HID Angel Eye Owners/ Yellowing of Angel Eyes

tom @ eas · 10-18-2010, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by GABM

Hi, I can assure you that my rings are yellowing, i am going to make photos and you will see , i have been installed the kit Camaros 6000K a year and a half.

Would like to see photos of this.

kaykay · 11-04-2010, 04:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Fsarc

Any more info on the new kit Alex?

Let us know Alex, hopefully everything is working out well after your encounter with the psychotic bitch that should be in jail.

Would love something that's not as bright as HID's and on the level of LEDs...

Man, I keep looking at my 2011 E93 BMW OEM LED angel eyes and they are just stunning. Unreal. Very purple though, I'd put them somewhere in the 8K range perhaps.

Would love something similar for my E92 M3

GABM · 11-17-2010, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by tom @ eas

Would like to see photos of this.

Hello Mr Tom.

The yellow right? this is a Camaro Kit with 1 year

best regards

geneatals · 11-17-2010, 01:53 PM

^why are your headlights open? are you getting orion v2/oss ae's?

GABM · 11-17-2010, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by geneatals

^why are your headlights open? are you getting orion v2/oss ae's?

tom @ eas · 11-17-2010, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by GABM

Hello Mr Tom.

The yellow right? this is a Camaro Kit with 1 year

best regards

That's definitely yellowed. Thanks for taking the time to follow up with pictures.

Ben335 · 11-17-2010, 07:06 PM

My headlights looked pretty similar before I had them replaced. The inner rings yellow a lot more than the outers as they were exposed to brighter light and higher temps from the HIDs.

M3LISSA · 11-20-2010, 10:02 PM

Interesting thread, I know I wont be getting them now

. Ive seen them in person and IMO they are too bright and just take away from the beauty of the halo. Its too darn bright that you cant even see that part. I love when I see the halo's on another bmw coming at me, its gorgeous!

MaverickNemesis · 11-20-2010, 11:39 PM

just get oss installed if the yellowing is bothering you.... not like it will be seen anyways with your angels on all the time

eclipsisNA · 11-21-2010, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by GABM

Who makes those?

Edit: Nevermind, E92-lighting carries them: $359.

That's the worst ripoff I've seen in a long time.

eclipsisNA · 11-30-2010, 11:54 PM

The inner ring on both my headlights has yellowed, and it's the Alpine HID kit.

geneatals · 12-01-2010, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Eclipsis

The inner ring on both my headlights has yellowed, and it's the Alpine HID kit.

interesting, how long have you had that kit on?

SICK BMW · 12-01-2010, 10:12 PM

I have a set of Lux H8 Angel Eyes, the best in the market imo! These are the batch that did not have any issues whatsoever! GUARANTEED! PM me for details!

geneatals · 12-01-2010, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by SICK BMW

I have a set of Lux H8 Angel Eyes, the best in the market imo! These are the batch that did not have any issues whatsoever! GUARANTEED! PM me for details!

IIRC: lux 8.0's do not work with 2010+...for sure 2011.5+ models...

Bluesummer · 12-02-2010, 03:42 PM

for those people whose halos have yellowed, roughly how many miles have the cars been driven on with the HID angels assuming DRL is on the whole time...?

Ben335 · 12-02-2010, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Bluesummer

for those people whose halos have yellowed, roughly how many miles have the cars been driven on with the HID angels assuming DRL is on the whole time...?

Mine started after about 5-8K or so.

bunny · 12-03-2010, 02:58 AM

I just got my alpine 8k hid ae installed tonight by alex and I love them! Its beautiful white and the perfect amount of bright. Thanks Alex!

I hope my halos don't yellow later on though

Boost3dm3 · 02-22-2011, 02:35 PM

i may have finally found the reason for yellowing!
It seems as though the UV light output properties of the different manufacturers of bulbs may be the cause!
My kit with ddm ballasts and bulbs were yellowing the rings quite quickly. Culprit? DDM bulbs give off a much higher percentage of UV light than other bulbs! Therefore dependent on the bulb manufacturer you have in your car you might get yellowing quickly or not at all.
Check out these measurements comparing the different bulb manufacturers!
The measurements are for h1 bulbs but similar measurements should apply for other bulbs.

kmarei · 02-22-2011, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Boost3dm3

i may have finally found the reason for yellowing!
It seems as though the UV light output properties of the different manufacturers of bulbs may be the cause!
My kit with ddm ballasts and bulbs were yellowing the rings quite quickly. Culprit? DDM bulbs give off a much higher percentage of UV light than other bulbs! Therefore dependent on the bulb manufacturer you have in your car you might get yellowing quickly or not at all.
Check out these measurements comparing the different bulb manufacturers!
The measurements are for h1 bulbs but similar measurements should apply for other bulbs.

so who has a UV meter

would be fun if we had such a device and took some measurements
i have about 3 sets of bulbs
at least that way we know which bulbs are ok
and which ones to avoid

Boost3dm3 · 02-23-2011, 11:06 AM

they are about 100 bucks on ebay but this guy has already performed the tests. Whether the h1 tests correlate to the same h11 or h8 bulb im not sure.
http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/show...easureing-test
http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/show...l=1#post371183

Morimoto 3five bulbs and catz seem to be the best choice. Now if we can find somewhere to rent a uv c tester.

kmarei · 02-23-2011, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Boost3dm3

they are about 100 bucks on ebay but this guy has already performed the tests. Whether the h1 tests correlate to the same h11 or h8 bulb im not sure.
http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/show...easureing-test
http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/show...l=1#post371183

Morimoto 3five bulbs and catz seem to be the best choice. Now if we can find somewhere to rent a uv c tester.

so from that
this should be more of an issue for people who have 8000k bulbs than 6000k
and 4300k bulbs would be the safest

Boost3dm3 · 02-23-2011, 04:44 PM

yea 4300k is the safest with morimoto being the bulb that produces the least amount of uv light, of course oem philips would be the best but since they dont make a h11 bulb we have to go aftermarket.

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Boost3dm3 Lieutenant 26 Rep 471 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: DC Metro iTrader: (0)	i may have finally found the reason for yellowing! It seems as though the UV light output properties of the different manufacturers of bulbs may be the cause! My kit with ddm ballasts and bulbs were yellowing the rings quite quickly. Culprit? DDM bulbs give off a much higher percentage of UV light than other bulbs! Therefore dependent on the bulb manufacturer you have in your car you might get yellowing quickly or not at all. Check out these measurements comparing the different bulb manufacturers! The measurements are for h1 bulbs but similar measurements should apply for other bulbs. __________________ Become a BMW CCA member; please use member #405205 as a reference . Click here to join online
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Boost3dm3 Lieutenant 26 Rep 471 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: DC Metro iTrader: (0)	they are about 100 bucks on ebay but this guy has already performed the tests. Whether the h1 tests correlate to the same h11 or h8 bulb im not sure. http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/show...easureing-test http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/show...l=1#post371183 Morimoto 3five bulbs and catz seem to be the best choice. Now if we can find somewhere to rent a uv c tester. __________________ Become a BMW CCA member; please use member #405205 as a reference . Click here to join online
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Boost3dm3 Lieutenant 26 Rep 471 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: DC Metro iTrader: (0)	yea 4300k is the safest with morimoto being the bulb that produces the least amount of uv light, of course oem philips would be the best but since they dont make a h11 bulb we have to go aftermarket. __________________ Become a BMW CCA member; please use member #405205 as a reference . Click here to join online
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