GeneArch

To some that 'extra' wire is a liability. Personally, looking at the pics in the first post, you can see which is the better engineered product. I'm not one to deal with tucking wire away and splicing with "t" connectors.

coolguy

Woo.. got my AIB v3 today ... pics coming up guys

Any bids from Umnitza or AIB.. results can be manipulated if neeed, provided offer is good

ocsuprstar

Cant wait to see the pics ... my ice v2 are in

Ken21

Can't wait for the results

coolguy

Ok here we go guys... Left side is Umnitza ICE V2, Right side is AIB v3 in all the pics ..


















This PIC below clearly shows you how much difference in brightness..

coolguy

Outside and Inside garage shots during Day:







Final Output of AIB V3 on both sides (looks like my hands were shaky when taking it lol.. It happens after u remove & reinstall 2 headlights ):





Close to almost dark inside my garage
(projecting lights to white wall to see how much stuff I can see w/angeleyes lights alone.. Before w/ ICE v2, I couldnt see the shoe racks before on the wall):

coolguy

THE WINNER is ..... CustomAngeleyes AIB v3

Runner up.... Umnitza ICE v2

Failed ... BMW OEM Angeleyes

Comments:

Not sure if ICE v2 vs AIB v3 comparison is valid, due to $60 cheaper for ICE v2. Also since AIBv2 is supposively same as AIBv1 (many confirmed), I guess its valid we compare AIBv3 -to- ICE v2.

- AIB V3 has very solid feel to it, fits inside OEM compartment very nicely all the way in, there is barely no gap.

- As you can see in pics above inside my garage, AIBv3 is 1.5x Times brighter than ICE v2

- AIBv3 can be seen slightly better in day light compared to ICE v2

The milliondollar question now is... Is the higher brightness + no wires hanging out + solid metal feel = Worth $60 more? May be...

I had to drop DRL Concept (the whole reason behind having 2 wire outputs) from Umnitza... I kept thinking it would be close to plug/play and would be hidden somewhere.. I dont think I will hang wires around in front. When I visit dealer for any service/repair, once they see these DRL wires/taps around, first thing they will blame is.. "You messed with electronics" even though the prob is some mechanical problem. I live in NewJersey, and dealers are PIA bigtime!!!

So unless AIB/Umnitza comes up with better way for DRL functionality, which looks like not possible talking to AIB.. making Angeleyes as DRL idea is gone with the wind

So, thats it guys, so know we know which is brighter and better.. I will leave it to you guys to make the call if $60 more is worth it for you for 1.5x more brightness.

coolguy

Ohh ya.. before ppl jump on saying... AIB/CustomAngeleyes gave me AIBv3 for FREE, Pls dont bother lol.. I Wish they did lol

I bought them just like anyone else, mostly because to take the mystery out of which is the brightest and also have something to do (related to car) on a weekend ...

Piloti

Coolguy, thanks for all your work on this.
I have been trying to decide on this mod and the conflicting info was causing me to hesitate.

Ken21

Wow....glad i order the v3 instead...."wireless" install + brighter +$60 more is well worth it IMO

Thanks for the comparison.....the v3 does looks brighter in those pics