MTec Angel Eyes - Out?

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Mar 21, 2013 | 05:13 PM

bjsbuds

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MTec Angel Eyes - Out?

I purchased several lights, including MTec V2 Angel Eyes, from forum member brabusw209amg (John) in 2010. A few weeks ago a warning indicator came on indicating that the right low beam light was malfunctioning. It did not come on every time I turned the car on. But now, it comes on every time the car is started, and the head light does not light.

Is this common that MTec Angel Eyes fail after just three years? At first I was worried it was an electrical problem because it was intermittent, but now, that it is all the time, I assume it is the headlight.

I don't think this forum member is around any longer. Where is a good place to buy replacements?

Mar 21, 2013 | 05:33 PM

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Hey bro

John is still very much around .You can reach him at John@motorcepts . He is a stand up guy.

Good Luck
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Mar 21, 2013 | 06:10 PM

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Thanks for the quick response, I will reach out to John. I searched on the forum user name he had back in 2010. He must have changed it. Thanks!

Mar 21, 2013 | 06:44 PM

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My Ride: 04 545i - Titanium Silver/Black, Sport pkg, Comfort Seats w/ Lumbar, Premium Sound, power rear sunshade, Adaptive Xenon Headlights, Steptronic, Park Distance Control, Fold down rear seats w/ski bag, Aux jack, 6-disk changer, puddle lamps... Engine: Custom Remus cat-back exhaust w/chrome square tips, K&N Air Filter, Charcoal Filter Removed, Sprint Booster :-), 50/50 mix of 91+100 Octane, EuroRev ECU Remap (coming soon lol), Dinan High-Flow Throttle Body (coming soon...maybe lol) Interior: Portable Sirius Stilletto 100 w/car kit, Garmin Nuvi 680 mounted below rear-view mirror, LCI-style I-drive knob, Dark Poplar Center Dashboard Trim. Exterior: E60 forum clings, 5% rear tint, ACS roof spoiler (painted black for distinct look against limo tint), ACS trunk spoiler, ACS add-on front spoiler and rear apron (awaiting installation), "18 Black Staggered BeBeS Style OER (emergency replacement for cracked sport 124 rims), black kidney grill, white accessory lighting (including license and trunk lamps), Angel-eye upgrade, AIB xenon-matched fog lamps, AIB V3's on order, red rear reflectors

3 years is about the time these can fail. My Angelibrights v3, at the time nearly $300 for the pair, had failed at about the 3 1/2 year mark. Keep in mind the standard warranty is usually 90 days to a year. The headlights are an apparently harsh environment - just do a search on headlight wire deterioration for examples of how harsh it must be. Good luck!

Mar 22, 2013 | 04:51 AM

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LED's run extremely hot at their junction point, and the marketers and mfg's of LED's simply ignore this fact. (Halogens like it hot and LED's like it cool.)

Therefore, the potential lifespan is short.

Three to 3.5 years, is that long because MTEC has one of the better heat sink designs. Almost all of the other Angel Eyes LED products will last a much shorter period of time because of absurdly poor heat sink designs.

I've posted on the heat sink issue before, and one only needs to reference the design used by BMW in recent years to realize how important heatsink design is to the longevity of an LED Angel Eye function.