Best LED's for angels on 05 E60..??.
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My Ride: Alpine E60, '09 535i-Premium, Sport and Comfort Access PackageMods: Lux H8 V3 Angel Eyes, Weisslicht LED license plate lights, Interior LED lights, RPI Scoop, Matte Black Grills, Smoked LED side markers & side reflectors, 35% tint all around, and a 3
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From: Temecula CA
My Ride: 2010 535i M sport
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Does any one has tried this item?
BMW E60 E61 LCI Halogen Headlight LED CREE Angel Eyes 10W 20W Non-projector
I think this are the only ones that may fit my car I have a 08 528i.
Are they bright during the day?
Please advice.
Thanks
BMW E60 E61 LCI Halogen Headlight LED CREE Angel Eyes 10W 20W Non-projector
I think this are the only ones that may fit my car I have a 08 528i.
Are they bright during the day?
Please advice.
Thanks
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Don't bother. You won't be satisfied.
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the various upgrade LEDs are great quality CREE but poorly manufactured.
We finally saw first hand how these are built at a few trade shows and now understand why there are so many on eBay and why there are so many that fail. Just poorly built for quantity not quality.
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From: atlanta
My Ride: 2005 545i Sport
The charade is over. LED's like it cool. If the heatsink is shit; so is the longevity.
If the LED module is not Samsung or Nichia or CREE; don't waste your money.
High quality LED Modules plus massive heatsinks = 3 years in the after-market world.
Just look at the heatsink designs on 2010+ BMW's. = Massive. That's what you need to exceed 3 years of longevity.
Outside of MTEC on EBay, I find the rest to be Chinese shit. Yes, MTEC is Chinese as well but at least their heatsinks are "decent".
MTEC's run about $180+ for their Angel Eyes. Somebody is living a great life with those prices, but everybody else is following along with the: "cheaper the shit, the better."
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Amen brother! Amen!
The charade is over. LED's like it cool. If the heatsink is shit; so is the longevity.
If the LED module is not Samsung or Nichia or CREE; don't waste your money.
High quality LED Modules plus massive heatsinks = 3 years in the after-market world.
Just look at the heatsink designs on 2010+ BMW's. = Massive. That's what you need to exceed 3 years of longevity.
Outside of MTEC on EBay, I find the rest to be Chinese shit. Yes, MTEC is Chinese as well but at least their heatsinks are "decent".
MTEC's run about $180+ for their Angel Eyes. Somebody is living a great life with those prices, but everybody else is following along with the: "cheaper the shit, the better."
The charade is over. LED's like it cool. If the heatsink is shit; so is the longevity.
If the LED module is not Samsung or Nichia or CREE; don't waste your money.
High quality LED Modules plus massive heatsinks = 3 years in the after-market world.
Just look at the heatsink designs on 2010+ BMW's. = Massive. That's what you need to exceed 3 years of longevity.
Outside of MTEC on EBay, I find the rest to be Chinese shit. Yes, MTEC is Chinese as well but at least their heatsinks are "decent".
MTEC's run about $180+ for their Angel Eyes. Somebody is living a great life with those prices, but everybody else is following along with the: "cheaper the shit, the better."
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From: Agoura Hills California
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Transference of light is a substantially different argument than the longevity of LEDs.
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I am not arguing about that. Although, indirectly, if it was better designed, there wouldn't be the need for such high wattage LEDs in the first place that demands gigantic heat sink.