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3W or 5W Angel Eyes... which do you get?

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Old 01-10-2011, 12:13 PM
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I have an '04 530, does it take 3W or 5W? How can you tell?

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You can get either or, actually. I have a pair of 5W from Motorcepts (contact member John@Motorcepts for a good price, if you decide - he's good people ), and I like them enough. I almost broke them a little while ago, when I thought I was getting bored with them a few months ago, but they are still working so The 3W ones are actually almost the same brightness, if you are talking about mtec v2.1 - they use higher quality LED's, but are more money. I decided not to bother, since John had those 5W ones in stock and he gave me a killer deal on them. The only thing that is truly levels above either of these are the Orion V2 LED rings, but they are a huge expense and very labor-intensive process to install, so I still haven't pull the trigger on them.
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Originally Posted by Kuchar
I have an '04 530, does it take 3W or 5W? How can you tell?

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You can order the ICE Lite - they are 5W bulbs and it will work fine on them.
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Originally Posted by v_therussian
You can get either or, actually. I have a pair of 5W from Motorcepts (contact member John@Motorcepts for a good price, if you decide - he's good people ), and I like them enough. I almost broke them a little while ago, when I thought I was getting bored with them a few months ago, but they are still working so The 3W ones are actually almost the same brightness, if you are talking about mtec v2.1 - they use higher quality LED's, but are more money. I decided not to bother, since John had those 5W ones in stock and he gave me a killer deal on them. The only thing that is truly levels above either of these are the Orion V2 LED rings, but they are a huge expense and very labor-intensive process to install, so I still haven't pull the trigger on them.
THanks Vlad! yes those 5W Motorcepts angel eyes are truly the best bang for your buck. It will be plug and play for your car! Send me a PM or email for package deals.
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