actually, those are pics of member krozi's m3..and he is a member here and on m3posts. IMO, go with LUX...yes it's a bit pricey, but there is a reason they are so popular and come highly recommended often by e9x owners. When I had my e60, I tried gp thunders and hid's..both were on opposite sides of the spectrum...one being too dim, the other being too bright. When it came time for me to upgrade my e90 m3 AE's I took my time researching all available options and finally ended up with lux ae's. Could not be happier. I sent an email out to Lux a few months after asking if they were going to release an e60 lci kit (h8 halogen bulb replacement). Looks like they did. Glad to hear it as well. It's best plug and play solution out there, hands down IMO.

 

Go with the LUX, I am also waiting on when they finally do it for E60.

 

Sorry about that, Krozi then has a beautifully modded m3 What I'll end up doing is buying the 7500k gp thunders and waiting it out for the e60 LCI LUX kit. In his email, he just says they made a change to the design so that they might fit in the 5-series. I'll wait until another forum member tries them out or he officially says they can fit and work perfectly on an e60 LCI. Thanks for all of the advice everyone!

 

one of you should bite the bullet and guinea pig it...Lux was able to modify their kit to fit and work on the X5 and X6 correctly as well, so they do know what they are doing.

 

I have said this before, and will say it again. Pictures do not represent lighting very well at all due to the way light is captured by cameras. Lighting will ALWAYS come out looking brighter in pictures than they do in real life unless you are using the correct settings on camera and a good photographer.

Like retardedorange said, any bulb replacement you throw in there will be hardly visible in the day if they are white.

It's probably just the picture.



Now, I actually finally experienced LUX first hand two weeks ago when I installed it on a M3. I just want to say that they are way freaking overpriced. Essentially what you're buying is 2x 10w LEDs coupled with two gigantic heatsink. There is no flipping way why they should cost $300. That's ludicrous. Also, I wasn't particularly impressed by its brightness either. It was 'aight to me.

 

Not everybody is interested in blinding the ongoing traffic with their angel eyes.
We're interested in the OEM brightness but with LEDS. Does LUX achieve that? Or do they simply output the same light as all the other LEDs which are not seen during the day?

 

here is our list in order of brightness:
LCI lights are:
$50 for dimmer H8 based ICE Lite with resistor required.
$97.50 for ICE V5 with resistor required - exactly the same as the Weeeeeiiiisssslicht <-- gesundheit
$169.99 for Genesis ? about 30-40% brighter than ICE V5 for LCI only) with resistor required - very good quality system.
$249 for the Predator ICE ? the brightest for LCI available - resistor included - HID based.
$245 for Orion V2 ? requires opening the lights (cutting) and is not for the faint of heart (no resistors required) <-- best available option and truest color setup.

 

that's funny as some can say the same about HID kits. The level of brightness achieved and wanted is hard to satisfy, especially with just a plug and play kit. When comparing LED to HID for sure LED will leave you wanting in terms of brightness, or even comparing LED plug and play kits to orion rings. That being said, hopefully one gets to see how each kit looks in person rather than pics and internet statements, then make a decision for themselves.

 

Any pics of the Predator ICE on an LCI E60? Those gp 7500k bulbs are about $25, is this $250 option really that much better/brighter?

 

Have only 2 photos comparing the Predator ICE for E60 LCI to the ICE V5 for LCI on one car - guess which is which...