Photo request: illuminated door handles on Graphite E90

bringsmewomen · 06-17-2006, 11:48 AM

I know a lot of people in here have professional pics. Just wondering if anyone had a pic on illuminated LED door handles. I am getting some pics together for a storyboard of features and my ED experience for a company car contest

ldpantoja · 06-17-2006, 05:20 PM

It's quality is shitty but I see that not too many people have responded to your request.

Here you go!!!!!

new2the3 · 06-17-2006, 05:26 PM

Wow how did you get yours so bright? On my black you can hardly see them

hkj · 06-17-2006, 08:00 PM

ditto.

My door handle LEDs are clearly visible at night and they look nice. But that car in the pic must have some HID lights on thse door handles.

-hkj

Asiann · 06-18-2006, 12:35 AM

I will take some pics when I find my camera.

Asiann · 06-18-2006, 12:48 AM

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geeslice · 06-18-2006, 12:54 AM

that's about how bright mine are I didn't do anything to them...

Asiann · 06-18-2006, 01:16 AM

Now in Yellow!

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ldpantoja · 06-18-2006, 02:30 AM

Ouch, yellow? WTF

To each his own I guess.

I did not do anything to my car. That's how bright they come stock.

Asiann · 06-18-2006, 02:39 AM

I took a pic in yellow to show the color can be changed. I have them in OEM but still deciding what color I want.

luckystrike · 06-18-2006, 02:41 AM

can you change the color of the led lights?

Asiann · 06-18-2006, 03:31 PM

I didn't change the lights just applied film. Don't know if you can change the lights but I know some people might want to change the color.

new2the3 · 06-18-2006, 05:29 PM

On my jet black you can hardly see the lights.

rebelfocus · 06-18-2006, 05:42 PM

Beware, the brightness of the LEDs in these photos looks to be kind of a trick of the camera.

In dim lighting conditions, to expose the whole car, the camera will leave the shutter open for longer to leave more light onto the CCD/film. The LEDs will then look a lot brighter than they are in reality.

Imagine if you took a photo in a dark room with a candle in the middle (but you exposed for the room and not the candle itself). That little candle would look almost like a flare.

The dynamic range of even the best camera cannot even come close to the human eye.

Trust me, they are not that bright... on a light colour car they are noticeable. On dark colours like sparkling graphite, monaco blue and black they are barely noticeable. They do a very fine job of lighting up the ground though which is kind of the point of them. I am glad BMW added this feature but made sure they didn't didn't look too flashy.

bavarian19 · 06-18-2006, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Asiann

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How did you get those colors to be a cleaner white? What was necessary for the DIY???

geeslice · 06-18-2006, 10:42 PM

Ooohhh... where do you get film for it? I want PINK!

Asiann · 06-18-2006, 10:51 PM

Some tint shops carry colored tint and I just used a piece that I taped in place to take the picture. It is kinda my pet project and I was going to post when and if I decided to change the color. I don't really care about lighting the ground for a sec but it would be really cool to have a different color if I were ever going to a car show or just something different.

Asiann · 06-18-2006, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bavarian19

How did you get those colors to be a cleaner white? What was necessary for the DIY???

The first post was the regular OEM and the second was the tint.

txusa03 · 08-14-2006, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by geeslice

Ooohhh... where do you get film for it? I want PINK!

pink

sorry, i do not know of any tint shops that carry hot pink films...

Oz · 08-14-2006, 09:05 AM

I want all of ny door handles in different colors.

madmatt151 · 02-26-2007, 05:28 PM

Now if we could control the colors like the Ambialight on the Philips Plasmas....

mds82 · 02-26-2007, 08:20 PM

wow. way to bring up an old thread

06-17-2006, 11:48 AM	#1
bringsmewomen Lieutenant 250 Rep 484 Posts Drives: e90 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CA iTrader: (0)	Photo request: illuminated door handles on Graphite E90 I know a lot of people in here have professional pics. Just wondering if anyone had a pic on illuminated LED door handles. I am getting some pics together for a storyboard of features and my ED experience for a company car contest
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ldpantoja Lieutenant 15 Rep 582 Posts Drives: 330i (E90) Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Germany iTrader: (0)	Pic It's quality is shitty but I see that not too many people have responded to your request. Here you go!!!!! Attached Images __________________ P's Little Ride 2006 330i / SG / SP / NAV
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new2the3 Colonel 383 Rep 2,067 Posts Drives: 2020 X3M Competition Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: San Diego iTrader: (0)	Wow how did you get yours so bright? On my black you can hardly see them
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hkj Major 60 Rep 1,205 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	ditto. My door handle LEDs are clearly visible at night and they look nice. But that car in the pic must have some HID lights on thse door handles. -hkj Last edited by hkj; 06-17-2006 at 10:34 PM..
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ldpantoja Lieutenant 15 Rep 582 Posts Drives: 330i (E90) Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Germany iTrader: (0)	Ouch, yellow? WTF To each his own I guess. I did not do anything to my car. That's how bright they come stock. __________________ P's Little Ride 2006 330i / SG / SP / NAV
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luckystrike First Lieutenant 19 Rep 349 Posts Drives: X3 F25 MSport Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: austria iTrader: (0)	can you change the color of the led lights? __________________ black saph./black leather/xenon/heated seatscomfort pkg./advantage pkg
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Asiann Got Seoul? 116 Rep 2,862 Posts Drives: 2012 535i MSport Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Honolulu iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 BMW 535i [0.00] 2008 750Li [0.00] 2006 BMW [0.00]	I didn't change the lights just applied film. Don't know if you can change the lights but I know some people might want to change the color. __________________ Can you say Alooooha? [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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new2the3 Colonel 383 Rep 2,067 Posts Drives: 2020 X3M Competition Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: San Diego iTrader: (0)	On my jet black you can hardly see the lights.
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rebelfocus Second Lieutenant 31 Rep 282 Posts Drives: 520d SE Touring Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cork, Ireland iTrader: (0)	Beware, the brightness of the LEDs in these photos looks to be kind of a trick of the camera. In dim lighting conditions, to expose the whole car, the camera will leave the shutter open for longer to leave more light onto the CCD/film. The LEDs will then look a lot brighter than they are in reality. Imagine if you took a photo in a dark room with a candle in the middle (but you exposed for the room and not the candle itself). That little candle would look almost like a flare. The dynamic range of even the best camera cannot even come close to the human eye. Trust me, they are not that bright... on a light colour car they are noticeable. On dark colours like sparkling graphite, monaco blue and black they are barely noticeable. They do a very fine job of lighting up the ground though which is kind of the point of them. I am glad BMW added this feature but made sure they didn't didn't look too flashy.
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