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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 03:55 PM
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I bought mine at eBay for 44 quid inc p&p, it maybe cheap, but it does the job. I'm sure they will ship to europe. Fitting is another thing though, it took me 50mins on one side, but 15 on the other side once i got the hang of it.
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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by ed1347' post='808668' date='Mar 6 2009, 01:55 AM
I bought mine at eBay for 44 quid inc p&p, it maybe cheap, but it does the job. I'm sure they will ship to europe. Fitting is another thing though, it took me 50mins on one side, but 15 on the other side once i got the hang of it.
Is your avatar pic of your actual lights? If so, that's what I'm looking for Can you PM me the ebay id of the seller (assuming they're a frequent seller of these things)?
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 12:14 AM
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Originally Posted by andy545' post='808381' date='Mar 5 2009, 08:25 PM
Mine are actually more sensitve since the LCI retrofit - anyway, you can get the sensitivity adjusted at the dealer, I had mine done because of the same problem when I had the pre-lci LM.

You should have DRL already in the i-drive. This means the low beams will activate when the key is in position 2.
I just checked, I do have the DRL option in iDrive. I turned it on, started the car, but no lights were on if the engine is running. The light switch was in the off position. I was under the impression that DRL means the lights are always on. If I have to turn the switch to the right to the 1st or second position, then that's me turning the lights on. It hardly qualifies as being called DRL. Confused.
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 12:14 AM
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Originally Posted by DD_545i' post='808946' date='Mar 6 2009, 06:29 AM
Is your avatar pic of your actual lights? If so, that's what I'm looking for Can you PM me the ebay id of the seller (assuming they're a frequent seller of these things)?
yup, that's the pic of the lights. I just checked the seller, they only ship to uk, but i'm sure you can find others that ship to germany. I'll still PM you the seller anyway.
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 12:16 AM
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Originally Posted by ed1347' post='809004' date='Mar 6 2009, 10:14 AM
yup, that's the pic of the lights. I just checked the seller, they only ship to uk, but i'm sure you can find others that ship to germany. I'll still PM you the seller anyway.
Thanks. UK restriction isn't a big problem. I can have it forwarded to me from family.
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 12:32 AM
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Originally Posted by DD_545i' post='809006' date='Mar 6 2009, 09:16 AM
Thanks. UK restriction isn't a big problem. I can have it forwarded to me from family.
PM you another seller, hope it help.
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 12:46 AM
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Originally Posted by ed1347' post='809013' date='Mar 6 2009, 10:32 AM
PM you another seller, hope it help.
Had a horrible feeling for a minute there. I'd clicked to buy from a UK seller at around ?40 and then saw that second seller in Germany you PM'ed me selling for only ?25 (about 22 quid) and was gutted. Turns out that second one is an auction (not a buy-it-now) so will no doubt end up nearer to 40 quid anyway with 6 active bidders. Phew.
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 05:10 AM
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What brand are the bulbs on eBay? Besides for the AngeliBright and Predator Ice bulbs, there were other ones made from companies like PIAA that were not as bright. I believe the AngeliBright V3 bulbs from CustomAngelEyes were the brightest. Also note that in pictures, these bulbs look a LOT brighter than they are in person so don't depend on them to give you actual brightness.
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 06:13 AM
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Originally Posted by EuroCarFan' post='809100' date='Mar 6 2009, 03:10 PM
What brand are the bulbs on eBay? Besides for the AngeliBright and Predator Ice bulbs, there were other ones made from companies like PIAA that were not as bright. I believe the AngeliBright V3 bulbs from CustomAngelEyes were the brightest. Also note that in pictures, these bulbs look a LOT brighter than they are in person so don't depend on them to give you actual brightness.
It doesn't state the brand, but it does say ultra white 7000K and the predator ice ones say 6000K.
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 08:03 AM
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Can you tell me how they look when you wack em in there DD? Have you got the yellowish eyes atm?
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