One-eyed angel: How to restore?

zukunftvier · 01-19-2023, 10:35 AM

My beloved 328 is complaining of a bulb malfunction, and sure enough, there's an angel eye out. Do I need to replace a fuse or a bulb or both sides? I've looked for info and come up fruitless. Thanks in advance!

Captain Buumer · 01-19-2023, 12:13 PM

The fruit lies in the source of fotons and only Thor can bypass those limitations.

Probably the wolfram wire inside the bulb is burnt half - replace the bulb with new one. Not worth restoring the wolfram wire as it is expensive metal.

Might be easier to handle this situation by removing wheel/plastics & replace both angeleyes at the same time to avoid dejavu.

Serf27 · 01-19-2023, 12:29 PM

Replace both angel eye bulbs so they have the same color output.

zukunftvier · 01-19-2023, 02:07 PM

Any recommendations for what to replace with? I guess I don't want cheap knock-offs, but there might be some suitable replacements below the OEMs?

StradaRedlands · 01-19-2023, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by zukunftvier

Any recommendations for what to replace with? I guess I don't want cheap knock-offs, but there might be some suitable replacements below the OEMs?

I got some cheap ones off of ebay... two years later they're fine. I actually like the cooler color more than stock. Easy plug and play install.

Serf27 · 01-19-2023, 11:11 PM

^same. $20 eBay ones going on 4 years.
I wish I had ordered a second set, in case these ever go out…

I don’t have other recommendations, sorry.
I’ve heard lux lights is good, but a bit pricey.
Looks like OEM/equivalent is $65/side on FCPeuro.

You have the individual rings and those bulbs come with 2 lights outputs, so you shouldn’t have any differences between light on the rings.

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Captain Buumer Second Lieutenant 126 Rep 246 Posts Drives: 325D Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Europe iTrader: (0)	The fruit lies in the source of fotons and only Thor can bypass those limitations. Probably the wolfram wire inside the bulb is burnt half - replace the bulb with new one. Not worth restoring the wolfram wire as it is expensive metal. Might be easier to handle this situation by removing wheel/plastics & replace both angeleyes at the same time to avoid dejavu.
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zukunftvier New Member 9 Rep 19 Posts Drives: 2006 z4 3.0si ; 2009 328i Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	Any recommendations for what to replace with? I guess I don't want cheap knock-offs, but there might be some suitable replacements below the OEMs?
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Serf27 Brigadier General 2851 Rep 4,322 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Sitting in a BMW. iTrader: (-1)	^same. $20 eBay ones going on 4 years. I wish I had ordered a second set, in case these ever go out… I don’t have other recommendations, sorry. I’ve heard lux lights is good, but a bit pricey. Looks like OEM/equivalent is $65/side on FCPeuro. You have the individual rings and those bulbs come with 2 lights outputs, so you shouldn’t have any differences between light on the rings.
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