RD LED's SUCK!

Tim2189 · 11-22-2009, 04:53 PM

2nd time in 6 months they went out, except this time the vendor isnt answering me, waste of money....HID time!

funkedelic · 11-22-2009, 04:58 PM

I have them, haven't had them go out on me yet but was thinking of going back to stock anyway. OEM angel eyes provide more lighting and don't flicker or go out.

Hope you have better luck with HID's

JayKay335i · 11-22-2009, 05:21 PM

I've yet to hear any positive reviews about them.

L Unlimited · 11-22-2009, 05:47 PM

good luck with the HID system, which one you going to go with?

tom @ eas · 11-22-2009, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nyc328ci

2nd time in 6 months they went out, except this time the vendor isnt answering me, waste of money....HID time!

We've been telling forum members this for months, the RDs do not have efficient heatsinks, albiet a poor design for even/uniform ring display. Yet the cheap cost is what attracts new buyers out there - driving vendors to keep offering this subpar product.

The purchase price of the RDs and replacing it with an HID kit will already put you into AngeliBright territory. This route beforehand simply achieves better results with 0 headaches.

Do yourself a favor and go the AiB route.

zellex · 11-22-2009, 06:57 PM

I ran into the same problem when I joined the forum. I asked E92 because of all the contradicting information online (well, it's more like E92 is an advocate of RDs, but everyone else isn't...but I didn't catch onto that the first time I joined..) what I should get, and he told me RDs.

I think there should be something on this forum (a sticky) that ranks the angel eyes in terms of price + rating. That's what we all need when we're new to getting angel eyes..

Kriston · 11-22-2009, 06:59 PM

Had mine for almost a year now with no issues.

Hit or miss i guess.

MassBimmer · 11-22-2009, 07:50 PM

Blown out or not, these lights suck period

andrew 330i · 11-22-2009, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kriston

Had mine for almost a year now with no issues.

Hit or miss i guess.

~ no issues here either... i like um but i do not run them as drl's. they look great at night!

eazye · 11-22-2009, 10:24 PM

I have the RD's as well and do not run them as DRLs either. I don't care if they are visible in the day because I don't run them and think they look great at night because they are not overpowering! I have only had them on for 3 months but have not hand any issues with them going out. So far, I am happy with them, especially for the price.

zellex · 11-22-2009, 11:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MassBimmer

Blown out or not, these lights suck period

+1 If you're switching out your lights, do you want lights that are unevenly lit?

The outer ring is blue, the inner ring is white. It looks pretty dumb.

Tim2189 · 11-22-2009, 11:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tom @ eas

We've been telling forum members this for months, the RDs do not have efficient heatsinks, albiet a poor design for even/uniform ring display. Yet the cheap cost is what attracts new buyers out there - driving vendors to keep offering this subpar product.

The purchase price of the RDs and replacing it with an HID kit will already put you into AngeliBright territory. This route beforehand simply achieves better results with 0 headaches.

Do yourself a favor and go the AiB route.

sounds like a great product, im going more for the 8-10k brightness to match my headlights and fog lights, the angelibright dont seem that blue...ill take a look into it tho thanks

xxvietboizxx · 11-24-2009, 10:00 AM

Where can I get those nice blueish cornering light in the picture?

Quote:

Originally Posted by tom @ eas

We've been telling forum members this for months, the RDs do not have efficient heatsinks, albiet a poor design for even/uniform ring display. Yet the cheap cost is what attracts new buyers out there - driving vendors to keep offering this subpar product.

The purchase price of the RDs and replacing it with an HID kit will already put you into AngeliBright territory. This route beforehand simply achieves better results with 0 headaches.

Do yourself a favor and go the AiB route.

SpmnE9zero · 11-24-2009, 10:05 AM

I have the RD V2's in my E90 and haven't had a single problem yet. No flickering, no burn outs, they are as they were described to me. Knock on wood, but I love them, see sig! Oh yah and they also light the whole angel ring solid. Maybe I just got lucky.

Kensta335 · 11-24-2009, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpmnE9zero

I have the RD V2's in my E90 and haven't had a single problem yet. No flickering, no burn outs, they are as they were described to me. Knock on wood, but I love them, see sig! Oh yah and they also light the whole angel ring solid. Maybe I just got lucky.

They are fine with E90's. Everyone knows they suck for E92's.

Synergy 69 · 11-24-2009, 11:37 AM

I'm going with the OSS designs.

SV Concepts III · 11-24-2009, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xxvietboizxx

Where can I get those nice blueish cornering light in the picture?

Cornering lights are easy, you can get an H3 Hyperwhite replacement like the Xenesis Tru Match bulbs we carry.

tom @ eas · 11-24-2009, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kensta335

They are fine with E90's. Everyone knows they suck for E92's.

e90s are worse as far a longevity goes on the RD (or MYCARR) units- you will have problems down the road. It's best to go with the LUX for the sedan models.

Quote:

Originally Posted by xxvietboizxx

Where can I get those nice blueish cornering light in the picture?

We have them here on the site for e92/e93s: http://www.europeanautosource.com/pr...oducts_id=2318

lpphreakx06 · 11-24-2009, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kriston

Had mine for almost a year now with no issues.

Hit or miss i guess.

Ran them for a few months with no problems,

mds82 · 11-24-2009, 02:50 PM

Dont forget about LUX H8 LED angel eyes.

xxvietboizxx · 11-24-2009, 03:39 PM

Oh I was referring to the cornering light and not the angel eye sorry

Quote:

Originally Posted by tom @ eas

e90s are worse as far a longevity goes on the RD (or MYCARR) units- you will have problems down the road. It's best to go with the LUX for the sedan models.

We have them here on the site for e92/e93s: http://www.europeanautosource.com/pr...oducts_id=2318

burberry · 11-24-2009, 04:18 PM

i don't get how they're fine for E90's and not E92's O.o ... and AngeliBrights are expensive as hell >.<" any other options?!

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funkedelic Captain 65 Rep 912 Posts Drives: 08 e92 335i Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Alberta/Canada iTrader: (4)	I have them, haven't had them go out on me yet but was thinking of going back to stock anyway. OEM angel eyes provide more lighting and don't flicker or go out. Hope you have better luck with HID's __________________
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zellex Private First Class 14 Rep 122 Posts Drives: 2010 BMW 335xi Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: St. Louis, MO iTrader: (1)	I ran into the same problem when I joined the forum. I asked E92 because of all the contradicting information online (well, it's more like E92 is an advocate of RDs, but everyone else isn't...but I didn't catch onto that the first time I joined..) what I should get, and he told me RDs. I think there should be something on this forum (a sticky) that ranks the angel eyes in terms of price + rating. That's what we all need when we're new to getting angel eyes..
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eazye Second Lieutenant 8 Rep 214 Posts Drives: 2006 330i Sport Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: OH-IO iTrader: (5)	I have the RD's as well and do not run them as DRLs either. I don't care if they are visible in the day because I don't run them and think they look great at night because they are not overpowering! I have only had them on for 3 months but have not hand any issues with them going out. So far, I am happy with them, especially for the price.
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burberry Caffeine Addict 46 Rep 1,987 Posts Drives: E93 M3 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Brooklyn, NY iTrader: (3)	i don't get how they're fine for E90's and not E92's O.o ... and AngeliBrights are expensive as hell >.<" any other options?! __________________ '07 E90 335xi ► '09 E90 335i ► '08 E93 M3 ► ???
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