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  1. #1
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    Interior led upgrade

    Dear all,
    I want to upgrade all the lights of my 635 csi 1988 model RHD, dashboard included. Any recommendations? Maybe an online shop that has a complete kit?

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    The E24 warning lights rely on light bulb resistance to calculate some values. Blanket replacement of regular bulbs with LED can cause warning lights to start triggering. Look into this issue closely before swapping out any bulbs.

    Jose
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    Livin the dream!

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    Quote Originally Posted by DaHose View Post
    The E24 warning lights rely on light bulb resistance to calculate some values. Blanket replacement of regular bulbs with LED can cause warning lights to start triggering. Look into this issue closely before swapping out any bulbs.

    Jose
    How about the dashboard lights?

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    I replaced all of the lights in my cluster and dash when I had it apart and attempted to switch to LED. I bought multiple types to sample which ones would look and work best but I didn't find anything satisfactory. I ended up just sticking with the incandescent bulbs. I would recommend you do the same. There were no kits available that I saw, I just ordered a bunch of the various bulbs I was planning to replace.

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    I replaced the dashboard, interior, and tail lights on my 88 M6 with LEDs. The dash and interior lights went in with no problems. The bulbs were an eBay purchase, and cost about $6 at the time (2016).
    The tail light bulbs were LED replacements for the regular incandescent bulbs, but required resistors to prevent the bulb warning notification.

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