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11-04-2019, 10:55 AM | #1 |
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Which wires to tap for power to brow from angel eye?
I’ve looked and thus far haven’t found a diagram that’s detailed enough to show which wires to tap for the internal headlight run to the brow. I’d rather not modify my harness.
Would someone be so kind as to show me on these photos, one of the brow connector, the other of the angel eye power, which wires I splice together? I’d be extremely grateful. Cheers!
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11-05-2019, 04:54 PM | #2 |
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No one?
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11-06-2019, 10:38 AM | #3 |
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Looks like it's the right wire (black with stripe) on the H8 connector (looked at other H8 bulb connectors that are keyed. This side is always red) and the right most pin of the eyebrow connector is positive. I found that out by doing a diode test with a multimeter. This is for the driver's side. I'll see what the passenger side looks like when that light arrives.
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11-10-2019, 09:55 AM | #4 |
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I'll finish answering my own question with a photo. This is the passenger side. The striped wire on the RIGHT when the H8 bulb is plugged in is positive. The LED connector, when plugged in, the RIGHT wire is positive. This goes for both sides. Right on the H8, right on the LED connector, regardless of which side.
I wish someone would've said this instead of, "I used a multimeter and figured out which one it was." Well, I used one too, and here's the result.
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07V9RSKYM..._DizYDbAAZPQHH Here's a couple pics with Osram Cool Blue Boosts, the brows lit up, with the Cougar LEDs.
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Thx! so if I understand correct, you switched back to halogene light bulbs for the AE? (Osram cool blue?) Last edited by E82Performance; 11-13-2019 at 06:26 AM.. |
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The Angel eye bulbs I linked to are LEDs. No halogen AEs get that bright/uniform.
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Regarding the Osrams- do you find them an upgrade compared to OEM Xenon bulbs? |
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11-18-2019, 09:06 AM | #10 |
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They're quite an upgrade. A little whiter, but not too white, but definitely brighter.
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11-18-2019, 11:12 PM | #11 |
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Nice find on the bulbs! Do you find they have any blue tones to them given they're rated at 6500K? I'm looking for a pure white output, something as close to the factory eyebrow LED if possible. The ones in my car are more blueish than I'd prefer. Curious to hear how these actually compare with the eyebrow or LUX color hues.
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The cougars do flicker a bit when coming on and off, but for the quality of the light, the way it fills out the angel eyes, the lack of a huge ass ballast to place in the housing and get in the way, and the price - If one of these fails per year, I'm still better off replacing the pairs 4-5x than buying an mtech or Lux. Their light quality is seriously, seriously excellent. Try them and let me know what you think.
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11-19-2019, 01:01 PM | #13 |
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I'll order these and give it a shot. Well worth the $40 gamble as you said. I'm unsure what brand are in my car as the previous owner installed them but I'm not a fan. They're definitely more like 6500K, and completely mismatch the LED eyebrow and my xenons. And I'm talking even at a quick glance, the differences are too noticeable and bother me lol.
BTW if you have any other daytime pics I'd love to see them
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I bought and installed the same bulbs as OP. He wasn't kidding - these are BRIGHT and actually fully light up the outer ring - better than any other LED I have seen. And there is zero blue, just a crisp white light that matches the stock eyebrows decently well (even though my pics show a bit of yellowing due to a filthy car lol). The compact design with a lack of external ballast is a bonus, too.
Thanks for the tip! I might have to ditch my LUX in the M3 for these now. Left: Amazon Cougar LEDs. Right: Unknown brand previous LEDs which I thought did a good job until now.
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On a side note, nice ride on the left hand side of the picture.
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My old man's chariot. '16 GTS with as much in options as my M3 is likely worth, lol.
Such an incredible chassis, I don't know why anyone even needs a GT3 when the Cayman/Boxster GTS are so rewarding to drive. It's truly in another league even vs. BMW M cars.
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It is different in person. The angle of the picture and the quality of the camera distort what you would actually see with your own eyes.
That being said, the brow is not 100% matched in person. It looks "good enough" to me since the brow is already much whiter than the OE angel eyes. Here is another picture to compare to. |
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