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Old 09-24-2011 | 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by sdg1871
The ones from John that worked the best are the latest generation which combines HID bulbs with coding to make the car not throw an error message (as opposed to the earlier versions that had a number of cables. I still have them in and they are perfect.

Orions are great stuff Tony. Use them well.
Yeah I had the one with the two separate relays. At first it was only one relay but for a price there was an "upgrade" that gave me a second relay. No coding but no error code either. There was just another issue that I did not want to deal with.

I am glad all is well with your bro. I did like the light output though.
Old 09-24-2011 | 07:13 PM
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Best visual mod you can do. I like how the brand new bimmer lights have the same shade as orions.
Old 09-24-2011 | 07:23 PM
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Best visual mod you can do. I like how the brand new bimmer lights have the same shade as orions.
I actually though, when I first saw the new versions, that they had orions until I saw one up close. I was like WOW. I can't wait to be done with this!
Old 09-24-2011 | 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by tonymac
Yeah, I was surprised at how easy that part was. I was just hoping not to break one of the metal tabs or crack the lens because of the metal pressure ring.
Nah, it's pretty tough. I remember when I did the first LCI xenon lens swap, I couldn't stop laughing because of how easy it was compared to LCI halogen and pre-LCI xenon. It's as if the LCI xenons are begging for lens swap
Old 09-24-2011 | 07:27 PM
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Ask and they have received!
Old 09-24-2011 | 08:36 PM
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Here is another pic...


Old 09-24-2011 | 09:22 PM
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Tony I can't quite tell, but you have opted for glossy black?
Old 09-24-2011 | 09:34 PM
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It came out more like a semi-gloss. I may paint it again with a more durable paint as I never want to open these again lol. I rather not have the car for a day or two more than to hack them again. One shot, one kill!
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How much time have you put into it so far?
Old 09-25-2011 | 06:16 AM
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So far about 6 hrs of work.


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