LED or not?

Simmy · Sep 24th, 2018, 21:17

Does anybody know what type of bulbs should be in the position/parking light
on a 2010, facelift, C70?
Just taken the car for an MOT & was told that one of the bulbs had failed, but both had been replaced as the ones that were in the car were incorrect.
LEDs have been removed and ordinary bulbs have now been put in, but these seem quite dim and very yellow.
The car has HID/xenon headlights, so these yellowish bulbs now look out of place.
The owners manual is of little or no use as it seems to think my car has H7
headlights.
Any help / advice would be much appreciated.

JRL · Sep 24th, 2018, 23:13

The original yellow bulbs were probably replaced by a previous owner for LED's for precisely the reason you mention. They didn't look right with the xenons. You can swap them back to LED's if you prefer the look. Ebay or Amazon will stock them. Taking one of the bulbs out and comparing it with pics on Ebay should give you an idea.

Simmy · Sep 24th, 2018, 23:30

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Originally Posted by JRL

The original yellow bulbs were probably replaced by a previous owner for LED's for precisely the reason you mention. They didn't look right with the xenons. You can swap them back to LED's if you prefer the look. Ebay or Amazon will stock them. Taking one of the bulbs out and comparing it with pics on Ebay should give you an idea.

i was unsure because taillights are all LEDs

x DTR x · Sep 25th, 2018, 07:50

I have led side lights with hid dipped beam, i took the hid bulbs out and put the standard bulbs in for the mot but left the led side lights in and it passed ok!

LizardOfBodom · Sep 25th, 2018, 11:33

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Originally Posted by Simmy

i was unsure because taillights are all LEDs

Even if you had OEM xenons, the parking bulb would be standard "yellowish" one, but thats exactly why people replace them to LEDs to match XEnons.
Get yourself a branded 5w5 LED bulb (like Osram LED white or something) and it should last forever and will match nicely to your main lights

Sep 24th, 2018, 21:17	#1
Simmy Premier Member Last Online: Yesterday 21:41 Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Manchester	LED or not? Does anybody know what type of bulbs should be in the position/parking light on a 2010, facelift, C70? Just taken the car for an MOT & was told that one of the bulbs had failed, but both had been replaced as the ones that were in the car were incorrect. LEDs have been removed and ordinary bulbs have now been put in, but these seem quite dim and very yellow. The car has HID/xenon headlights, so these yellowish bulbs now look out of place. The owners manual is of little or no use as it seems to think my car has H7 headlights. Any help / advice would be much appreciated.

Sep 24th, 2018, 23:13	#2
JRL Master Member Last Online: Aug 25th, 2022 16:37 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Derry	The original yellow bulbs were probably replaced by a previous owner for LED's for precisely the reason you mention. They didn't look right with the xenons. You can swap them back to LED's if you prefer the look. Ebay or Amazon will stock them. Taking one of the bulbs out and comparing it with pics on Ebay should give you an idea. __________________ 2008 S60 D5 SE LUX

Sep 25th, 2018, 07:50	#4
x DTR x Premier Member Last Online: Dec 19th, 2021 22:22 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Horsham	I have led side lights with hid dipped beam, i took the hid bulbs out and put the standard bulbs in for the mot but left the led side lights in and it passed ok! __________________ 2005 V50 2.0 SE Sport 1999 S40 1.8 Gdi 1993 460 1.7 LX

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