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      02-26-2010, 08:40 PM   #1
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BMW 328i 'Angel Eyes' Help

Hey guys, this is my first time using this forum and it looks good so don't hassle me if I do something wrong. Anyway, I have a BMW 328i, 2008 (model is e90 so its 4 door). I am thinking about upgrading the lights. The only problem is I have no idea how to. I have stock headlights, meaning they are not 'angel eyes' at all. I keep searching and all I see is how to upgrade from stock angel eyes to halo or xenon, or whatever. Please help me out, I want angel eyes baaadly. Thanks
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      02-27-2010, 04:13 AM   #2
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Got to retrofit some pre LCI zenons but there's a lot more work than that I'm afraid. Error code clearing, etc.
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      02-27-2010, 08:11 AM   #3
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Not too sure, but maybe you can buy the aftermarket headlight units itself with the angel eyes installed already?
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      02-27-2010, 12:15 PM   #4
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Your best option right now is an OE retrofit, either LCI halogens or Xenons. Quality aftermarket versions are a few months out right now.
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      02-27-2010, 12:18 PM   #5
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Your best option right now is an OE retrofit, either LCI halogens or Xenons. Quality aftermarket versions are a few months out right now.
+1 going OEM will definitely cost you more now, but if you get crappy 3rd party ones that die every 6 months they'll pay for themselves.
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      02-27-2010, 12:55 PM   #6
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Definitely get the OEM retrofit. Got some pre lci xenons last month and I love them. Best mod so far. Makes a huge difference. You wont regret it.
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Ok, I appreciate everyones help. Thanks alot.
But can you go a step fuhrer and show me like a website with prices and stuff.
Damn I saw a 328I, same year with those lights, so nice. Thanks again yall.
And if i get them the stock color, ill upgrade the bulbs.. bout 245$, thats not much of a problem. just the problem is getting the unit

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Definitely get the OEM retrofit. Got some pre lci xenons last month and I love them. Best mod so far. Makes a huge difference. You wont regret it.
Ok, what exactly is retrofit?.. is it a special design that will fit the e90s? Where can I get them/ view them
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      02-27-2010, 01:16 PM   #9
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Just do a search under my name. I got a ton of posts on this topic.
I did a conversion myself like a year ago. My setup is OEM US Xenons with a 6000k DS1 bulbs for low beams. The CANBUS ballast also make it PnP and throw no errors. Setup if very easy, the only hard part is taking off the bumper.
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Just do a search under my name. I got a ton of posts on this topic.
I did a conversion myself like a year ago. My setup is OEM US Xenons with a 6000k DS1 bulbs for low beams. The CANBUS ballast also make it PnP and throw no errors. Setup if very easy, the only hard part is taking off the bumper.
Ok, I didn't find any posts relating to this.
http://www.bmwpartswheels.com/bmw-he...ghts-1635.html would these fit in my car?... They seem too cheap to be an entire headlight. everything on the site is 350-480$ Look pretty sick too
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      02-27-2010, 03:00 PM   #11
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check out e-bay, you can find some really hawt knockoffs real cheep like and stuff.
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The lights I got are OEM xenons that were converted to not throw error codes. Just remove old headlights and plug in the new one. As mentioned the hardest part is taking off the bumper. Don't know of any websites, but Damon on the forum can do the conversion. Forgot his screen name, but you can do a search on the forum, and send him a PM.
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      02-27-2010, 05:07 PM   #13
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check out e-bay, you can find some really hawt knockoffs real cheep like and stuff.
Don't go with the non-OEM setup. I heard horror stories about those knock-offs sold on EBAY.
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      02-27-2010, 05:30 PM   #14
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you would need to buy xenon projectors for angel eyes
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      02-28-2010, 06:23 AM   #15
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Don't go with the non-OEM setup. I heard horror stories about those knock-offs sold on EBAY.
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      03-01-2010, 07:00 PM   #16
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Ok, I don't think I am going to buy that cheap knock off stuff. I'm thinking about looking for ones 1k to 1.3k together. Does anyone know a good website that sells quality stuff?... No cheap knock offs from Hong Kong please.
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if you want the converted xenons shoot me a PM and ill set it up
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