Angel eyes

[GregW / Oregon]

Originally Posted by redmtclimber

Greg, and others, you guys should not buy these things. Check this link and see the day pics. i guess these things look great during the night, but you can hardly tell during the day. just a word of caution...this is bad news for all of us considering these.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...PIAA+angel+eye

Yeah, I saw that. I was wondering if it was an installation issue, or a product issue.

Guess I'll modify my Xenisis H8s to work for now and wait for something better.

[Jinxter]

I have a distributer that I brought my car in to within a week of getting it and we tried out multiple possibilities for white angel eyes including HID bulb GP thunder and a 65W hyper white bulb.

None worked well aside the HID. But the HID was just ridiculous. My rings light up like headlights and I could hardly even look at them.

We thought about producing a lower power hid kit but don’t think that’s possible or at least I don’t know if it is.

I can’t disclose any information about it yet as its still being developed and I don’t have the ok from my distributer (I forgot to ask if I can list names)

But just as soon as I hear word I will let you know. Because he is local I will probably be his test car when they come in.

BTW he is creating this set with the following aspects in mind:

Daylight visibility
Night visibility
even distribution between halo's
solid light (no strobe effect under camera)

[GregW / Oregon]

Originally Posted by Jinxter

IBTW he is creating this set with the following aspects in mind:

Daylight visibility
Night visibility
even distribution between halo's
solid light (no strobe effect under camera)

Thanks. Another criteria is that they illuminate well under both parking light (dimmed) and DRL (full) brightness. I don't like the fact that they are dimmed when I just turn on the parking lights. I don't want to run them all the time, just at night or in marginal lighting conditions, and turning on the DRLs means going into iDrivel.

[yahtzee]

Great mod.......less than 15 mins for H8's and H3's......much better......

[GregW / Oregon]

Originally Posted by yahtzee

Great mod.......less than 15 mins for H8's and H3's......much better......

Well, the Xenesis H8 lights I tried to return to Bimmian cam back from Postes Canada for unexplained reasons. So, guess I'm out $45 on that deal (lights plus return shipping). Don't think I'm dealing with them again.

The problem was the lights did not fit snugly. I tried bending the tabs, but it did not help enough. I'm waiting for a good LED solution.

[MDCTFTW]

Anyone have pics with H3 replacements?

[monsta]

Originally Posted by MDCTFTW

Anyone have pics with H3 replacements?

+1
I just ordered the GP H8's and was thinking about the H3's but want pics also....Fifth? Mtrizzy? Bueller Bueller?

[ChinoOrtega]

H3 from M teck super white, I'll probably change to PIAA

[Jinxter]

Originally Posted by ChinoOrtega

H3 from M teck super white, I'll probably change to PIAA

ok how do you turn on the H3's? do you have to jsut turn the steering wheel? or can you actually activate them?

[ChinoOrtega]

yeah they are also the DRL's, activate them thru M drive: Lights

[Jinxter]

Originally Posted by ChinoOrtega

yeah they are also the DRL's, activate them thru M drive: Lights

interesting I will have to talk with my SA then. Mine dont turn on while in DRL mode.

Only way I have seen them on is while turning.

[MTrizzy]

Originally Posted by Jinxter

interesting I will have to talk with my SA then. Mine dont turn on while in DRL mode.

Only way I have seen them on is while turning.

Same here. let me know what you find out...maybe we are missing something.

[ChinoOrtega]

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthr...=owners+manual

page 87 DRL's

[bmwprince4life]

bought mine for 2 sets for 30 bucks

[monsta]

Originally Posted by ChinoOrtega

H3 from M teck super white, I'll probably change to PIAA

were can I get the Mtec from?

[ChinoOrtega]

Here's where I got mine from http://www.automotivelightingusa.com...ex&cPath=10_19

[GregW / Oregon]

Originally Posted by ChinoOrtega

yeah they are also the DRL's, activate them thru M drive: Lights

Originally Posted by MTrizzy

Same here. let me know what you find out...maybe we are missing something.

Indeed, you are missing something! The DRLs on the M3 are the halo/corona/angel eye lamps operated at a higher output than in parking mode. The H3 inner lights are "corner-illuminating" lights only, that operate under 40 mph on the side of a turn.

[MTrizzy]

gotcha.... went and took a look with the DRL on and off ans noticed the difference.

[Shade]

I think i am getting Bellof LED angel angel... i know its exp. but i like that blue color on Cyba's car... i wonder any cheap bulb can do that kind of blueish output.

[MDCTFTW]

Damn that vert is sexy. Blue angels not so much though.

[MTrizzy]

[QUOTE=ShadeM3;2538021]I think i am getting Bellof LED angel angel... i know its exp. but i like that blue color on Cyba's car... i wonder any cheap bulb can do that kind of blueish output.

OP says not to get too excited, performance during the day is not much better or the same as GP Thunders... Not sure it warrants the price tag unless you enamored by the blue angels at night. Personally i would prefer something a little less blue...has too much of a fast and furious fell to it.

in either case though that is one sexy drop.

[JPH]

Originally Posted by GregW / Oregon

As I posted above, they are much brighter in DRL mode. LEDs are trick to dim, so I question if they will work properly in parking lamp dimmed mode. I am going to contact PIAA for advice.

Let us know what you learn from PIAA.....