White Halos Upgrade Suggestions

woodman650 · 07-31-2009, 12:52 PM

There are a lot of brands out there, but I'm wondering what people might recommend. I'm not looking to spend a ton of money, but would love to upgrade the halos to a crisp, bright white light... preferably visible from the side of the car as well as the front.

What would you guys recommend? I remember seeing a topic recently on such an upgrade but have since been unable to find it.

SV Concepts III · 07-31-2009, 01:15 PM

If you are looking for a white light, I would go with the ICE units. We have a set on Jon's E92 335 and it does a good job of changing the light. They will not be as bright as stock as they are LED based but they do a solid job of changing the color. The brightest option would be a set of HIDs but a quality set of bulbs/ballasts/igniters will run about $250-300 depending on the kit.

MadMan77 · 07-31-2009, 01:22 PM

Whatever you do stay away from EFX. Just do a search and you will find out why.

Xin1120 · 07-31-2009, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by MadMan77

Whatever you do stay away from EFX. Just do a search and you will find out why.

+1

woodman650 · 07-31-2009, 03:15 PM

What about the hyper white kit? I know you get what you pay for but I'm not sure I want to spend more than $50 to change the color of lights on my car, haha.

BSM 135i · 07-31-2009, 04:37 PM

if you don't want to spend more than $50 to change the color of your angle eyes then go with GP Thunders around $30

Papa13 · 07-31-2009, 07:11 PM

Mtec blue/white cosmos for around 30 bucks

MadMan77 · 07-31-2009, 09:05 PM

If you do not want to spend $50 you are not going to get LEDs. Stick with the above mentioned bulbs. I have GP Thunders in my car currently.

SV Concepts III · 07-31-2009, 09:36 PM

At $50, you will get a hyperwhite halogen bulb. They are as bright as OEM and do a good job but are not going to be a 100% xenon white.

kingnonis · 07-31-2009, 09:46 PM

Ive got the Mtec cosmo blue...first had the EFX (codes, horrid seller, no thx). If u want to see pics, check out the Eyelids thread a few threads down..u can see my mtecs on there. I love em, but they do lose brightness when the xenons come on. Otherwise, great price and great product.

E92-Lighting · 08-02-2009, 01:00 PM

RD's angel eyes have been a perfect match to get that crisp white light your looking for

SV Concepts III · 08-02-2009, 06:10 PM

RD is a good choice, the only issue is that they are rather dim during the day.

woodman650 · 08-02-2009, 10:06 PM

king those look good... as "cosmo blue" they don't look blue at all. Are they meant to be? Do they offer white ones?

GP Thunder vs Mtec... anyone have a suggestion based on pros and cons for each?

backtoreality15 · 08-02-2009, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Nick@Jlevi SW

If you are looking for a white light, I would go with the ICE units. We have a set on Jon's E92 335 and it does a good job of changing the light. They will not be as bright as stock as they are LED based but they do a solid job of changing the color. The brightest option would be a set of HIDs but a quality set of bulbs/ballasts/igniters will run about $250-300 depending on the kit.

More details on this? Link?

1speedbike · 08-03-2009, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by woodman650

king those look good... as "cosmo blue" they don't look blue at all. Are they meant to be? Do they offer white ones?

GP Thunder vs Mtec... anyone have a suggestion based on pros and cons for each?

I bought GPs 7500k a while ago and then read and saw good things about MTECs, so I bought a pair of those as well. Put one of each in to compare and they ended up looking the EXACT same to me. Some people have favorite but I believe they're the exact same. There's pictures here from the thread I started to sell the MTECs:

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=282691

SV Concepts III · 08-03-2009, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by backtoreality15

More details on this? Link?

Check out camaross, he offers replacement HID kits.

woodman650 · 08-03-2009, 11:56 AM

So they're pretty straight forward to install then? I was hoping to put these in and possibly some of those "clear" turn signal bulbs up front.

E92-Lighting · 08-10-2009, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by woodman650

king those look good... as "cosmo blue" they don't look blue at all. Are they meant to be? Do they offer white ones?

GP Thunder vs Mtec... anyone have a suggestion based on pros and cons for each?

generally speaking mtec bulbs are little bit brighter than gp thunder bulbs, also, as a general rule, usually the lower in kelvin you go, the brighter the output.

Xin1120 · 08-15-2009, 10:07 PM

i just got the RD ones but they look blue?? is this suppose to be this way?

moveswiftly · 08-15-2009, 10:13 PM

e90 andy / I have developed a plug and play HID kit for e92's / e82's, no wiring harness, just a ballast that connects directly to stock h8 connectors

The kit is currently under beta testing, but we offer several colors for angel eyes ranging from 3000k to 10000K.

It' may even be cheaper than some of the solutions out for 1ers now. You'll be hearing about this kit as soon as beta testing is complete. Thanks.

Xin1120 · 08-15-2009, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by chesterfan1230

e90 andy / I have developed a plug and play HID kit for e92's / e82's, no wiring harness, just a ballast that connects directly to stock h8 connectors

The kit is currently under beta testing, but we offer several colors for angel eyes ranging from 3000k to 10000K.

It' may even be cheaper than some of the solutions out for 1ers now. You'll be hearing about this kit as soon as beta testing is complete. Thanks.

+1 can't wait

moveswiftly · 08-15-2009, 10:17 PM

here's some pics of the hardware

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showt...90#post5668690

07-31-2009, 12:52 PM	#1
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SV Concepts III Lieutenant General 375 Rep 17,017 Posts Drives: BMW Duh Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Santa Clara iTrader: (13)	If you are looking for a white light, I would go with the ICE units. We have a set on Jon's E92 335 and it does a good job of changing the light. They will not be as bright as stock as they are LED based but they do a solid job of changing the color. The brightest option would be a set of HIDs but a quality set of bulbs/ballasts/igniters will run about $250-300 depending on the kit.
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woodman650 Super Couper 67 Rep 577 Posts Drives: TBD Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mountain View, CA iTrader: (2)	What about the hyper white kit? I know you get what you pay for but I'm not sure I want to spend more than $50 to change the color of lights on my car, haha.
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BSM 135i Colonel 207 Rep 2,229 Posts Drives: 08' BSM E82 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cali iTrader: (23)	if you don't want to spend more than $50 to change the color of your angle eyes then go with GP Thunders around $30
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MadMan77 ↓↓↓ Ex-Con ↓↓↓ 34 Rep 1,874 Posts Drives: Jet Black '08 135i Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Yigo iTrader: (1)	If you do not want to spend $50 you are not going to get LEDs. Stick with the above mentioned bulbs. I have GP Thunders in my car currently. __________________
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SV Concepts III Lieutenant General 375 Rep 17,017 Posts Drives: BMW Duh Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Santa Clara iTrader: (13)	At $50, you will get a hyperwhite halogen bulb. They are as bright as OEM and do a good job but are not going to be a 100% xenon white.
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kingnonis 1er Lover 10 Rep 201 Posts Drives: my gf insane Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Far West TX iTrader: (1)	Ive got the Mtec cosmo blue...first had the EFX (codes, horrid seller, no thx). If u want to see pics, check out the Eyelids thread a few threads down..u can see my mtecs on there. I love em, but they do lose brightness when the xenons come on. Otherwise, great price and great product. __________________ '08 135i vert Jet Black/Coral RedPremium + ///Msport + JB3 + BMS DCI* (retired ) '11 135i dct Le Mans/Black* Premium + ///Msport + JB3 Stg.1 + BMW Perf. Exhaust + HPA Foam Filter
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E92-Lighting 858 Rep 35,253 Posts Drives: Next Generation LED Lighting Join Date: May 2008 Location: Walnut iTrader: (324)	RD's angel eyes have been a perfect match to get that crisp white light your looking for
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SV Concepts III Lieutenant General 375 Rep 17,017 Posts Drives: BMW Duh Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Santa Clara iTrader: (13)	RD is a good choice, the only issue is that they are rather dim during the day.
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woodman650 Super Couper 67 Rep 577 Posts Drives: TBD Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mountain View, CA iTrader: (2)	king those look good... as "cosmo blue" they don't look blue at all. Are they meant to be? Do they offer white ones? GP Thunder vs Mtec... anyone have a suggestion based on pros and cons for each?
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woodman650 Super Couper 67 Rep 577 Posts Drives: TBD Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mountain View, CA iTrader: (2)	So they're pretty straight forward to install then? I was hoping to put these in and possibly some of those "clear" turn signal bulbs up front.
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Xin1120 Captain 41 Rep 667 Posts Drives: 135i Coupé Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Texas iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 135i Coupé SOLD [0.00]	i just got the RD ones but they look blue?? is this suppose to be this way?
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