Blacked Out P90 V2 Follow Up Review - BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum

hawaiianeze · 02-25-2013, 12:23 AM

So I finally converted from halogens to these back in December. My camera decided to not cooperate with me that day so I never got decent close ups of the lights. I was bored tonight and redid it properly and thought I'd give you guys my thoughts after about 3 months of use.

The lights are bright, like holy crap I can see your AE in bright daylight from over a block away. Day or night these things are awesome, since I never did a LCI front end conversion I never got the cool LED turn signals. With these though they changed it to the LCI style turn signal but in a pre lci light, pretty convenient for those that don't have the $$$ for the whole conversion. Condensation... the biggest problem with aftermarket headlights or if you black them out ourself. It's been raining a lot more than usual out here in Cali in the past few months but they have been holding up great actually. No condensation like my OEM ones lol. Light output is very consistent unlike the old halogens, clear and bright very close to OEM projectors but not quite. HIDs match AE very well although at night I do get flashed by old people because they think that the AE are the low beams and my actual low beam is my high beam, so I flash them right back just to show them

Overall I'm very pleased and all is well.

Here's the original link and review:
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=784146

Old Iphone pic in daytime:

hawaiianeze · 02-25-2013, 10:11 AM

fixed the title

.fLip. · 02-25-2013, 11:30 AM

got any pics a bit further away? or beam/output shots?

J-Spec Dan · 02-25-2013, 12:06 PM

Looks great. Compliments the rest of your car well!

hawaiianeze · 02-25-2013, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by .fLip.

got any pics a bit further away? or beam/output shots?

if i find the time later today I will

just4kickz · 02-25-2013, 08:00 PM

badasss!

carzfan1 · 02-25-2013, 08:13 PM

Looks nice! Is there a way where you can run just the halos without the side orange LEDs for like the day-time running lights? I have these as well and have been trying to figure it out.

hawaiianeze · 02-25-2013, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carzfan1

Looks nice! Is there a way where you can run just the halos without the side orange LEDs for like the day-time running lights? I have these as well and have been trying to figure it out.

like this i assume

and yeah you have to code it, you probably have error codes now?

carzfan1 · 02-25-2013, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hawaiianeze

Quote:

Originally Posted by carzfan1

Looks nice! Is there a way where you can run just the halos without the side orange LEDs for like the day-time running lights? I have these as well and have been trying to figure it out.

like this i assume

and yeah you have to code it, you probably have error codes now?

Nope. No error codes it all. When I ordered them off eBay, I made sure it came with error code cancelers.

Did you code it yourself?
How long did it take?

hawaiianeze · 02-25-2013, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carzfan1

Nope. No error codes it all. When I ordered them off eBay, I made sure it came with error code cancelers.

Did you code it yourself?
How long did it take?

no, the guys at LTMW took the initiative to code everything in the car when they installed the headlights

carzfan1 · 02-25-2013, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hawaiianeze

no, the guys at LTMW took the initiative to code everything in the car when they installed the headlights

sounds good man, i'll see if any of the local shops around here are willing to code it for me.

your car looks clean man. i have the same car as you except in Alpine White. love that front M3 rep bumper. you thought about getting a lip? I've been looking around just cant decide on which one

hawaiianeze · 02-25-2013, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by .fLip.

got any pics a bit further away? or beam/output shots?

here's about half a block away my camera zoomed in as much as possible

hawaiianeze · 02-25-2013, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carzfan1

sounds good man, i'll see if any of the local shops around here are willing to code it for me.

your car looks clean man. i have the same car as you except in Alpine White. love that front M3 rep bumper. you thought about getting a lip? I've been looking around just cant decide on which one

Took another lol coding makes the AE look so much cleaner

Thanks, I'd do anything to have my car white lol I'd do LCI conversion if I did though. I've been thinking about a lip for a while but honestly the Vorsteiner lip is some $$$ and even if you got the V style rep I still don't love it. It doesn't really go to the the very end of the bumper, its thick and bulky... idk
I'd get a Kersher lip in a second if I could find one for sale.

hawaiianeze · 02-25-2013, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J-Spec Dan

Looks great. Compliments the rest of your car well!

thanks added more

RichardBoehner · 02-26-2013, 12:07 AM

Good god it looks amazing. I'm so
jelly right about now haha.

hawaiianeze · 02-26-2013, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RichardBoehner

Good god it looks amazing. I'm so
jelly right about now haha.

Thanks I love them

panda51829 · 02-26-2013, 11:31 AM

congrats on the purchase! I too own these and love em without any complaints! Looking good buddy !

hawaiianeze · 02-26-2013, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by panda51829

congrats on the purchase! I too own these and love em without any complaints! Looking good buddy !

thanks!

.fLip. · 02-26-2013, 08:59 PM

look good. not bad at all.

monkawekrue · 02-28-2013, 02:23 PM

nice

edirtaynine · 02-28-2013, 02:50 PM

sorry, i personally think all depo headlights look cheap and tacky. sure, the AE's are now brighter and more visible, but the overall look and feel of the headlights still look like the same cheap headlights a civic/tahoe/whateverbrand put on to get AE's too. it's just the details that annoy me... the spacing of the leds in the AE, the projector shroud used, the size of the AE rings, the number (lack of) of leds used in the turn signal area, the visual combination of the led signal holes with the pre-lci amber brows... just everything looks weird and overly aftermarket.

im just picky like that. hahah

carzfan1 · 03-07-2013, 07:22 AM

this is the one right?

http://www.vividracing.com/catalog/k...6-p-68192.html

02-25-2013, 12:23 AM	#1
hawaiianeze Captain Drives: 2008 e90 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 720 iTrader: (1)	Blacked Out P90 V2 Follow Up Review So I finally converted from halogens to these back in December. My camera decided to not cooperate with me that day so I never got decent close ups of the lights. I was bored tonight and redid it properly and thought I'd give you guys my thoughts after about 3 months of use. The lights are bright, like holy crap I can see your AE in bright daylight from over a block away. Day or night these things are awesome, since I never did a LCI front end conversion I never got the cool LED turn signals. With these though they changed it to the LCI style turn signal but in a pre lci light, pretty convenient for those that don't have the $$$ for the whole conversion. Condensation... the biggest problem with aftermarket headlights or if you black them out ourself. It's been raining a lot more than usual out here in Cali in the past few months but they have been holding up great actually. No condensation like my OEM ones lol. Light output is very consistent unlike the old halogens, clear and bright very close to OEM projectors but not quite. HIDs match AE very well although at night I do get flashed by old people because they think that the AE are the low beams and my actual low beam is my high beam, so I flash them right back just to show them Overall I'm very pleased and all is well. Here's the original link and review: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=784146 Old Iphone pic in daytime: __________________ JB e90 with black interior: Vorsteiner 2x2 carbon fiber hood/M3 front rep/fog delete/CSL trunk/m-tech rear/blacklines/amber delete/Varrstoen ES1 - Front: 19x9.5 Rear: 19x11/Hankook Ventus V12 tires/ ST Coilovers/matte black kidney grills/magnaflow catback exhaust/6000k HID/LED turn signal/ Carbon Fiber Interior/charcoal delete/15% tint Last edited by hawaiianeze; 02-25-2013 at 10:03 PM.
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02-25-2013, 10:11 AM	#2
hawaiianeze Captain Drives: 2008 e90 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 720 iTrader: (1)	fixed the title __________________ JB e90 with black interior: Vorsteiner 2x2 carbon fiber hood/M3 front rep/fog delete/CSL trunk/m-tech rear/blacklines/amber delete/Varrstoen ES1 - Front: 19x9.5 Rear: 19x11/Hankook Ventus V12 tires/ ST Coilovers/matte black kidney grills/magnaflow catback exhaust/6000k HID/LED turn signal/ Carbon Fiber Interior/charcoal delete/15% tint

02-25-2013, 12:06 PM	#4
J-Spec Dan Battling Seasonal Allergies Drives: E90 330i Join Date: May 2011 Location: Pharmacy Posts: 1,421 iTrader: (2) Garage List 2006 E90 330i [0.00]	Looks great. Compliments the rest of your car well! __________________ Southeast Michigan - 2006 BSM E90 330i ZPP/ZSP/ZCW My 2013 Setup Thread

02-25-2013, 08:00 PM	#6
just4kickz boku no namae ha... Drives: 2006 BS 330i Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: S. Bay Area, CA + Newark, NJ Posts: 10,592 iTrader: (11) Garage List 2006 E90 330i [0.00]	badasss! __________________ looking for a PreLCI Black Sapphire e90 front bumper without license plate holes "Akimbo shotguns. Broken wrists anyone? And don't give me that 'it's just a game' bull**. Where the are my akimbo interventions then?! One scope on each eye mother**er!!"

02-26-2013, 12:07 AM	#15
RichardBoehner New Member Drives: 2006 325i Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Chicago Posts: 29 iTrader: (0)	Good god it looks amazing. I'm so jelly right about now haha. __________________

02-25-2013, 11:30 AM	#3
.fLip. no more coupe :( Drives: e90 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Miami Posts: 358 iTrader: (0)	got any pics a bit further away? or beam/output shots?

02-25-2013, 08:13 PM	#7
carzfan1 Private Drives: 2008 BMW E90 328i Sedan Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 54 iTrader: (0)	Looks nice! Is there a way where you can run just the halos without the side orange LEDs for like the day-time running lights? I have these as well and have been trying to figure it out.

02-26-2013, 11:31 AM	#17
panda51829 SAMCROW Drives: 2006 Tiag E90 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Fort Collins CO / Mission Viejo CA Posts: 41 iTrader: (0)	congrats on the purchase! I too own these and love em without any complaints! Looking good buddy ! __________________ GoPro In-dash Suction Mount-Lamin X Blue Headlights- Lamin X Yellow Fogs-OEM BMW All Weather Mats-& Roof Bar-THULE Frontier Cargo Box-VP90 Depo Halos(Long Tran LtMw)-12000k Hi's 6000K-Lows 8000k- Fogs- 3000K- K-Summer Set Up(Beyern Black Mesh 19.5 Falken 205-116-R Front, 19.10 Pirelli 275-55-R Rear) Staggered-Winter Set Up(Style 156 OEM BMW Rims/ Bliz-tech 205- 116-R All Around)

02-26-2013, 08:59 PM	#19
.fLip. no more coupe :( Drives: e90 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Miami Posts: 358 iTrader: (0)	look good. not bad at all.

02-28-2013, 02:23 PM	#20
monkawekrue Colonel Drives: e46 M3 CB/e46 M3 AW/f25 X3 AW Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: CENTEX Posts: 2,409 iTrader: (2) Garage List 2003 e46 M3 CB [0.00] 2004 e46 M3 AW [0.00] 2013 f25 X3 AW [0.00] 2007 e92 328i SG RE ... [0.00] 2007 e90 335i AW RE ... [0.00]	nice __________________ <<Selling my e46 ///M3>>

02-28-2013, 02:50 PM	#21
edirtaynine Major General Drives: e92 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SoCal Posts: 5,121 iTrader: (0)	sorry, i personally think all depo headlights look cheap and tacky. sure, the AE's are now brighter and more visible, but the overall look and feel of the headlights still look like the same cheap headlights a civic/tahoe/whateverbrand put on to get AE's too. it's just the details that annoy me... the spacing of the leds in the AE, the projector shroud used, the size of the AE rings, the number (lack of) of leds used in the turn signal area, the visual combination of the led signal holes with the pre-lci amber brows... just everything looks weird and overly aftermarket. im just picky like that. hahah __________________ e90post killed plastidip Just say no to painted stock wheels

03-07-2013, 07:22 AM	#22
carzfan1 Private Drives: 2008 BMW E90 328i Sedan Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 54 iTrader: (0)	this is the one right? http://www.vividracing.com/catalog/k...6-p-68192.html

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