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Old 05-12-2010, 11:07 AM
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Well today proved that sometimes you can expect something positive from a pretty much noname brand, too. I was pessimistic about these 8000K markers when I saw their price (got them for about 40 Euro off ebay) but went ahead and installed them today.
I like what I see. What do you guys think?
(photos taken in the garage with the lights on, using a totally crappy Nokia camera. No flash or anything. Those things are really bright, even more so live)

Low beams on:


close-up view, no beams:
Old 05-12-2010, 11:15 AM
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very nice!
Old 05-12-2010, 11:26 AM
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Looks like a good find.
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Looks great!
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Nice...
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E-bay link?
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They look good man, are they throwing up any errors in the idrive?
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im thinking of getting set of these next week when i get my 530D. They look smart.
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Looks quite bright. Nice!
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