BRIGHT Angel Eyes.....
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My Ride: 2008 550i Jet Black on Black Leather, SAT with Paddles, Logic 7, Comfort Seats, NAV, Sport Package, PDC, Xenons, Sirius, Trinity 12W LED Angel Eyes, RPi GT Exhaust, M rear spoiler, ACS Roof Spoiler, Tinted Tail Lights, Bimmian Carbon Fiber Pillar Trim, Bimmian Shadow 550i emblem, RPi Scoop, E60 Forum Cling, Mtec bulbs in fog lights, Mtec 2W LED for License Plate Light Bulbs, K&N Filter, Bimmian LED Smoked Side Markers, Blackout roundels, Carbon Fiber Kidney Grills.
Retired Rides - 1989 325i convertible, 1995 M3, 2002 X5, 2005 545i, 2008 X5 (Lemon)
I see the Angel Eyes on late model 3's and they are bright white, even (especially) during the day! This is what I'd like on my 550i, who knows how? I also have to mention, I've had a set of Bimmian Angel eye upgrades and have had an error message for both since I installed them. Bimmian just does not know how to fix them and they do not understand customer service, so they are going back!!
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My Ride: 2011.5 Alpine White E90 M3 | Black Novillo Leather | Carbon Fiber Leather Trim | ZCP | ZP2 | M-DCT | Navigation | Moonroof | 6FL Mods: TMS 12.5mm spacers all around l Hawk HPS Brake Pads l OEM M3 Edition Grills l Paint Matched Side Gills l Key Hole D
an HID kit would be close, but the light just is not distributed evenly enough IMO, that's the fault of the OEM design rather than aftermarket HID kit. AFAIK, all LED H8 AE aftermarket kits are designed for the E9x, not the e60, which is why most give error codes when installed on an e60, most vendors see 'H8 kit" and ass-u-me it will work for all models, not the case as you are experiencing first hand. I can almost guarantee they will not be as bright as you want them to be as well. The only LED AE aftermarket kit I like and have are the Lux8's (by LuxAngelEyes.com). Unfortunately they do not have an e60 kit, although I did just email them asking them to consider an e60 kit as there is a good market for them. Your other (and best IMO) option is to go with orion v2 rings, but you or someone else will have to cut open your headlights to install them.
and I just can't resist this..."search and you'll find more info"
GL buddy
and I just can't resist this..."search and you'll find more info"
GL buddy
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My Ride: 2008 550i Jet Black on Black Leather, SAT with Paddles, Logic 7, Comfort Seats, NAV, Sport Package, PDC, Xenons, Sirius, Trinity 12W LED Angel Eyes, RPi GT Exhaust, M rear spoiler, ACS Roof Spoiler, Tinted Tail Lights, Bimmian Carbon Fiber Pillar Trim, Bimmian Shadow 550i emblem, RPi Scoop, E60 Forum Cling, Mtec bulbs in fog lights, Mtec 2W LED for License Plate Light Bulbs, K&N Filter, Bimmian LED Smoked Side Markers, Blackout roundels, Carbon Fiber Kidney Grills.
Retired Rides - 1989 325i convertible, 1995 M3, 2002 X5, 2005 545i, 2008 X5 (Lemon)
an HID kit would be close, but the light just is not distributed evenly enough IMO, that's the fault of the OEM design rather than aftermarket HID kit. AFAIK, all LED H8 AE upgrades are designed for the E9x, not the e60, which is why most give error codes when installed on an e60. I can almost guarantee they will not be as bright as you want them to be. The only LED AE aftermarket kit I like and have are the Lux8's (by LuxAngelEyes.com). Unfortunately they do not have an e60 kit, although I did just email them asking them to consider an e60 kit as there is a good market for them. Your other (and best IMO) option is to go with orion v2 rings, but you or someone else will have to cut open your headlights to install them.
and I just can't resist this..."search and you'll find more info"
GL buddy
and I just can't resist this..."search and you'll find more info"
GL buddy
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My Ride: 2008 528i, Space Grey, Nav, PDC, Premium, Sports, Grey Leather, Xenon, Cornering...
I have the HID's and they are nowhere near close. Honestly the ONLY way I see are the LED Rings. But for that, you have to hack your headlights open bro.
Trust me, I am debating getting it done.
*** EDIT Wow, he already said what I said.
Trust me, I am debating getting it done.
*** EDIT Wow, he already said what I said.