H8 SMD LED bulbs for LCI Angel Eyes!
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I have the H8 Thunder Bulbs on my 08 535. I fully agree with the OP. My outer rings are dim and the inner rings are bright. Looks odd.
But I am happy that the yellow is gone and is replaced with pure white.
Thanks to Gene (Post #5 above) for giving us the first clear explanation for why that brightness un-evenness happens.
But I am happy that the yellow is gone and is replaced with pure white.
Thanks to Gene (Post #5 above) for giving us the first clear explanation for why that brightness un-evenness happens.
@ dusk or gloomy days...the GP Thunders look really good :good:
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I just swiched from GP 7500K to MTEC Cosmo blue (4750K).
Though, more expensive, they are defnitely brighter to my eye during the day. Less blue=brighter.
When Xenon's go on at night and AE's are dimmed, so they don't quite match Xenon color, but still do not look yellow.
Though, more expensive, they are defnitely brighter to my eye during the day. Less blue=brighter.
When Xenon's go on at night and AE's are dimmed, so they don't quite match Xenon color, but still do not look yellow.
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Hey E.
I'm thinking of doin' the same thing ... any pic?
Wish you can do one w/ GP & the other w MTEC for side by side comparison.
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I'm thinking of doin' the same thing ... any pic?
Wish you can do one w/ GP & the other w MTEC for side by side comparison.
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R.
Originally Posted by Pauken4' post='1009140' date='Sep 16 2009, 10:17 AM
I just swiched from GP 7500K to MTEC Cosmo blue (4750K).
Though, more expensive, they are defnitely brighter to my eye during the day. Less blue=brighter.
When Xenon's go on at night and AE's are dimmed, so they don't quite match Xenon color, but still do not look yellow.
Though, more expensive, they are defnitely brighter to my eye during the day. Less blue=brighter.
When Xenon's go on at night and AE's are dimmed, so they don't quite match Xenon color, but still do not look yellow.
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I have a set of M-tec 4750 super white bulbs...tried them in my AE's and compared them to my GP Thunder 8500....the GP's seemed brighter. I ended up putting the M tec bulbs into the fogs as they seemed to match the xenons better than the GP 8500's (as those were too blue....)
Wonder if there is much difference between m tec super white vs. cosmo blue...as they are both the same temp....4750
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Gene ... I thought the Super White = 4350K, no? 
Originally Posted by GENEaTALS' post='1009153' date='Sep 16 2009, 10:39 AM
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Wonder if there is much difference between m tec super white vs. cosmo blue...as they are both the same temp....4750
Wonder if there is much difference between m tec super white vs. cosmo blue...as they are both the same temp....4750
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Originally Posted by GENEaTALS' post='1009153' date='Sep 16 2009, 11:39 AM
Interesting...
I have a set of M-tec 4750 super white bulbs...tried them in my AE's and compared them to my GP Thunder 8500....the GP's seemed brighter. I ended up putting the M tec bulbs into the fogs as they seemed to match the xenons better than the GP 8500's (as those were too blue....)
Wonder if there is much difference between m tec super white vs. cosmo blue...as they are both the same temp....4750
I have a set of M-tec 4750 super white bulbs...tried them in my AE's and compared them to my GP Thunder 8500....the GP's seemed brighter. I ended up putting the M tec bulbs into the fogs as they seemed to match the xenons better than the GP 8500's (as those were too blue....)
Wonder if there is much difference between m tec super white vs. cosmo blue...as they are both the same temp....4750
The super whites are 4350k and should be even brighter, strange
I also bought matching cosmo blue 4750 H3's
I can do photos,but I have pretty much found that pictures of lights to be fairly unreliable, bacuase of the way different camera meter.
Went out the other evening at dusk with just AE's on in the parking light (bright AE) position and noticed for the first time since I took out the stock one, that they could actually illuminate signs and reflect off of other cars. Definitely brighter than the GP's.
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OK :
I took some pictures and like all of the lighting photos I've ever seen , they suck!
But here they are anyway:
The bulb on the left is the GP 7500K , on the right is the MTEC Cosmo Blue
The left is the MTEC Cosmo Blue, the right is the GP 7500K, Notice the more light flare on the left. It is brighter
Again , notice more flare from the MTEC on the left
The outer ring on the MTEC looks brighter,
Now a shot of both MTEC's to compare to the Xenon's, note that the AE's are now dimmed
This is not a bad representation of the color of the the MTEC AE's and H3's. The definitely do not look at all yellow. They actually look a little pinker than the Xenons when dimmed. I am not sure why, but they do. When at full power the color is very close to the Xenon.
I took some pictures and like all of the lighting photos I've ever seen , they suck!
But here they are anyway:
The bulb on the left is the GP 7500K , on the right is the MTEC Cosmo Blue
The left is the MTEC Cosmo Blue, the right is the GP 7500K, Notice the more light flare on the left. It is brighter
Again , notice more flare from the MTEC on the left
The outer ring on the MTEC looks brighter,
Now a shot of both MTEC's to compare to the Xenon's, note that the AE's are now dimmed
This is not a bad representation of the color of the the MTEC AE's and H3's. The definitely do not look at all yellow. They actually look a little pinker than the Xenons when dimmed. I am not sure why, but they do. When at full power the color is very close to the Xenon.
tkx so much
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I think it goes around $25 - $30 for the Super White 4350K ...
Originally Posted by Dav530d' post='1010892' date='Sep 18 2009, 05:10 AM
Thats great, can wait to put the mtecs in now. How much are you guys paying for the bulbs?