Luis's LED Angel eye retrofit
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I talked to him a week or so ago and he told me the mod would be $500...$200 for the rings and $300 for the labor....Then shipping is through F1 and is like $80 both ways...I'm already on the list...I had him save my # and told him to call me once he finishes the first set...
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Personally, I'd like to see more daylight pics. With all due respect to the dealer and OP....I mean I just don't see the big difference between these and the ibrights? I understand they are LEDs AND you can get rid of the amber reflector, which is great. But, the pictures I see are not much different then the ibrights IMO. Maybe I'm missing something....but I just don't see it. Twice the price? I'd expect double the result and I just don't see it. Sorry if I just performed my 1st thread crap, because most people are all about this...if I'm missing something, someone help me see the light.
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Originally Posted by -Mike-' post='862398' date='Apr 28 2009, 11:17 PM
Personally, I'd like to see more daylight pics. With all due respect to the dealer and OP....I mean I just don't see the big difference between these and the ibrights? I understand they are LEDs AND you can get rid of the amber reflector, which is great. But, the pictures I see are not much different then the ibrights IMO. Maybe I'm missing something....but I just don't see it. Twice the price? I'd expect double the result and I just don't see it. Sorry if I just performed my 1st thread crap, because most people are all about this...if I'm missing something, someone help me see the light.
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Originally Posted by nelson29' post='862411' date='Apr 28 2009, 08:22 PM
Do a search on the e90post forum and you will see the difference. Believe you will take back what you say after the search. ive also been in contact with him since the first set he did.
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Originally Posted by skeeter' post='862413' date='Apr 28 2009, 11:24 PM
Are you thinking of doing it as well Nelson?
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For those who are sending them in, what are you doing without headlights while you wait to get them back? Not drive or drive with no headlights just fogs
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Originally Posted by tex_phil' post='862428' date='Apr 28 2009, 08:29 PM
For those who are sending them in, what are you doing without headlights while you wait to get them back? Not drive or drive with no headlights just fogs
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Haha i can't imagine that fogs work without the headlights but perhaps. I live in NYC and due to the financial apocalypse I am moving soon. Gegardless, I only use my car on the weekends. It was now or never so Luis and I spoke and here I am.
As for comparing this to angel ibrights...I can't imagine one LED can hold a candle to 60 or 80... I'm guessing that pictures don't do the results justice. It's up to you. I can think of dozens of mods that cost hundreds and thousands of dollars. This is an opportunity to show off the brilliant angel eye design for a similar price tag. I hope all goes according to plan!
As for comparing this to angel ibrights...I can't imagine one LED can hold a candle to 60 or 80... I'm guessing that pictures don't do the results justice. It's up to you. I can think of dozens of mods that cost hundreds and thousands of dollars. This is an opportunity to show off the brilliant angel eye design for a similar price tag. I hope all goes according to plan!
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Originally Posted by -Mike-' post='862398' date='Apr 28 2009, 11:17 PM
Personally, I'd like to see more daylight pics. With all due respect to the dealer and OP....I mean I just don't see the big difference between these and the ibrights? I understand they are LEDs AND you can get rid of the amber reflector, which is great. But, the pictures I see are not much different then the ibrights IMO. Maybe I'm missing something....but I just don't see it. Twice the price? I'd expect double the result and I just don't see it. Sorry if I just performed my 1st thread crap, because most people are all about this...if I'm missing something, someone help me see the light.
I can tell you now, I can make the dimmest Angel eyes look the brightest in still pictures. The Angelibrights are so dim its not even funny. $300+ dollars for the white LED and it not even bright. Also after time it looked white with a yellowish tint to it, like the 4300k HID temps.
If you see pictures of my car due to posting my new bumper, you can see that the angeleyes i have now look bright, but in reality aren't that much brighter than stock. You gotta love pictures and their deception.
So I'm just sitting tight now waiting for the results from Kcooke. I'll probably stop by his house once he receives the headlights back later this week.
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