Best bang for the buck: Angel Eyes?

[Riley1524]

Originally Posted by Flipwit

I appreciate all the input guys, my only concern is the brightness of LUX at night. how comparable is it to OEM, as well as Alpine?

The LUX are amazing during dusk/night!! Take my word for it as I have tried many setups. The LUX provide a more uniform light between the inner and outer rings. I'm actually waiting to try the ebay 9W led kit that was posted above and see how they compare to the LUX just for the heck of it, but as of right now, the LUX wins hands down compared to every other brand I have tried. A couple of friends have the Alpine kit and the inner rings are way to bright for my taste, especially from a distance, but thats my opinion of coarse.

[Salazar]

Originally Posted by Riley1524

The LUX are amazing during dusk/night!! Take my word for it as I have tried many setups. The LUX provide a more uniform light between the inner and outer rings. I'm actually waiting to try the ebay 9W led kit that was posted above and see how they compare to the LUX just for the heck of it, but as of right now, the LUX wins hands down compared to every other brand I have tried. A couple of friends have the Alpine kit and the inner rings are way to bright for my taste, especially from a distance, but thats my opinion of coarse.

Let me know how that ebay product goes, because if its about the same that would be a killer deal! My other concern would be durability of it as well..

[DARK PHX]

I'm going to order the ebay ones as well and see how they go. Can't beat it for $30 something!

[Salazar]

Originally Posted by DARK PHX

I'm going to order the ebay ones as well and see how they go. Can't beat it for $30 something!

Seriously, I may even order it myself.. I mean that's the typical cost of replacement bulbs for the normal AE's!

[jkoral]

I'm interested in the ebay ones that DTNJNQ posted above. Is that what you guys are going to try?

Unlike most angel eye buyers I don't care about daylight brightness and I'm not trying to re-create the new 3er and 5er angel eyes (although they do look awesome in the day).

Honestly the yellow inner ring bugs me when I'm stuck in night traffic and I see my headlights reflected in the car in front of me. I would just like that ring to be white at night.

But I'm loathe to mess with the headlights and mount external ballast, etc. Ultimately it's not a huge deal, but if these are simple plug and play bulbs, for the cost I might try them too.

DTNJNQ, you steered me right with the louiellp fake CF rear diffuser (I love it), so if you're happy with these bulbs, maybe I should give them a shot. You said a different seller, but how can you tell they are the exact same as you have? (I don't see a brand or model number)

[bsm135]

I'm defs gonna give the $30 ebay ones a go as well !
Worth a shot!

[135i OREO]

Im waiting on the pictures of the Ebay ones. I'll prob jump on those if they look decent.

[Riley1524]

I just received the 9w ebay led kit and installed them. I'm not going into a full review on these as I don't see that this kit deserves it. I'm also not going to post a comparison of the LUX and these"9W" leds because a camera without the correct settings and quality will not show the true output. I will provide pictures of the "9W" led kit to show you I actually bought them and that I'm not being biased.

Long story short, these LED's don't compare to the LUX at all!!! They look ok during dusk/dark, but they come nowhere close to the light output in all 4 rings as the LUX.You can install them and see yourselves and you may like them if you never tried the LUX, but I personally wouldn't waste my time and money on them. Not trying to say that DTNJNQ is wrong and all, but these just don't compare to the LUX and you can tell they are made cheap. You really do get what you pay for guys, take my word for it!

[DanoG80Cx]

I wonder how these would stack up...they seem to be a different design from all the $30-40 kits on ebay...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-H8-LED-A...item1e62f927b3

[Salazar]

Originally Posted by Riley1524

I just received the 9w ebay led kit and installed them. I'm not going into a full review on these as I don't see that this kit deserves it. I'm also not going to post a comparison of the LUX and these"9W" leds because a camera without the correct settings and quality will not show the true output. I will provide pictures of the "9W" led kit to show you I actually bought them and that I'm not being biased.

Long story short, these LED's don't compare to the LUX at all!!! They look ok during dusk/dark, but they come nowhere close to the light output in all 4 rings as the LUX.You can install them and see yourselves and you may like them if you never tried the LUX, but I personally wouldn't waste my time and money on them. Not trying to say that DTNJNQ is wrong and all, but these just don't compare to the LUX and you can tell they are made cheap. You really do get what you pay for guys, take my word for it!

I understand your point, but still $30 is really not bad for something probably much better than stock. Compared to paying $245 for LUX. "Best bang for the buck" as the thread topic states.

[LuxAngelEyes]

Originally Posted by Dano135i

I wonder how these would stack up...they seem to be a different design from all the $30-40 kits on ebay...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-H8-LED-A...item1e62f927b3

those will be about the same brightness as the ones Riley1524 just posted. they might be slightly better, however our LUX h8 V3 will still be 3-4 times brighter

[DTNJNQ]

Originally Posted by Riley1524

I just received the 9w ebay led kit and installed them. I'm not going into a full review on these as I don't see that this kit deserves it. I'm also not going to post a comparison of the LUX and these"9W" leds because a camera without the correct settings and quality will not show the true output. I will provide pictures of the "9W" led kit to show you I actually bought them and that I'm not being biased.

Long story short, these LED's don't compare to the LUX at all!!! They look ok during dusk/dark, but they come nowhere close to the light output in all 4 rings as the LUX.You can install them and see yourselves and you may like them if you never tried the LUX, but I personally wouldn't waste my time and money on them. Not trying to say that DTNJNQ is wrong and all, but these just don't compare to the LUX and you can tell they are made cheap. You really do get what you pay for guys, take my word for it!

Yeah, I've never compared them with the LUX however my point is that for a fraction of the price of the LUX these do a good job. I just can't justify $250 on some bulb just to get a slightly better result during the day. Maybe if I compared them side by side with the LUX I would change my mind.

[Riley1524]

Originally Posted by DTNJNQ

Yeah, I've never compared them with the LUX however my point is that for a fraction of the price of the LUX these do a good job. I just can't justify $250 on some bulb just to get a slightly better result during the day. Maybe if I compared them side by side with the LUX I would change my mind.

While I see your point, the LUX is more than just slightly better than the 9W led kit even during the day. Also, once you see and feel the quality of LUX, you would understand why they cost so much more. I also would much rather support a fellow American in their product with A++++ support than with these cheaply made, mediocre China made products. Yeah, the post does say "Best Bang For The Buck", but this is just not possible with our headlights/AE's in my opinion Marc (LUX) has really put in the R&D to make these the best option.

It really comes down to what your happy with. I just hate to see people waste money and time with the same outcome.

[ken1137]

Originally Posted by Dano135i

I wonder how these would stack up...they seem to be a different design from all the $30-40 kits on ebay...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-H8-LED-A...item1e62f927b3

Those might be Weisslicht or a knock-off based on the design. I'm selling the set I bought since the two LED chips are not enough light imo. Maybe good enough for some...i will post them for sale as soon as I receive another set I bought from eBay. pm me if you are interested 50% off the ebay listing.

[onlyar18]

i may try out the 9w leds. i have gp thunders and they are not that bright. I would go lux if they were closer to 100-150. Not saything they are not worth the asking price. but a bit out of my budget, would rather spend on other parts.

[Riley1524]

I don't think you'll be happy with the 9w then if you don't like the gp thunders. The led has a more white blue color, but they aren't as bright as even the gp thunders

[DTNJNQ]

Originally Posted by Riley1524

I don't think you'll be happy with the 9w then if you don't like the gp thunders. The led has a more white blue color, but they aren't as bright as even the gp thunders

They are definitely a lot brighter than the GP Thunders. GP Thunders are not as bright as the OEM and I was very disappointed with GP Thunders.

[denfion]

I bought this from ebay after I read this thread. Honestly, if you compare this to GP, I would say it is brighter than GP and actually I was very surprised when I compare it with GP in my garage , but in day time the GP is more obvious because it is a bit yellowish. I don't think we should compare this to LUX because of the price mark. But if you are thinking of buying a GP which cost ~$30, why not go for this LED with similar price range?

[denfion]

But honestly, anyone dare to try one of these??

[djpeetur]

Yup I bought from chinese website. Worst then gp. I had alpine to bright. Gp sucks. eBay ones r ok. Alpine probably look best

[INDPNDT]

Originally Posted by LuxAngelEyes

those will be about the same brightness as the ones Riley1524 just posted. they might be slightly better, however our LUX h8 V3 will still be 3-4 times brighter

Is there an AE light out there that is similar to the new BMW setup? It's almost white/purple tone.

[1speedbike]

Originally Posted by INDPNDT

Is there an AE light out there that is similar to the new BMW setup? It's almost white/purple tone.

Alpine HIDs are probably the closest to the new BMWs out there, though they have problems as well. Version 2 was infamous for bad reliability, but so far there have been no complains as far as I know with Version 3 (which is now out) The install is much more complicated and requires you hooking up the lights to one of the battery ports in the engine bay, as well as either making a hole in your headlight caps or buying pre-drilled caps from Alex@Alpine. Also, the inner ring is brighter than the outside ring because they are SO bright, the light doesn't diffuse. I don't think they're too bright, but are brighter than LUX, and they are the closest match to the new BMW angel ayes. They're also available in almost any color temperature, so.. 3000K is yellow, 4300K is stock color, 6000K is pure white, 8000K is white with a hint of blue, 10000K is blueish, 12000K is purple. Lux is great and gives more even light distribution between rings, is more expensive, and less annoying to install; Alpine is also great, comes in a variety of colors, is much more visible during the day even in direct sunlight, is closer to the new BMW lights, is more annoying to install, and is less expensive... Those are pretty much the two "best" angel eye options other than completely replacing the rings or the whole headlight enclosures for lots of $$$.