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Angel Eye Comparison & Options (Stock v 6000K HID v MTEC Cosmos Blue)
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| 02-20-2013, 11:27 AM | #1 |
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Angel Eye Comparison & Options (Stock v 6000K HID v MTEC Cosmos Blue)
 image sharing  upload photos  free photo hosting  pic upload  upload pics OEM - bright, but yellow, no hassle, no cost HID - nice color, bright but not blinding as some say, outter ring not that well illuminated suprisingly, flickering = returned MTEC Cosmos Blue - not as bright as OEM, less yellow, pointless = returned Haven't tried MTEC / LUX LEDs. So expensive, but simple install. I can't decide to go LED or fix flickering HID/Xenon issue. HELP!  Last edited by sylonien; 02-20-2013 at 11:47 AM.. |
| 02-21-2013, 02:30 AM | #2 |
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Great comparisons. The MTEC look very poor IMO. GP Thunders 7500 are better.
I can't work out why someone hasn't come up with a decent (bright) solution for BMW Angel Eyes? |
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| 02-21-2013, 05:06 AM | #3 |
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When you say flickering do you mean at start up? If so that's normal. The BMW sends a signal to the lights to check they're working but not enough power to light the OEM ones up
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| 02-21-2013, 06:40 AM | #4 |
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The angel eyes and wee eye brow thingies on my F20 are bright as fook. So much so that if you turn the light switch to off so that it's just the AEs and brows, at night there's not much difference in light output between that and the switch being in the dipped beam position. Going on the experiment I carried out in the work car park last night.
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| 02-21-2013, 07:13 AM | #5 |
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Nope, I mean constant flickering. Looks cool flashing, like a strobe.
 To the point where the ballast became so hot that it was like going to catch fire.Also, all the shots where done with the same white balance (manual kelvin adjust to match what I'm seeing), same f/ stop and shutter speed from DSLR. Only thing for me to try is MTEC H8 9W v2.0 CREE LED ANGEL EYES MARKER KIT But I'm pretty sure the light is white/blue and not bright enough though for the price £140. Don't know what to do!! |
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| 04-19-2013, 09:50 PM | #6 | |
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I would do HIDs, but heard horror stories of wires catching on fire and dealership voiding warranty. LED install much cleaner, everything looks OEM under the hood. Last edited by JNoSol; 04-19-2013 at 09:56 PM.. |
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| 04-20-2013, 01:47 AM | #7 |
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I got the 40w LED ones from Crystalwhite .... i am happy with them , no errors and no flickering as yet... Ok so they are not as bright as the latest OEM ones but they look much better....
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| 04-20-2013, 06:44 AM | #8 |
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Sylonein our 40W is pretty much equivalent to the HID kit picture. We have a 32W (64W) model coming soon if you are interested.
Any questions feel free to drop me a PM.  CRISP WHITE LIGHT WELL-DEFINED RELIABLE VALUE FOR ££ No Flickering No Radio Interference E90 post member exclusive! Our 20W:   Our 40W:     Our 64W: COMING SOON! Last edited by 1sh@Crystalwhite; 04-20-2013 at 08:39 AM.. |
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| 04-20-2013, 08:20 AM | #9 |
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 Here is my new MTEC CREE LEDs. They look very similar to the HID ones, but much less hassle and almost same price. 
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| 04-20-2013, 08:33 AM | #10 |
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Dont forget we're only E90post exclusive! So we take care of our own!
We have 1 years warranty on all our products! Last edited by 1sh@Crystalwhite; 04-20-2013 at 08:39 AM.. |
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-Super-Br...vip=true&rt=nc http://www.nm-motorsport.com/acatalo...n_Fitting.html ? or on USA ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/CREE-LED-20W...-/230983862236 Last edited by thaking; 07-12-2013 at 10:13 AM.. |
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