Installed Angel Eye Upgrade

Harlequin · 04-13-2011, 02:18 AM

Got some GP Thunder 8500K H8s from Andrew@southernbm

Whadda ya think?

Left is GP Thunder - Right is OEM.

- Harlequin

MrBlonde · 04-13-2011, 02:25 AM

I've never understood the attraction, but each to their own.

swaite · 04-13-2011, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by MrBlonde

I've never understood the attraction, but each to their own.

It's a little something like this:

Which one is more attractive?

MrBlonde · 04-13-2011, 02:51 AM

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Originally Posted by swaite

It's a little something like this:
..
Which one is more attractive?

It's nothing at all like that.

swaite · 04-13-2011, 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by MrBlonde

It's nothing at all like that.

This then?

BMW86 · 04-13-2011, 03:18 AM

Looks great if you ask me. You will have to come along to one of the meets so I can see it in person. I want to do my angel eyes but no idea which way to go, I don't want something that is too over powering and looks like a blob of light. I want to see how it looks during the day too. How much did it cost you and did you throw any codes?

Harlequin · 04-13-2011, 03:24 AM

No codes - as far as I know. $72 incl. shipping.

Could have got them cheaper on eBay but wanted to get them from someone I could trust...

- Harlequin

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Originally Posted by BMW86

Looks great if you ask me. You will have to come along to one of the meets so I can see it in person. I want to do my angel eyes but no idea which way to go, I don't want something that is too over powering and looks like a blob of light. I want to see how it looks during the day too. How much did it cost you and did you throw any codes?

MrBlonde · 04-13-2011, 03:28 AM

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Originally Posted by swaite

This then?

Not that either. It looks a lot more like your mother, if you know what I mean.

BMW86 · 04-13-2011, 03:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Harlequin

No codes - as far as I know. $72 incl. shipping.

Could have got them cheaper on eBay but wanted to get them from someone I could trust...

- Harlequin

That's a sweet deal! I need to see these in person sometime. Keep an eye on the codes though.

swaite · 04-13-2011, 04:22 AM

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Originally Posted by MrBlonde

Not that either. It looks a lot more like your mother, if you know what I mean.

Not really. Must be some "down under" humor.

AussieAlf · 04-13-2011, 04:34 AM

Damn, I thought the one on the right was the upgrade. They both look better than my halogens.

Cheers,
Alf

andrew@southernBM · 04-13-2011, 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by BMW86

Looks great if you ask me. You will have to come along to one of the meets so I can see it in person. I want to do my angel eyes but no idea which way to go, I don't want something that is too over powering and looks like a blob of light. I want to see how it looks during the day too. How much did it cost you and did you throw any codes?

No codes, as it is a globe replacement. Only the HID kits with ballasts get codes.

Unkie · 04-13-2011, 07:39 AM

^^^
Hillarity in the facial analogies!

Maybe its like this then:

99% of people wont notice that mole (or give a shit), but if its on your face, and it bothers you - then you'd want to fix it.

SparklingRed · 04-13-2011, 07:43 AM

Looks good! I've also just ordered some from overseas!

sbce90 · 04-13-2011, 07:59 AM

Yikes, you could have gotten like 3 sets for $72! The look good and are cheap enough to try out as a mod. I honestly didn't mind the stock look, but Jeef Beef was getting a set of GPs so I thought I might as well just jump on the bandwagon.

volk613 · 04-13-2011, 08:18 AM

I like them, thinking of getting some muyself.

JHOOPS2 · 04-13-2011, 08:22 AM

I have them as well. Big difference in person. Going from brownish/yellow to white.

Stuart@BMRAutowerkes · 04-13-2011, 08:29 AM

lol above... I have some GPs I didn't like.. not bright enough during the day. I instead chose the HID angel eye option with brightness equivalent to staring directly at the sun.

Harlequin · 04-13-2011, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by SBC

Yikes, you could have gotten like 3 sets for $72!

Yeah, I know. Saw several sets the same on eBay for around $15-$20 but all overseas sellers and I wanted to get them fast and from a reasonably local source.

- Harlequin

SparklingRed · 04-13-2011, 08:41 AM

Did you install them yourself? Was it hard?

Harlequin · 04-13-2011, 08:45 AM

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Did you install them yourself? Was it hard?

Yup. Took about 4 minutes per side.

3 of which was spent putting the covers back on. That's the only tricky bit.

JLevi have a how-to video on YouTube. I highly recommend watching it first.

- Harlequin

stylish. · 04-13-2011, 09:07 AM

Its not that visible during the day... I'd wait for someone to release a kit that makes it look like the LCI e92 or LCI x5's whitish blue angel eyes...

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sbce90 Me Boosta 249 Rep 5,721 Posts Drives: 320i / MB C63 / VW up! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Sydney, Australia iTrader: (3)	Yikes, you could have gotten like 3 sets for $72! The look good and are cheap enough to try out as a mod. I honestly didn't mind the stock look, but Jeef Beef was getting a set of GPs so I thought I might as well just jump on the bandwagon.
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