[Napoleon]

Is there anyway to make my e90 2011 angel eyes look like the F30's? Or at least the closest without going broke?

[aro541]

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1111238

[wdeerfield]

If you have halogen headlights, the drop in replacements are pretty decent. if you have factory xenon headlights, dont even bother without doing a full ring replacement. vendors will chime in to say they have a great solution but during the day you cant see them at all. They are not even either with the inner ring being the brightest because of the tube design of the angel eyes. Vendors have done their best but without a ring replacement you will never achieve the look of the e92/3 LCI or F3x

[LuxAngelEyes]

Originally Posted by Napoleon

Is there anyway to make my e90 2011 angel eyes look like the F30's? Or at least the closest without going broke?

Well depends on a number of things, first off what type of headlights do you have, Halogen or Xenon.

You basically have 2 options out there for you, a plug and play replacement light, and a full ring replacement. the full ring replacements will give you a clean and even light, but they will be the most costly.

the plug and play replacements options have gotten much better the last few years and can even rival the brightness of the more costly replacement. Let me know what type of headlight you have first as that will make a difference

[Napoleon]

Originally Posted by wdeerfield

If you have halogen headlights, the drop in replacements are pretty decent. if you have factory xenon headlights, dont even bother without doing a full ring replacement. vendors will chime in to say they have a great solution but during the day you cant see them at all. They are not even either with the inner ring being the brightest because of the tube design of the angel eyes. Vendors have done their best but without a ring replacement you will never achieve the look of the e92/3 LCI or F3x

How expensive are full rings replacements? Sorry, i shouldn't of stated my headlights are xenon

[Napoleon]

Originally Posted by LuxAngelEyes

Well depends on a number of things, first off what type of headlights do you have, Halogen or Xenon.

You basically have 2 options out there for you, a plug and play replacement light, and a full ring replacement. the full ring replacements will give you a clean and even light, but they will be the most costly.

the plug and play replacements options have gotten much better the last few years and can even rival the brightness of the more costly replacement. Let me know what type of headlight you have first as that will make a difference

Xenon headlights

[uber]

full ring (squared off like f30) are 70-250ish. I found ebay ones that don't come with a diffuser, so it's just a board and LED. There are places like 888concept which will sell you the rings in a diffuser already, so you don't need to worry about that.

[LuxAngelEyes]

Originally Posted by Napoleon

Xenon headlights

OK, if you are looking for a plug and play setup, one option is our LUX H8 160 angel eyes. These are the brightest lights on market and come with our guaranteed support and service.
Here's 1 quick picture of the way these lights look compared to stock. Let me know if you have any questions and we have all the information in the link in our signature

[mike@x-ph.com]

Originally Posted by aro541

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1111238

Thank you

Originally Posted by Napoleon

Is there anyway to make my e90 2011 angel eyes look like the F30's? Or at least the closest without going broke?

Plug and play LED go anywhere from $70 to $250.
Custom LED like the one in the link above ( ours ) are more expensive but they get you amazing results. You can find the rings for $200 - $450 but then you will need to open the headlights yourself and install them which is a big hassle.
Another option would be that you send your headlights and get them customized ( see pics on that link). Your cost will depend on the options you pick. If you are only doing LED DTM rings ( squared) it should run you about $550

The only way to get similar results as the new BMW ( both rings with same brightness) is by doing custom LED. Anything else will get uneven brightness between the 2 rings.

[Napoleon]

Originally Posted by uber

full ring (squared off like f30) are 70-250ish. I found ebay ones that don't come with a diffuser, so it's just a board and LED. There are places like 888concept which will sell you the rings in a diffuser already, so you don't need to worry about that.

I'm sorry for the noobish questions but as you can see, i'm a new member lol. Does the rings mean to replace the ones currently in my headlight housing?

[mike@x-ph.com]

Originally Posted by Napoleon

I'm sorry for the noobish questions but as you can see, i'm a new member lol. Does the rings mean to replace the ones currently in my headlight housing?

Correct.

[Napoleon]

Originally Posted by mike@x-ph.com

Thank you



Plug and play LED go anywhere from $70 to $250.
Custom LED like the one in the link above ( ours ) are more expensive but they get you amazing results. You can find the rings for $200 - $450 but then you will need to open the headlights yourself and install them which is a big hassle.
Another option would be that you send your headlights and get them customized ( see pics on that link). Your cost will depend on the options you pick. If you are only doing LED DTM rings ( squared) it should run you about $550

The only way to get similar results as the new BMW ( both rings with same brightness) is by doing custom LED. Anything else will get uneven brightness between the 2 rings.

Those are not released yet correct?

[mike@x-ph.com]

Originally Posted by Napoleon

Those are not released yet correct?

Correct.

[Napoleon]

Originally Posted by mike@x-ph.com

Correct.

Check your pm in a few seconds

[Napoleon]

Originally Posted by LuxAngelEyes

OK, if you are looking for a plug and play setup, one option is our LUX H8 160 angel eyes. These are the brightest lights on market and come with our guaranteed support and service.
Here's 1 quick picture of the way these lights look compared to stock. Let me know if you have any questions and we have all the information in the link in our signature

Currently i'm using your 160w angel eyes & although they look great, i expected them to be brighter during the day. I guess this is as good as plug & play can get?

[1chanc3]

Originally Posted by Napoleon

Currently i'm using your 160w angel eyes & although they look great, i expected them to be brighter during the day. I guess this is as good as plug & play can get?

The only way to make them more visible during the day is the do the LED ring replacement. Stock rings, no matter what LED plug and play you put in, will NEVER look as bright as clear as LED ring replacements (or LCI AE). This is because of the design of the AEs; the light source basically has to travel through a clear plastic tube and because of this, a lot of light is lost in the process.

So yes, plug and play are relatively cheaper, but if you want to get them super bright, then ring replacements are the way to go.

[Jeff@TopGearSolutions]

Originally Posted by Napoleon

Currently i'm using your 160w angel eyes & although they look great, i expected them to be brighter during the day. I guess this is as good as plug & play can get?

There may be small differences between other 160W H8 options like HPB, XPH but for the most part you can only get so much brightness out of a plug and play kit.

The majority of the fault is not actually the brightness of the plug and play options but the BMW Headlight design of the rings.

You'll need to go custom if you are looking for more.

[mike@x-ph.com]

Originally Posted by Jeff@TopGearSolutions

There may be small differences between other 160W H8 options like HPB, XPH but for the most part you can only get so much brightness out of a plug and play kit.

The majority of the fault is not actually the brightness the plug and play options but the BMW Headlight design of the rings.

You'll need to go custom if you are looking for more.

Agree 100%
Plug and play will get you brighter angel eyes but they will not be able to fix the design flaw on your car. The only fix to that is custom LED.
That being said custom LED will cost a lot more money and the headlights have to be shipped out to be worked on.
It comes down to budget and if you are willing to wait around a week to get your headlights upgraded.

[Napoleon]

Originally Posted by mike@x-ph.com

Agree 100%
Plug and play will get you brighter angel eyes but they will not be able to fix the design flaw on your car. The only fix to that is custom LED.
That being said custom LED will cost a lot more money and the headlights have to be shipped out to be worked on.
It comes down to budget and if you are willing to wait around a week to get your headlights upgraded.

Yeah i see. Guess i'll wait till i can afford the customs