Hi all, (2001 110TD5)

I’ve replaced all my lights except head lights with LED’s. This includes side lights, blinkers, brake, park, dash, interior and number plate light. All off eBay much, much cheaper.

With the blinkers you need to use an alternative flasher can. Doing this means you don’t get the sound and if you use the Navara one you don’t get the trailer light on the dash. You can in the UK get a suitable flasher can which retains the trailer light function.

With the little side blinkers I used an SMD LED as it directed the light out whereas the bulb type directed the light forward which made it next to useless as a side blinker.

My view was using resisters was more fiddley to do and self-defeating as you increased the current draw. I found that if I left one of the blinkers “standard” the resistance was enough to allow the standard flasher can to function as normal.

It is important to recognize (as pointed out in other posts) that LED’s (light) are what I call directional. The most difficult one to replace is the number plate light.

I purchased a whole new LED fitting but also had to make up a bracket to angle it at the number plate. Other wise it shone straight past the number plate. LED bulbs in the standard fitting shone straight out the side.

I’d be interested in doing headlights if I could find some reasonably priced. Last time I looked it was something like $A700. So at this time I’m sticking to the HID’s.

Just my thoughts/experience.

Oh cost wise it’s in my view not worth it. However it is easily done and gives job satisfaction.