Brightest angels out for the 1

bballgms · 02-18-2010, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Bullitt

Due to the limitations of LED's, this won't be as bright as your camaross HID's. However, if it's like the e92 version, it will be sufficiently bright to have clear visibility under daytime sunlight. One thing I'm positive of now is that this will have superior light distribution within the rings than the HID's. Marc specifically designed and optimized these for our e82 headlights.

i was wondering how these three products would compare. the camaross hids, the lux, and the BREX.

Simon_135i · 02-18-2010, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by bballgms

i was wondering how these three products would compare. the camaross hids, the lux, and the BREX.

I dunno how people do their comparison but I do them by actually having products and giving my feedback. Seeing it in person is diff than pic. Pics can be munipulated from certains Angles and lightings. There were vendors out there with deceiving pics.... That's all I know.

I do look fwd to seeing these but I love the HIDs brightness!

Bullitt · 02-18-2010, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by bballgms

i was wondering how these three products would compare. the camaross hids, the lux, and the BREX.

The top two heavyweights are the camaross HIDs and the LUX.

SpacE82 · 02-18-2010, 06:42 PM

Anyone have info/pics of the camaross HID? I haven't seen those.

Edit: nevermind, found 'em. These were the ones where the housing didnt seal properly right?

Bullitt · 02-18-2010, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Simon_135i

I dunno how people do their comparison but I do them by actually having products and giving my feedback. Seeing it in person is diff than pic. Pics can be munipulated from certains Angles and lightings. There were vendors out there with deceiving pics.... That's all I know.

+1.

I know people who tried both on their e90s, and it seems to be a toss up between the two. It could be a different story on our 1 series because our angels light up differently than theirs and the camaross HIDs is technically still a 3 series product although it's compatible in other models within the BMW family like ours.

Simon_135i · 02-18-2010, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by SpacE82

Anyone have info/pics of the camaross HID? I haven't seen those.

Edit: nevermind, found 'em. These were the ones where the housing didnt seal properly right?

Its a pain in the *ss with the seal i have to agree. A true plug and play like Brex would be great. I survived without bright *ss lights before but now that I have it... its actually quite convenient. I do really like the fact that HIDs are extremely bright and is by far the best out there in terms of lighting both rings...

Looks like LUX will def challenge that and I am excited about new products. Looks very promising and hopefully at a good cost for all of us!

I will continue with my HIDs until these LUX are for sale. Then I will probably jump on board and see if I like em.

bballgms · 02-18-2010, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Simon_135i

Its a pain in the *ss with the seal i have to agree. A true plug and play like Brex would be great. I survived without bright *ss lights before but now that I have it... its actually quite convenient. I do really like the fact that HIDs are extremely bright and is by far the best out there in terms of lighting both rings...

Looks like LUX will def challenge that and I am excited about new products. Looks very promising and hopefully at a good cost for all of us!

I will continue with my HIDs until these LUX are for sale. Then I will probably jump on board and see if I like em.

simon iv been following ur posts and ur reviews r great! i am excited to see you get the lux and compare them to the HIDS and Brex. i know the hids r better but also the trouble is a lot also are hids dangerious to the housing or anything? reliability compared to others?

Simon_135i · 02-18-2010, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by bballgms

simon iv been following ur posts and ur reviews r great! i am excited to see you get the lux and compare them to the HIDS and Brex. i know the hids r better but also the trouble is a lot also are hids dangerious to the housing or anything? reliability compared to others?

HIDs are dangerous if u don't cut right with the seals and the installation can be challenging. So I agree with Bullit and that a plug and play would be far better!

bballgms · 02-18-2010, 08:31 PM

so far the best plug and play that you know is Brex?

Simon_135i · 02-18-2010, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by bballgms

so far the best plug and play that you know is Brex?

Brex yes! But not as bright as HIDs an not as evenly distributed as LUX (according to the pics later)

1013mm · 02-18-2010, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Simon_135i

Brex yes! But not as bright as HIDs an not as evenly distributed as LUX (according to the pics later)

also brex is way more $$

bballgms · 02-18-2010, 08:46 PM

just got to wait and see how the lux does in real life scenario.
also how to brex compare to mtec?

SpacE82 · 02-18-2010, 09:02 PM

Yeah I'm leaning towards the LUX now. I had the EFX, but I swapped back to stock because they were so uneven. I really like the idea of having the HIDs but I cant have it unsealed...i already had to have the adaptive headlight replaced on the passenger side because it wasnt sealed (i lost one of the metal clips) and moisture got in there.

I look forward to seeing my pics of the LUX bulbs.

Simon_135i · 02-18-2010, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by jzhang

also brex is way more $$

True that...

But since we are comparing to quality... I didn't think that applied

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Originally Posted by bballgms

just got to wait and see how the lux does in real life scenario.
also how to brex compare to mtec?

Brex better HANDS DOWN...

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Originally Posted by SpacE82

Yeah I'm leaning towards the LUX now. I had the EFX, but I swapped back to stock because they were so uneven. I really like the idea of having the HIDs but I cant have it unsealed...i already had to have the adaptive headlight replaced on the passenger side because it wasnt sealed (i lost one of the metal clips) and moisture got in there.

I look forward to seeing my pics of the LUX bulbs.

I hear you... but since I am going by exp.. so far no leak issues, or condensation...

SpacE82 · 02-19-2010, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Simon_135i

I hear you... but since I am going by exp.. so far no leak issues, or condensation...

Was the install for the HIDs hard? It looks like it was and I'd be nervous doing it myself lol and I dont know where I could take it to have it done right. I think once the LUX are released and there are more pictures, I will make my decision. It looks like now its between the HIDs and the LUX.

mds82 · 02-19-2010, 10:44 AM

I am going to be sending a set of LUX 1-series down to Sal@AUTOcouture as soon as i get one made up. He has a nice DSLR camera and takes awesome shots. he will be writing up a full review with pictures, daytime and evening, the whole works...

1013mm · 02-19-2010, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by mds82

I am going to be sending a set of LUX 1-series down to Sal@AUTOcouture as soon as i get one made up. He has a nice DSLR camera and takes awesome shots. he will be writing up a full review with pictures, daytime and evening, the whole works...

I have a nice dslr too

Bullitt · 02-19-2010, 11:37 AM

^ lol same here!

Simon_135i · 02-19-2010, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by SpacE82

Was the install for the HIDs hard? It looks like it was and I'd be nervous doing it myself lol and I dont know where I could take it to have it done right. I think once the LUX are released and there are more pictures, I will make my decision. It looks like now its between the HIDs and the LUX.

It was hard for me since I didn't know what I was doing. I do think its a lot easier if it was straight up plug and play. I love to be able to get my hands on LUX and just do a straight up side by side comparison but that will be UP to the seller if that can be achieved. I was going to install LUX on one side and HIDs on the other...

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Originally Posted by mds82

I am going to be sending a set of LUX 1-series down to Sal@AUTOcouture as soon as i get one made up. He has a nice DSLR camera and takes awesome shots. he will be writing up a full review with pictures, daytime and evening, the whole works...

I love to purchase a set for myself. Please PM me if you can. I don't have the best of cameras but I have tried out almost every AE so I like to think I can give an unbiased review.

ST

wu2x · 02-19-2010, 01:07 PM

Simon_135i is telling the truth he really has testing everything, lol

Simon_135i · 02-19-2010, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by wuNasty

Simon_135i is telling the truth he really has testing everything, lol

Almost everything...LOL never bothered myself with EFX and RDs since they never did look like they had any potential in my opinion...

SpacE82 · 02-19-2010, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Simon_135i

It was hard for me since I didn't know what I was doing. I do think its a lot easier if it was straight up plug and play. I love to be able to get my hands on LUX and just do a straight up side by side comparison but that will be UP to the seller if that can be achieved. I was going to install LUX on one side and HIDs on the other...

I love to purchase a set for myself. Please PM me if you can. I don't have the best of cameras but I have tried out almost every AE so I like to think I can give an unbiased review.

ST

I'd love to see a side by side comparison. That would make my decision so much easier.

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