I just purchased a 2013 Santa Fe limited and against what everyone else has said it has H11b bulbs for the low beams, which of course are very different from regular H11 bulbs

 

Can someone tell me the difference between an H7 bulb and an H7L bulb?
Thanks
John

 

H7L lasts longer then stock?

 

Dimming ang Glowing

How do the interior LEDs handle the dimming? I have interior LEDs in my 2007 Santa Fe Limited and I was not crazy for the way they turned off (dimmed down). It is very stepped.
Also, do the interior LEDs glow faintly when the interior lights are turned off?

 

They are perfect.

They dim exactly like the previous bulb, not step and from full to 0, and no they dont glow faintly

 

Bought some Phillips LEDs from Canadian Tire (Toronto Area) for my licence plate lights (bulb 194 I believe) and they work great.

 

I'm having a hard time finding a high beam headlight bulb for my 2013 SFS that matches the color of my 4300k HID kit low beams. I've bought two types, including Philips H7 Vision Plus, that are yellowish in comparison.

Do you Canadians that have HID low beams have matching color in your high beams? If so, would you please look at your high beam bulb and tell me the make and part number of it?
John

 

I have HID in my 13 SFS. The lows are more white light. And the High beams are just regular Halogen bulbs

 

Hmmm, that surprises me. Doesn't the two different colors, when you have your high beams on, bother you? Or, am I just being to picky?
John

 

I put Sylvannia Silverstar Ultras in my high beams. They are rated at 4100K, but they are still too yellow for my liking. I have ordered H7 LED's to match my fogs and eye liner LED.

 

I presume then, that you do not intend to use your highbeams as DRLs? I ask because I was told by several suppliers that LEDs will not function properly at the 50% or so power that is sent to the highbeams in DRL mode. That's why I went with a Nokya 7000K halogen bulb. In DRL mode, the light is much more white than standard halogen. Of course, the high beam has lost some strength, but willing to sacrifice since I rarely use hi-beams. The bulb was recommended by another forum member quite sometime ago.

 

A Little Help Please

I received my LED custom kit of interior and license plate lights from exLED and installed them today. I took my time installing them, careful not to gouge or break any lenses. After installing 6 of them successfully, the 7th LED wouldn't light. At first I thought I had a bad LED, but then I noticed none of the interior lights were working. I had somehow managed to blow a fuse. Using the fuse guide under the fuse lids, the fuse extractor/installer supplied, and a spare fuse supplied, I located and replaced the blown fuse and was back in business. I've now replaced all but one. I can't find where the "console" LED is suppose to go.

Can anyone tell me where the "console lights" are located?
John

 

I received my LED custom kit of interior and license plate lights from exLED and installed them today. I took my time installing them, careful not to gouge or break any lenses. After installing 6 of them successfully, the 7th LED wouldn't light. At first I thought I had a bad LED, but then I noticed none of the interior lights were working. I had somehow managed to blow a fuse. Using the fuse guide under the fuse lids, the fuse extractor/installer supplied, and a spare fuse supplied, I located and replaced the blown fuse and was back in business. I've now replaced all but one. I can't find where the "console" LED is suppose to go.

Can anyone tell me where the "console lights" are located?
John

Where the 12V car adapter is. In the center console under the dash. It lights up the cubby.

 

Great collaboration of info. It's very helpful. 2 :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

They are also 4100k which are the same as the Silverstar Ultras. They do not seem to be any whiter but thanks for the info.

 

Diode dynamics doesn't carry 29mm festoon do they?

 

Back Up Lights

I replaced the #921 back up bulbs in my 2013 SFS with these LEDs: Error Free 5W CREE High Power 921 Backup LED Bulbs For European Cars

Below is a picture with one of the new LED on the left and the OE on the right. The new LED is 2-3 times brighter when measured with a light meter a couple of inches from the back up lamp assembly. However, it is not noticeably brighter when looking behind as you back up. I need to do more testing, but I believe a lot of the increased light is shinning upward.

Still, I like the upgrade. I like the whiter light, and anyone walking behind the car is more likely to notice when I'm backing up at night.

John

 

I purchased the same set a couple years ago for my Genesis and then swapped them into the Fe. Bc of the projector they shine outward REALLY well, but you need to purchase the ones with the LEDs mounted on the site of the bulb to fully light the reflector and see directly behind the vehicle.

http://store.ijdmtoy.com/mobile/Product.aspx?id=4405

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You can also use a stage 2 or 3 license plate LED for those that want to go the cheaper route when replacing the reverse light, it still produces a lot more light than the OEM bulb

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Stage 3 from where? Diode Dynamics? I thought their stage 3 bulbs were $89.99 a pair.

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It may not be stage 3 but these are what im talking about, 10$:
194 9-5050 SMD - 194 Wedge - HID & LED by Size - Replacement Lighting

 

It may not be stage 3 but these are what im talking about:
194 9-5050 SMD - 194 Wedge - HID & LED by Size - Replacement Lighting

 

194 is a common wedge base but not as bright. I ordered those from DD for my interior bulbs on my Genesis, they definitely would not be bright enough for the reverse bulbs. I wouldn't consider those "stage 3", these are what I was referring to:

http://www.diodedynamics.com/store/.../listed-by-vehicle/hyundai/santa-fe/2007-2012-hyundai-santa-fe-backup-leds.html

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Where is that adjustment piece?

 

What adjustment piece?

 

I dont have H11s, I just checked both the low and high beams have H7 installed. The HID I had installed by a local shop here was pure crap, the workmanship was crap, they put also put in 9005 bulbs instead of H7 or the proper H11, it died on me today so I had to put in the stock H7 in the low beam.

I ordered a H11 8000K HID kit, warning cancellers, h11 harness off of amazon, I should get them next week I'll update here if I succeed.

For the high beam, I can just get an H7 white halogen instead of an HID right? are LEDs anygood for high?

Thanks

 

Middle East SF3 got both the H7 for Low and High beam. I got my HID kit from TRS, 5000K H7 with XB35 bulbs.

 

So with all these bulbs, we can interchange them? ie; instead of h7 on the low beam, I can put h11 HID? sorry I'm really new to cars and I dunno much about all these electronics

 

No you cannot interchange the H7 and H11. They have different base.

 

If you're interested in HID kits and conversions... this is the wrong thread. Check this out for really good info. Many of us, myself included, have upgraded. 6000k is the perfect match for the LED eyebrow, 35 w kits are great... although some are using the 55w kits without any issues.

http://www.hyundai-forums.com/260-d...ms.com/260-dm-2013-santa-fe/157953-chatroom-hid-xenon-headlight-conversion.html

 

Just went onto PIAAs web site and they list our fog lights as an 880 bulb?!?

 

Our fogs are H8

 

Wanted to change out the bulbs of my 2014 Santa Fe Limited 2.0T to LED's:


Will they work? Are they pretty much plug and play?

 

depends what type.

Inside lights are g2g
brake light, back up light, license plate light g2g
front side marker g2g

signal bulbs you need a resistor to prevent hyper flash

 

Thanks, I was referring to interior lights. I was hoping to remove the housing for the center console, but looks like the whole console has to come off?