Best Angel eye replacement options

Miko226 · 07-08-2013, 11:34 AM

Started my car today and my oem angel eye bulb went out Finally!!

Time to replace with something not yellow i would like the new oem bright white angel eyes however i am wondering what the options as far as quality/price/reliability?

MightyMouseTech · 07-08-2013, 11:38 AM

I was going to try a set of PIAA H8 direct replacement bulbs. Seems to be the easiest/cheapest option, just not sure how "white" the results will be.

ShocknAwe · 07-08-2013, 04:19 PM

Aren't PIAA bulbs the ones with error issues? Or was that nokya. Can't remember.

MightyMouseTech · 07-08-2013, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by ShocknAwe

Aren't PIAA bulbs the ones with error issues? Or was that nokya. Can't remember.

That is like comparing our 1er's to a clapped out diesel Rabbit. LOL

ShocknAwe · 07-08-2013, 05:42 PM

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That is like comparing our 1er's to a clapped out diesel Rabbit. LOL

LOL it was the nokya bulbs I was thinking of BTW.

DNG · 07-09-2013, 02:10 AM

LUX

RimasRS · 07-09-2013, 02:39 AM

GP thunder or some LEDs with which some people having problems or the best but most expensive LED rings OSS or something like that they can install or DIY

-c- · 07-10-2013, 06:45 PM

Would a H11 55 watt halogen melt the harness or ring ?

As ours is H8 but the h11 can be modified to fit pretty easily.

LuxAngelEyes · 08-08-2013, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by -c-

Would a H11 55 watt halogen melt the harness or ring ?

As ours is H8 but the h11 can be modified to fit pretty easily.

I would not recommend replacing the bulb with antyhign that s 55W. the extra temperatures could cause major problems and ruin the headlights. I wouldn't think its worth the risk for that.

As mentioned above, we offer the LUX H8 V4 angel eyes which are a LED bulb, and LED's are about 5x more efficient then a halogen bulb so for a lower wattage you will get significantly more light. Our Lights are almost 2x as bright as a halogen bulb and as well they don't dim like the stock bulb.s

-c- · 08-08-2013, 11:50 AM

Yea I was looking at HIR technology as its 75% the brightness of HID with the cost of a normal halogen but they are only made to fit 9011 and 9012, plus their perfect white light and would give the look of HID or LED. their also only around 45 watts. I called Phillips and the tech is growing so h11 and other lights are possible in the future. 250 bucks is just to much to pay and loose DRL functionality as in daylight their hard to see as the optics are perfected for halogen not LED.

plus our company is currently looking at lighting technology that we could use in the light pipe to get the brightness of current BMW DRL's but have that nice white bright look. Fun stuff!

burgz8787 · 08-08-2013, 10:54 PM

So nobody is running the PIAA bulbs? I pulled the lux angel eyes my used 1 came with due to some condensation issues. Damn they looked great though..

P1 · 08-11-2013, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by burgz8787

So nobody is running the PIAA bulbs? I pulled the lux angel eyes my used 1 came with due to some condensation issues. Damn they looked great though..

I am running the PIAA bulbs on my X5 M Sport. Have a thread on it with pics. Quite satisfied. Was $70 shipped and knocked out the yellow look I had with my OEM bulbs.

My wife had an '11 135i and I want to buy a set of the Philips H8 5000K Diamond Visions for hers.

ikermalli · 08-12-2013, 12:24 AM

I had GP Thunder 8500k's they burnt out after two months and light wasn't too bright but what did I expect for 20 bucks.

I have the Hellst angel eyes and I get a lot of compliments on them, they're H8 bulbs. The outer rings aren't as bright as the inner rings, it's noticeable but it's not too bad.

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Miko226 Captain 61 Rep 722 Posts Drives: 11' 335d Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Boca Raton, FL iTrader: (0)	Best Angel eye replacement options Started my car today and my oem angel eye bulb went out Finally!! Time to replace with something not yellow i would like the new oem bright white angel eyes however i am wondering what the options as far as quality/price/reliability? __________________ 11' m57 335d 165k Miles - JR 2, ATM Full Exhaust & Intake, Wagner FMIC, AAR Boost Pipe, AAR Swirl Delete, AAR EGR Delete 08' n54 135i FBO E85 - SOLD
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-c- Colonel 886 Rep 2,736 Posts Drives: bmw Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chicago iTrader: (5)	Would a H11 55 watt halogen melt the harness or ring ? As ours is H8 but the h11 can be modified to fit pretty easily.
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-c- Colonel 886 Rep 2,736 Posts Drives: bmw Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chicago iTrader: (5)	Yea I was looking at HIR technology as its 75% the brightness of HID with the cost of a normal halogen but they are only made to fit 9011 and 9012, plus their perfect white light and would give the look of HID or LED. their also only around 45 watts. I called Phillips and the tech is growing so h11 and other lights are possible in the future. 250 bucks is just to much to pay and loose DRL functionality as in daylight their hard to see as the optics are perfected for halogen not LED. plus our company is currently looking at lighting technology that we could use in the light pipe to get the brightness of current BMW DRL's but have that nice white bright look. Fun stuff!
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burgz8787 New Member 0 Rep 12 Posts Drives: 2009 135i Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Houston, TX iTrader: (1)	So nobody is running the PIAA bulbs? I pulled the lux angel eyes my used 1 came with due to some condensation issues. Damn they looked great though..
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ikermalli New Member 0 Rep 10 Posts Drives: 08 128i Sport/Prem/CW Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	I had GP Thunder 8500k's they burnt out after two months and light wasn't too bright but what did I expect for 20 bucks. I have the Hellst angel eyes and I get a lot of compliments on them, they're H8 bulbs. The outer rings aren't as bright as the inner rings, it's noticeable but it's not too bad.
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