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LED Halo upgrade
Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 7:03 pm
by ric19
I am contemplating updating to LED Halos and was wondering if anyone can recommend any please ?
I have seen a few varying between £40 and £225
Thanks
Rich
LED Halo upgrade
Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 7:10 pm
by Gaffa22
Put Angel eyes in the search bar it's been discussed before and recently
LED Halo upgrade
Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 9:31 pm
by Kugaman1
Just remember-
LED DRLs on none LCI cars look nothing like the LCI version. The none LCI car lights are a very different design and dont allow the light to flow around the light tubes very well. This means that the inner rings tend to appear around 3 times brighter than the outers, no matter what bulb you fit. You can see exactly what I mean on the pic below if you look at the passenger side light. The drivers side looks equal, but its just at the right angle, normally its the same as the passenger side.
Personally, Im a big fan of the ebay specials here:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Canbus-120W- ... Swxu5ZH-x7
I had these fitted to my none LCI and they looked pretty good.
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I would say they are as bright as any Ive seen and at just over £20 delivered, they are an absolute steal. You cannot go wrong, take 2 mins to fit and no bulb errors, I was totally delighted with them for the price.
Got an LCI car now tho.....
LED Halo upgrade
Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 9:58 pm
by ric19
Thanks for that, yes I've seen a few reports
Of differing light levels.. I'll have a look on Ebay
LED Halo upgrade
Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2017 5:56 pm
by ric19
Had a think and and decided to have a punt on some 5000k H8 Halogens to see if they are any good ..only £11.99 ..anyone else got any experience of these ?
LED Halo upgrade
Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 12:55 am
by BeardyJon
Kugaman1 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2017 9:31 pm
Just remember-
LED DRLs on none LCI cars look nothing like the LCI version. The none LCI car lights are a very different design and dont allow the light to flow around the light tubes very well. This means that the inner rings tend to appear around 3 times brighter than the outers, no matter what bulb you fit. You can see exactly what I mean on the pic below if you look at the passenger side light. The drivers side looks equal, but its just at the right angle, normally its the same as the passenger side.
Personally, Im a big fan of the ebay specials here:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Canbus-120W- ... Swxu5ZH-x7
I had these fitted to my none LCI and they looked pretty good.
4726FE85-4255-4F0F-9C5A-38120CBF9F1B.jpeg
I would say they are as bright as any Ive seen and at just over £20 delivered, they are an absolute steal. You cannot go wrong, take 2 mins to fit and no bulb errors, I was totally delighted with them for the price.
Got an LCI car now tho.....
You don't happen to have before and after pics of the eBay ones?
LED Halo upgrade
Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 7:29 am
by Kugaman1
No before Im afraid, just the after above.
LED Halo upgrade
Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2017 1:59 pm
by ric19
H8 Halogens have turned up..fitted one on the right and it's definitely whiter than the stock bulb so pleased..obviously no canbus errors showing
LED Halo upgrade
Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2017 1:59 pm
by ric19
This is with both fitted..
LED Halo upgrade
Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2017 2:03 pm
by ric19
Only thing I am a bit miffed about us that as soon as the HIDS are on they dim right down so they look like the original bulbs..do the LED's do the same ?
LED Halo upgrade
Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2017 3:03 pm
by R.E92
You can code the car to stop the dimming. Search for "angel eye voltage coding" in google.
LED Halo upgrade
Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2017 3:10 pm
by ric19
Oh right thanks for that
LED Halo upgrade
Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2017 7:08 am
by geordie_zed
Kugaman1 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 19, 2017 7:29 am
No before Im afraid, just the after above.
Before and after with the same eBay bulbs Kugaman1 had is posted here:
viewtopic.php?f=46&t=78611&p=1479919#p1479919
Now that dark nights are here I’m impressed with the colour matching and brightness!
LED Halo upgrade
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2019 10:39 am
by winny
Jut resurrecting this thread as I bought the led bulbs off eBay for £15. Took 5 mins to change and a nice cheeky little mod - here’s a comparison. I’m really happy with them!
LED Halo upgrade
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2019 10:43 am
by tintoverano
hi, which bulb did you end up buying? could you send a link please? cheers