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White Angel Eyes II

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White Angel Eyes II

Post by Maniac » Tue Dec 04, 2012 7:50 pm

Ok so my CREE LED H8's arrived today. Not being able to contain myself until it was daylight, in they went...

The photo results are not as different as OEM to LED as I have already been running (and were fitted in these photos) the MTEC Cosmos White Halogen H8's...

Here's the kit, it cost me £59.99 from HorizonLEDs on eBay.

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Here's the old MTEC H8's coming out...

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Here on the right is the MTEC H8 bulb, this is significantly whiter than OEM already but looks yellow in comparison to the LED... on the left is the new CREE 20w LED...

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The final look.. (and this is WITHOUT the Xenons on!!)

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Overall they're definitely brighter, and very white even compared with the MTECs, its hard to tell in the photos. They still fade in and out when the car is unlocked/locked and they don't dim when the Xenons come on, so while on OEM and MTEC the angel eyes nearly disappear when the Xenons are on, you can see the CREE LEDs plainly with the Xenons on or off.

Overall for £59.99 I'm happy. I don't think they're as bright as the latest BMW OEM LEDs but I figure that the plastic halos have also been improved to provide better diffraction than the ones on the e89. Looks good to me tho.. Time will tell on longevity but they come with a 2 yr warranty (provided the seller is around that long!)
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Re: White Angel Eyes II

Post by andysat » Tue Dec 04, 2012 8:27 pm

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Re: White Angel Eyes II

Post by Wondermike » Tue Dec 04, 2012 8:28 pm

They look good :)
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Post by dario » Tue Dec 04, 2012 8:28 pm

Price sounds very good!

I'd like to see the daylight photo please.

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Re: White Angel Eyes II

Post by Maniac » Tue Dec 04, 2012 8:54 pm

dario wrote:Price sounds very good!

I'd like to see the daylight photo please.

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Check out Vidge's thread.. they're essentially the same. I'll see if I can get a photo in the daylight tomorrow...
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Re: White Angel Eyes II

Post by Pacemaker1000 » Tue Dec 04, 2012 8:58 pm

:thumbsup:
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Re: White Angel Eyes II

Post by Vidge » Tue Dec 04, 2012 9:09 pm

Glad your happy with them too, the photos don't do them justice at all do they! :-) nice work taking pictures while installing, I got far to excited and simply installed them!!!
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Re: White Angel Eyes II

Post by Maniac » Tue Dec 04, 2012 9:13 pm

Only thing I do want to look into this weekend is how to better mount the resistor packs. At the moment I just wedged them in there but its my guess they'll just rattle around in the light housing so I think some sticky velcro might be a better bet long term.
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Re: White Angel Eyes II

Post by Maniac » Wed Dec 05, 2012 9:12 am

Daylight photo as requested... albeit of a car covered in thick ice...

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...and a slightly blurry one as I arrived at the office showing the leds on with the Xenons on also in the daytime. Both show up well.

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Re: White Angel Eyes II

Post by sars » Wed Dec 05, 2012 11:05 am

Certainly warming to the colder looking halo's, well done :thumbsup:
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Re: White Angel Eyes II

Post by Maniac » Wed Dec 05, 2012 11:18 am

The iPhone camera doesn't really help as they look a bit yellow in the daytime shots; In fact they're very white, as white as the Xenons at least. No longer is there that white Xenon and yellow halo look, they both match now.
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Re: White Angel Eyes II

Post by envy » Wed Dec 05, 2012 12:53 pm

they look good..... although i've never had any issues with mine.

were the 2012 cars upgraded with better lights?
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Re: White Angel Eyes II

Post by Breaker » Wed Dec 05, 2012 12:58 pm

I don't think the Z4's were. I prefer the OEM yellow look myself. Looks meaner! :P
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Re: White Angel Eyes II

Post by Maniac » Wed Dec 05, 2012 1:46 pm

envy wrote:they look good..... although i've never had any issues with mine.

were the 2012 cars upgraded with better lights?
No all e89's have the same 'yellow ish' halos.. until the expected LCI update in 2013. I have no 'issue' with the prior lights, only wished them brighter and whiter as are most of the new BMWs.
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Re: White Angel Eyes II

Post by Stark » Wed Dec 05, 2012 1:51 pm

Maniac, going to get a set this week.....the add on parts to the lights manage to fit into the headlamp housing I take it?
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