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      04-21-2009, 03:09 PM   #89
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Another benefit of our kit, is that all the wiring gets tucked away in the headlight compartment. No exposed wires, or ballasts, drilling, mounting etc is needed.

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      04-21-2009, 03:24 PM   #90
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Any reason you're not showing the product itself? Numerous people have asked to see it.
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      04-21-2009, 03:27 PM   #91
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Its probably just an led. I already have the leds, and altho these do look better im afraid in real life the difference wont b too much. I mean, its just a brighter led no?
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      04-21-2009, 04:15 PM   #92
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Why not post pics of the actual product itself? What's there to hide?
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      04-21-2009, 04:18 PM   #93
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Im sure they are going to post some pics soon...not sure what the hold up is... but I would like to see pics as well
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      04-21-2009, 05:42 PM   #94
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Fcuck, im undecided between these and camaross's.
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and oss' leds which are 500 now! the pics above do look good in the shade, but not so much when out of the shade.

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      04-21-2009, 07:25 PM   #95
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Any reason you're not showing the product itself? Numerous people have asked to see it.
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Why not post pics of the actual product itself? What's there to hide?
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      04-21-2009, 07:38 PM   #96
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and oss' leds which are 500 now! the pics above do look good in the shade, but not so much when out of the shade.
link?

$500 for led's is ridiculous.
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      04-21-2009, 07:40 PM   #97
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$500 for led's is ridiculous.
$300 for led's also ridiculous
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      04-21-2009, 08:22 PM   #98
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$300 for led's also ridiculous
And the "M tax" as another member coined it is absurd on all M aftermarket products...
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      04-21-2009, 08:46 PM   #99
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Not to thread crap but Camaro's HID kit is cheaper and noticeably brighter.
+1. I was skeptical at first because I had just been reamed with the hyped up $200 RD LEDs which was crap. I just installed his HID kit and it was a breeze. Unquestionable clarity in bright sunlight. Completely reversible. The notching on the cover is insignificant (lids are cheap). I installed it in 20 minutes.
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      04-21-2009, 11:02 PM   #100
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+1. I was skeptical at first because I had just been reamed with the hyped up $200 RD LEDs which was crap. I just installed his HID kit and it was a breeze. Unquestionable clarity in bright sunlight. Completely reversible. The notching on the cover is insignificant (lids are cheap). I installed it in 20 minutes.
my concern is not the notch as such
a little water got into my headlight after one of the turn signal bulbs came a little loose.
i drove the car in some rain, and water got into the headlight
tons of errors, turns out the water ruined the HID ballast and adaptive headlight controller
total cost was a replaced headlight
now if the dealer had found that i had made a whole in my cover
i would have had to pay for it in this case

that's why i would love something that is either installed inside the headlight like the LED solutions (without having to get reamed at $300)
or something i can install totally outside the headlight
unforunately nothing exists for that option
but i am working on it
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      04-21-2009, 11:03 PM   #101
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And the "M tax" as another member coined it is absurd on all M aftermarket products...
well the E90 guys arent taxed as high
its only us E92 guys that have to bend over for the tax
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      04-21-2009, 11:56 PM   #102
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well the E90 guys arent taxed as high
its only us E92 guys that have to bend over for the tax
huh? Its all the same.
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      04-22-2009, 06:16 AM   #103
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After spending $15,000 plus on my Corvette in mods, I said I'd never mod another car again. Then I buy the M and "Ooops! I did it again!".

Not for anything but these cars are the worst I've ever seen. $300 here, $1000 there, and the numbers keep getting higher.

Why don't vendors get it in there heads that if they dropped the prices on products, they'd sell more. Take a hit on the price, sell more volume.

I don't know about you guys, but I'm leaving my lights alone. Just not worth spending the money on.
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      04-22-2009, 07:49 AM   #104
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my concern is not the notch as such
a little water got into my headlight after one of the turn signal bulbs came a little loose.
i drove the car in some rain, and water got into the headlight
tons of errors, turns out the water ruined the HID ballast and adaptive headlight controller
total cost was a replaced headlight
now if the dealer had found that i had made a whole in my cover
i would have had to pay for it in this case

that's why i would love something that is either installed inside the headlight like the LED solutions (without having to get reamed at $300)
or something i can install totally outside the headlight
unforunately nothing exists for that option
but i am working on it
Hey kmarei, so the water leaked into a stock housing with no modifications?
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      04-22-2009, 10:48 AM   #105
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huh? Its all the same.
i believe the bulbs are different for the DRL
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      04-22-2009, 10:50 AM   #106
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Hey kmarei, so the water leaked into a stock housing with no modifications?

well the turn signal bulb holder same a little unstuck
i was driving and got the bulb failure
and i realised it was the turn signal when the turn signal for the right side was flashing fast
anyway i continued driving till i got to my destination
but when i arrived there was tons of water in the headlight
i realised it wasn't the rear bulb and when i checked the front bulb it was just hanging there
but then the next day i got a lot of failures
bulb failure again and the HID was not working
and adaptive headlight failure as well
took it too dealer and they said the water had ruined both control units since they are at the bottom of the headlight
that's where any water collects
so now i panic when i have to make any holes in my headlight
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      04-22-2009, 12:02 PM   #107
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$500 for led's is ridiculous.
Well if you see them and know the process that the lights go through to do those OSS LEDs, then it might seem a bit more reasonable. Not reasonable enough for me though lol
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      04-22-2009, 12:09 PM   #108
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Pricing reflects 11 months of R&D to create the best LED angel eye on the market. They aren't cheap, but we did not intend on creating something that was for everyone, that you would see on every single e92 out there. We are taking studio shots of the product later today and will post those asap for you guys. We have 3 sets of these left then we are sold out until late May.
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Come on Tom, you specifically mentioned a comparo with Camaross kit. What we need is picture(s) of this LED system vs. stock vs. Camaross HID system (and vs. GP Thunders if you can throw that in as well) - IN BRIGHT SUNLIGHT. I hate this damn "M tax", but if this test was favorable you'd likely get me as a customer for this nearly immediately.
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      04-22-2009, 01:28 PM   #110
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I also may be a costumer if I can see a pic of the product I'd be buying..... $300 is a lot of money for a mystery product.
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