just put lux 8 in

hun77777 · 08-25-2010, 10:28 PM

stupid bmw.

i owned e92 for few years now and swapped out angle eyes few times but every time i do it, it left me with cut and scratches on my hand because of tight spot with closed housing from the top. these german fawkers (excuse my language) really failed on designing these headlights. i mean, to replace angel eye bulbs, it takes anywhere between 15 minutes to hours and to replace D1S, it takes literally hours and yet some of them can't even do it at home... how fawking stupid is that...

i'm sorry. i tried to put these thing into that tight spot for last hour or so and by the time i got it in, my hand is tired, soar and left with lots of cut and scratches so i had to vent...

with that being said, here's pictures of it after.

i had RD that had purplish blue, and to be honest, i kinda like RD better tha lux 8 but lux 8 is much brighter and is the newest shizzle for angel eye department so i had to have it.

p.s. excuse my headlights being dirty. that's from the track and i haven't washed yet...

lazy i know...

Dackz · 08-25-2010, 11:16 PM

Looks good. I love mine. They are bright and fill up the halo's nicely I think. They are a HUGE improvement on stock.

JDLM · 08-25-2010, 11:17 PM

fwiw it is Angel not Angle lol

Krozi · 08-25-2010, 11:17 PM

Cut and bruised knuckles is all part of the modding fun!

Love the LUX H8...got it on my car too

hun77777 · 08-26-2010, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by JDLM

fwiw it is Angel not Angle lol

puhahahaha nice find u proof-read-master! i blame that typo on bmw

MyE92 · 08-26-2010, 01:29 AM

Lookin' good! Definitely a great upgrade for angels.

Question... I know you mentioned changing out D1S bulbs, any error or problems after the swap?

hun77777 · 08-26-2010, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by MyE92

Lookin' good! Definitely a great upgrade for angels.

Question... I know you mentioned changing out D1S bulbs, any error or problems after the swap?

no. only problem i get is that it is bit dimmer than stock when it comes down to visibility but the unique-ness in color makes up for it more than enough for my liking...

MassBimmer · 08-26-2010, 07:44 AM

Looks good

danniexi · 08-26-2010, 08:37 AM

Angel eye bulb swap literally takes me a minute for BOTH sides.

small asian hands ftw.

bkrM3 · 08-26-2010, 08:44 AM

yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhh i got it on my caaaaarrrr

it's dat wooo WOO

hun77777 · 08-26-2010, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by danniexi

Angel eye bulb swap literally takes me a minute for BOTH sides.

small asian hands ftw.

try lux 8 and report back. it has big bulky chunk at the end which makes it 100x times harder than gp thunders.

gp thunders, easiest
rd leds, i swear during install 1st time
camaross hid, i bitch about it for days
lux 8 i even made a thread about it... i don't have SMALL asian hands but i'm not 6 ft neither...

Krozi · 08-26-2010, 10:35 AM

Lol yea the GP Thunders are pretty easy...although the teeth on the bulbs are a bit thick and I have had 2 instances when I was selling these where the bulb would be aligned but wouldn't turn in...stock bulb went in fine.

The install for the LUX took me about 2 hours...it would have taken 1 hour but I decided it would be a good idea to take off the tire and tire well to get at the rear headlight cover only to realize that the little hatch only gives you access to the HID bulbs... ugh...

And I have big German hands lmao

Silvercoupe · 08-26-2010, 11:20 AM

Looking good buddy !!

akack79 · 08-26-2010, 03:39 PM

I had the same trouble with the LUX as well, especially the passenger side.
GP Thunders are much easier to install but don't look quite as nice

beskone · 08-26-2010, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Krozi

Cut and bruised knuckles is all part of the modding fun!

Love the LUX H8...got it on my car too

the trick with the lux h8's is to get a pair of plumbers pliers to grip the heat sink's with and then you have mad leverage to push them into place and twist to lock. takes 10 seconds to do.

Too bad it took me 3 cuts and 45 minutes to come up with that brilliant idea though....

hun77777 · 08-26-2010, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by beskone

the trick with the lux h8's is to get a pair of plumbers pliers to grip the heat sink's with and then you have mad leverage to push them into place and twist to lock. takes 10 seconds to do.

Too bad it took me 3 cuts and 45 minutes to come up with that brilliant idea though....

ahhhhhh they should've included that in the kit

E92-Lighting · 08-26-2010, 07:07 PM

great looking shots

hun77777 · 08-26-2010, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by E92-Lighting

great looking shots

i like the interior kit from you too

mds82 · 08-26-2010, 07:57 PM

Glad you like them!

Dackz · 08-26-2010, 11:58 PM

Coordination in the hands is the key to install. My friend plays guitar, he got them in for me in 10 seconds each side, while I couldnt do either in 45minutes. He even did them both twice because I didnt believe him hahaha

hun77777 · 08-27-2010, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Dackz

Coordination in the hands is the key to install. My friend plays guitar, he got them in for me in 10 seconds each side, while I couldnt do either in 45minutes. He even did them both twice because I didnt believe him hahaha

nah. i want to believe or blame the bulky heat sink rather than admitting my big fat hands

Dackz · 08-27-2010, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by hun77777

nah. i want to believe or blame the bulky heat sink rather than admitting my big fat hands

No...you cannont. I wont allow it.

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hun77777 Brigadier General 198 Rep 4,647 Posts Drives: SG E92 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Seattle WA iTrader: (58)	just put lux 8 in stupid bmw. i owned e92 for few years now and swapped out angle eyes few times but every time i do it, it left me with cut and scratches on my hand because of tight spot with closed housing from the top. these german fawkers (excuse my language) really failed on designing these headlights. i mean, to replace angel eye bulbs, it takes anywhere between 15 minutes to hours and to replace D1S, it takes literally hours and yet some of them can't even do it at home... how fawking stupid is that... i'm sorry. i tried to put these thing into that tight spot for last hour or so and by the time i got it in, my hand is tired, soar and left with lots of cut and scratches so i had to vent... with that being said, here's pictures of it after. i had RD that had purplish blue, and to be honest, i kinda like RD better tha lux 8 but lux 8 is much brighter and is the newest shizzle for angel eye department so i had to have it. p.s. excuse my headlights being dirty. that's from the track and i haven't washed yet... lazy i know... __________________ SGE92TT......................... 12.331 Sec @ 117.89 Mph............................POWERED BY l BMS DCI l HELIX IC l FORGE DVs l RR OCC & CP & SCOOPS l AR 3" DPs l AE QUADs l BLISTEIN PSS10 l P3 VENT GUAGE l VISHNU PROCEDE V5 AUTOTUNE l Lots of Window Stickers Last edited by hun77777; 08-26-2010 at 12:21 AM..
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MyE92 El Presidente 275 Rep 6,962 Posts Drives: your mom wild. Join Date: May 2007 Location: NJ iTrader: (24)	Lookin' good! Definitely a great upgrade for angels. Question... I know you mentioned changing out D1S bulbs, any error or problems after the swap?
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Krozi Colonel 167 Rep 2,736 Posts Drives: 2008 E92 ///M3 Alpine White Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: SoFla - Bonita Springs iTrader: (24)	Lol yea the GP Thunders are pretty easy...although the teeth on the bulbs are a bit thick and I have had 2 instances when I was selling these where the bulb would be aligned but wouldn't turn in...stock bulb went in fine. The install for the LUX took me about 2 hours...it would have taken 1 hour but I decided it would be a good idea to take off the tire and tire well to get at the rear headlight cover only to realize that the little hatch only gives you access to the HID bulbs... ugh... And I have big German hands lmao __________________ 2008 E92 ///M3 Alpine White//Fox Red//6MT// Florida Bimmer - Join us on FaceBook!
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