EX Chipsets with Lens Projector for Exterior Back Up Reverse Tail Lights, 12-24V https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B078YSL3..._XYQbA8dn9pgX5

So far no problems, all 2 reversing lights work as it should be. Also they are more brighter than the Sylvanias and that was my goal, to have bigger lummens and a wider light range.. I'm pleased with the brand for now

[QuikSilver_]

Originally Posted by Billfitz

I have these, but I don't see them on Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Is the bulb type the same for reverse/brake/rear indicators? I'm looking to replace all the incandescent bulbs with these Sylvania ZEVO LEDs. The owners manual has the bulbs types for the incandescent bulbs, but the LEDs have different codes it seems. Will the 1156 type work for the turn signals and brake lights as well?

From what I understand, the front turn signals will need the 1157 since they are dual function (dim for parking lights, bright for turn signals).

[Billfitz]

They're not the same. Mine uses 1156 for the backup and rear turn signal, H21W for brakes. I got these to replace the H21W:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

But that doesn't mean these are what your car uses, so it's best to do a physical check of what you have.

[QuikSilver_]

Originally Posted by Billfitz

They're not the same. Mine uses 1156 for the backup and rear turn signal, H21W for brakes. I got these to replace the H21W:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

But that doesn't mean these are what your car uses, so it's best to do a physical check of what you have.

Thank you! What confuses me is that some of the descriptions on these products have multiple types listed in the same product name like "H21W" and "BAY9S" and/or "1156". The "H21W" tells me it's a different bulb than the "P21W", but the "1156" is the same on both?

Anyway, I'll be checking the bulbs out after work today to be sure! Thanks!

[Billfitz]

H21W stands for Halogen 21 watt. Bay9S is ostensibly the LED version of the H21W. I did come across what was labeled as an 1156 BAY9S H21W Halogen, which makes no sense at all, as the 1156 doesn't share the same base as the H21W.
I question why BMW doesn't use 1156 across the board. Every car I've had going back 50 years used 1156 for everything. I can see the smaller bulbs in the DRL and parking locations, they need to be smaller to share the same reflector as the headlight bulbs, but it makes no sense in the tail lights.