LCI LED or GP Thunder H8 for Angel Eyes-Any brightness difference
02-21-2012, 06:39 AM
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Does anyone have a direct comparison of any of the LED bulbs out in the market for the LCI E60 vs just a bulb replacement like GP Thunder 7500k. I have the GP Thunder 7500k now and like the white light but would upgrade if the LED's actually produce a brighter light during the day and don't dim when headlights turned on. tks
02-21-2012, 10:25 AM
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Does anyone have a direct comparison of any of the LED bulbs out in the market for the LCI E60 vs just a bulb replacement like GP Thunder 7500k. I have the GP Thunder 7500k now and like the white light but would upgrade if the LED's actually produce a brighter light during the day and don't dim when headlights turned on. tks
02-21-2012, 11:16 AM
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Fwiw, I tried the LUX H8 led lights, and while they were bright and nice color, I would CONSTANTLY get errors on my idrive about bulbs being burnt out. It would ding every 2-3min and say the message. Ended up returning them and putting OEM's back in. I did GP thunders for a bit 7500k, but like you said, they were kind of dim during the day. Although the OEM's are yellowish, they are at least very noticeable in the day from a distance.
Oh and fyi, these are only for LCI models
Oh and fyi, these are only for LCI models
02-21-2012, 11:43 AM
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Fwiw, I tried the LUX H8 led lights, and while they were bright and nice color, I would CONSTANTLY get errors on my idrive about bulbs being burnt out. It would ding every 2-3min and say the message. Ended up returning them and putting OEM's back in. I did GP thunders for a bit 7500k, but like you said, they were kind of dim during the day. Although the OEM's are yellowish, they are at least very noticeable in the day from a distance.
Oh and fyi, these are only for LCI models
Oh and fyi, these are only for LCI models
02-21-2012, 04:40 PM
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I have thunders and once you code the low beams to bright all the time they are pretty bright. As far as LED Orion is the way to go but you have to cut your headlight!
02-21-2012, 05:00 PM
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Can you elaborate on coding the low beams to bright? I have a LCI 550i and so far the GP Thunders has been suffice in the day. But if I can get them brighter, I would like to know how.
02-22-2012, 06:10 AM
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02-22-2012, 06:33 AM
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Info on how to code angel eyes to full brightness can be found here:
https://5series.net/forums/topic/111...time-with-ncs/
Note that thread just provides the variable used and it works to keep angel eyes at 12v at all times.
To learn how to code with NCS, check out...
http://www.bmwcoding.com/
https://5series.net/forums/topic/111...time-with-ncs/
Note that thread just provides the variable used and it works to keep angel eyes at 12v at all times.
To learn how to code with NCS, check out...
http://www.bmwcoding.com/
02-22-2012, 12:02 PM
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Info on how to code angel eyes to full brightness can be found here:
https://5series.net/forums/topic/111...time-with-ncs/
Note that thread just provides the variable used and it works to keep angel eyes at 12v at all times.
To learn how to code with NCS, check out...
http://www.bmwcoding.com/
https://5series.net/forums/topic/111...time-with-ncs/
Note that thread just provides the variable used and it works to keep angel eyes at 12v at all times.
To learn how to code with NCS, check out...
http://www.bmwcoding.com/
Thanks!!
02-13-2013, 06:13 AM
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The 7500K thunders look great when the headlights are off and only the Angel Eyes are on. Coding them to full power when the headlights are on is going to be on my list of things to do.