Angel Eyes info

[danewilson77]

I have the Weisslicht's from JLeviSW.

Khoa has the Premiums for a great price.

If your pockets are deep you can go with the Orion V2's.

Feel free all, to share your A/E experiences here.

Install was a breeze. Online instructions and tutorials are excellent in this category.

[AzkotikBMW]

I'm worried about the baking process, and if I don't get them completely sealed back up that there will be moisture inside of them afterwards :(

[danewilson77]

Yeah.......idk. it all just depends on how bad you want em.

Yu could buy P46's w/ A/E's installed....but I have heard the A/E's suck in this kind of setup.

I honestly don't know what I would do if I had a coupe.



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[mimalmo]

Dane, post up pics of yours.


Mine: Orion V2
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg283/mimalmo/RockFalls2.jpg

[danewilson77]

OK.........

http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af278/nicee46/Imola%20Bimmer/DSC04063-1-1-1.jpg

http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af278/nicee46/Imola%20Bimmer/DSC04006-3.jpg

[kayger12]

Very happy with the Orion V2s I had on my 325.

I will not bake the headlights on the ZHP, so she will stay AE-free. :(

http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff401/Kayger12/IMG_2539_edited-1.jpg

[AzkotikBMW]

I REALLY REALLY want them in there, but there is so much that can go wrong with baking them. Also, I don't think the p46's fit the 04+ coupe (at least that's what the website says). I think they are part of what makes a BMW stand out from other cars and I really want them, but even the smallest fingerprint on the plastic before you bake it can have negative effects. Has anyone done the headlight baking process on their car?

[danewilson77]

I would say search around as I would bet few here have baked...at least the way you're talking about.

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[danewilson77]

I would say search around as I would bet few here have baked...at least the way you're talking about. :shifty

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[kayger12]

I did a ton of research on baking. Plenty of people have done it successfully and I haven't really seen any horror stories.

If you follow the DIYs it honestly shouldn't be that big a deal.

Of course that's easy for me to say about your headlights... which is why mine won't be oven bound.

For your reference http://www.jlevistreetwerks.com/Bake.pdf

[danewilson77]

I did a ton of research on baking. Plenty of people have done it successfully and I haven't really seen any horror stories.

If you follow the DIYs it honestly shouldn't be that big a deal.

Of course that's easy for me to say about your headlights... which is why mine won't be oven bound.

For your reference http://www.jlevistreetwerks.com/Bake.pdf

Kind of surprised...that a man of your stature on the site...wouldn't take one for the team.

Easy for me to say with 4 doors.

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[kayger12]

I usually don't mind taking this stuff on. But there are just too many ways for this one to go sideways. Aggravation factor is just too high.

I do miss 'em, though.

Price of driving a coupe...

[danewilson77]

I usually don't mind taking this stuff on. But there are just too many ways for this one to go sideways. Aggravation factor is just too high.

I do miss 'em, though.

Price of driving a coupe...

Didn't you just say it wasn't a big deal?

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[AzkotikBMW]

Well I have a friend that is going to to be doing this in a day or two (I convinced him to do it first lol) and I'll see how that goes. If everything for him goes without a hitch, I will most likely take one for the team and do it. I HAVE to have the Angel Eyes man....they will make my car look so....."mean" for lack of a better term. That and its a BMW signature....gotta have it!

[kayger12]

Didn't you just say it wasn't a big deal?

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Yes... with HIS headlights. With mine, it's a big deal :p

[az3579]

The thing with the angel eyes is that they don't look nearly as menacing on a coupe. They're... tiny.

[Johnmadd]

Dane's look great in person, I was so mesmerized by them as he passed me in my e30 that I couldn't even wave, all I could do is flash bright lights.:biggrin

[danewilson77]

Lol


Dane's look great in person, I was so mesmerized by them as he passed me in my e30 that I couldn't even wave, all I could do is flash bright lights.:biggrin



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[danewilson77]

Friend could become a member here and post his own diy....

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[AzkotikBMW]

The thing with the angel eyes is that they don't look nearly as menacing on a coupe. They're... tiny.

May be small.....but still looks 100x more menacing then it looks without them....

[mimalmo]

All this talk of getting baked is giving me the munchies.

[kayger12]

All this talk of getting baked is giving me the munchies.

:rofl

[AzkotikBMW]

Nice Eli, I'm sure I'll build up the cajones to go ahead and do it during the summer, but I just got the car, don't want to risk it....YET!

[danewilson77]

Here ya go....when you're ready

[M0nk3y]

Orion V2s

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g135/1nFeCt1oN/Orion%20V2s/100_0158.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g135/1nFeCt1oN/Orion%20V2s/100_0157.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g135/1nFeCt1oN/Orion%20V2s/100_0153.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g135/1nFeCt1oN/Orion%20V2s/100_0154.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g135/1nFeCt1oN/Orion%20V2s/100_0155.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g135/1nFeCt1oN/Orion%20V2s/100_0156.jpg

[gr330zhp]

Orion V2s here

They are really great, very OE install and look and never had any flickering or any other issues. Also at $110 they were affordable in my opinion :dunno

http://i378.photobucket.com/albums/oo223/cruisineuro/100_0913.jpg

At 6k they are still very visible with the Xenons on
http://i378.photobucket.com/albums/oo223/cruisineuro/100_0915.jpg?t=1298476061

http://i378.photobucket.com/albums/oo223/cruisineuro/IMAG01751.jpg

http://i378.photobucket.com/albums/oo223/cruisineuro/IMAG01851.jpg?t=1298476194

[AzkotikBMW]

Do you have OEM (4300k) xenons still in there?

[gr330zhp]

Do you have OEM (4300k) xenons still in there?

Yes I do...OE

[adb1028]

Orion V2s here

They are really great, very OE install and look and never had any flickering or any other issues. Also at $110 they were affordable in my opinion :dunno

Where did you find V2's for $110? I've never seen them for less than $159.

Jlevi has the Weisslicht LED Angel Eyes on sale for $99 (down from $149), which is enticing (espscially with the 1yr warranty) but I've been searching around and many say that they are the exact same product as the Khoalty Angel Eyes, which are much cheaper, but don't come with any warranty.

[danewilson77]

Where did you find V2's for $110? I've never seen them for less than $159.

Jlevi has the Weisslicht LED Angel Eyes on sale for $99 (down from $149), which is enticing (espscially with the 1yr warranty) but I've been searching around and many say that they are the exact same product as the Khoalty Angel Eyes, which are much cheaper, but don't come with any warranty.

Lifetime guarentee for $30 moar.........

[iZHP]

anyone have any issues with the auto-leveling moving the AE's? Mine were positioned perfectly on the first day, then after turning lights on/off over a few weeks they've been shimmied forward and now are on a slight tilt because of the auto-leveling pushing them... ???

[M0nk3y]

anyone have any issues with the auto-leveling moving the AE's? Mine were positioned perfectly on the first day, then after turning lights on/off over a few weeks they've been shimmied forward and now are on a slight tilt because of the auto-leveling pushing them... ???

I've heard sometimes you have to trim the inner plastic shroud so it doesn't affect it. What AE's do you have?

More shots for thread:
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g135/1nFeCt1oN/DSC_0012.jpg?t=1300467864

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g135/1nFeCt1oN/DSC_0010.jpg

[adb1028]

Lifetime guarentee for $30 moar.........

Sheeeeeet Dane! Why didn't you post that earlier? Already placed my order for the Weisslichts, I can't believe I missed the lifetime option. I'll send them an email, maybe they can add it to my order.



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[iZHP]

I've heard sometimes you have to trim the inner plastic shroud so it doesn't affect it. What AE's do you have?

4300k from eurokoncepts. They were $65 and I've never had a problem with them

They're on sale lol (http://www.eurokoncepts.com/CCFL-Angel-Eyes-for-BMW-E46E36E39_p_8.html). Mine are the Gold Kit.

[johnrando]

OK. Definitely feel like a noob asking this, but why do you have to "bake" angel eyes, and why on a coupe and not a sedan?

[danewilson77]

The headlights lenses are sealed on a coupe....whereas on a sedan you can just pull the lense off.

[johnrando]

I did a ton of research on baking. Plenty of people have done it successfully and I haven't really seen any horror stories.

If you follow the DIYs it honestly shouldn't be that big a deal.

Of course that's easy for me to say about your headlights... which is why mine won't be oven bound.

For your reference http://www.jlevistreetwerks.com/Bake.pdf

Just read this. No freakin' way I'm baking my lights TWICE, once for off, once for on. Even though it's "not a big deal", that seems risky. I with Keith on this one.

[adb1028]

Dane, did your Weisslicht AE's come in a labeled box? I just got mine from Jlevi and they are in a plain black box with no mention of the Weisslicht brand anywhere on them. They even say CCFL on the side.

[pyreguy]

This is the box that my Weisslicht AE's came in last week. Getting them installed tomorrow...

http://i986.photobucket.com/albums/ae342/pyreguy/DSC00292.jpg

[danewilson77]

Dane, did your Weisslicht AE's come in a labeled box? I just got mine from Jlevi and they are in a plain black box with no mention of the Weisslicht brand anywhere on them. They even say CCFL on the side.

Yes....exactamundo. Just install that sheeeet. You won't be disappointed.

[danewilson77]

I just PM'd Nick @ JLeviSW to see if he could come explain to us the differences in the boxes.

[Dotpage]

Orions here. Easy install, very nice looking, I was a little afraid to do it, and when the AEs came, I almost passed out after seeing all the wires... But it was a breeze, just like DW says, the DIYs are amazing... Would do it again anyday...

http://gallery.me.com/eduardocesconetto/100568/DSC_4182.jpg?derivative=mmedium&source=web.jpg&type=mmedium

[adb1028]

Thanks Dane, I just spoke with Nick at Jlevi as well. He said their latest shipment came in plain boxes, but they are genuine Weisslicht products. I believe him now that you posted that pic, Lance, since the serial codes match.

I'll be installing them in the next few weeks, once I get my passenger side Xenon headlight from eBay I've been waiting on. In the mean time, anybody have pics of the Weisslicht's that I can feast on while I wait? :biggrin

[danewilson77]

Ummm....maybe....

http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af278/nicee46/Imola%20Bimmer/DSC04095-1.jpg

http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af278/nicee46/Imola%20Bimmer/DSC04063.jpg

http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af278/nicee46/Imola%20Bimmer/DSC04006-3.jpg

http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af278/nicee46/Imola%20Bimmer/DSC03978.jpg

http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af278/nicee46/Imola%20Bimmer/DSC03960.jpg

[johnrando]

Love the way that looks Dane! It's tough, but I'm still not baking mine... wish there was another way around it.

[kayger12]

Love the way that looks Dane! It's tough, but I'm still not baking mine... wish there was another way around it.

With you, John. I've finally gotten over them.

I missed them for a little while, but I'm enjoying the stock look on the ZHP with my raw, uncooked headlight assemblies.

Droid X. Tapatalk. Use it.

[az3579]

For you coupe/convertible guys, perhaps some city lights would do the trick? Methinks they look awesome.

[iZHP]

I wouldn't attempt to bake if I had coupe either lol...DTRL enabled lol

[Johnmadd]

I am looking at angel eyes and will either go with the orion original v2's or these

http://www.umnitza.com/predator-orionsuptmsup-v2-multicolor-led-angel-eyes-w-rem-p-5632.html

Worth the extra dough to stand out?

[M0nk3y]

My friend has them installed in his E46. Personally; unless you show the car alot...not worth it.

Anyways: I helped install AE's on 2 cars a couple weekends ago. The left the Aurora and the right is Orion V2s. Took about 1 hour for both cars, not too shabby ;)

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g135/1nFeCt1oN/BMW%20Meet%2042311/DSC_0018.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g135/1nFeCt1oN/BMW%20Meet%2042311/DSC_0017.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g135/1nFeCt1oN/BMW%20Meet%2042311/DSC_0013.jpg

Crappy shots; the sun was playing games with me

[Johnmadd]

Which of those^ did you like better?

I will be at cars and coffee williamsburg once a month to show and a weekly friday night show is also a possibility.

[M0nk3y]

Which of those^ did you like better?

I will be at cars and coffee williamsburg once a month to show and a weekly friday night show is also a possibility.

Depends. The Orions are definitely brighter; easily.

The Auroras seemed more uniform though. They were like a pure white.

The Orions were more like blue, 6000k-8000k color. The Orion owner said he would go to Auroras if he had to do it again.

Both had extremely good build quality

[Johnmadd]

Thank you, I will also look at the aurora's.

[Johnmadd]

Just looked at the aurora's and they are a little more expensive, so what does your friend think make them better? Curious as I almost went buying stuff without much research.

[bullfrogs_M3]

Haven't read through it all yet, but is there a way to only make the Angel Eye's come on when the lights do? I don't really want them on ALL the time

[M0nk3y]

Just looked at the aurora's and they are a little more expensive, so what does your friend think make them better? Curious as I almost went buying stuff without much research.

To tell you the truth, I don't know.

My personal opinion is the Orions. They make a better DRL Light. The Auroras will easily get drowned out in bright sunlight.

The clips in the Orions are much stronger, and are virtually impossible to break.

I had Orions on my E46, and would do the same TBH

[Johnmadd]

Thanks monkey. Now back to me deciding on the color changing one or the regs, probably get the regular ones unless I get some good ol' peer pressure on the pimpin ones.

[M0nk3y]

My friend has the Color Changing Orions...they are here on this board somewhere (picture wise).

He has a Black ZHP as well (go figure) and he puts the AE's on Red when he's at shows...so hot

[Johnmadd]

;)Yeah, I seen the pic that you are talking about and it looked totally:devilish and :drevil

[Dotpage]

colored AEs are so 70's... Not saying it is wrong, I am from the 70's :D

http://www.teesnthings.com/ProductImages/tv-show/simpsons-t-shirts/disco-stu-air-freshener.jpg

[Johnmadd]

^Disco Stu ftw.

[bullfrogs_M3]

I would only do colored AE's if you can dynamically select the color on the fly thru a dial or something. Otherwise, clear/white is the only color

[Johnmadd]

Not quite sure how they work but I think you can only drive with them on white or other normal color, im not sure how or if you can lock them in red or another color for show or what.

[M0nk3y]

Not quite sure how they work but I think you can only drive with them on white or other normal color, im not sure how or if you can lock them in red or another color for show or what.

There is a control switch that you can put through the glovebox.

You can have them on white, cycle through all of the colors, or select a certain color

[Johnmadd]

Think someone could get away runnin blue on the streets?

[M0nk3y]

Think someone could get away runnin blue on the streets?

Yes and no.

When you get pulled over switch it to white....

[Johnmadd]

Yes and no.

When you get pulled over switch it to white....
Ha, very sneeky sir, hide the switch and tell the cop he was having hallucinations.

[Dotpage]

white/amber would be nice, white during the day and amber to match the 3800K at night...

[M0nk3y]

Ha, very sneeky sir, hide the switch and tell the cop he was having hallucinations.

Bingo. There is a kill switch option actually on the control that makes it default directly to white

[Johnmadd]

TWITB, That's What Im Talkin bout.