I have been reviewing posts of US members taking delivery of their MY 11 E70 LCI X5. I was holding up the glimmer of hope that our market would get the updated angel eyes a la 5GT - after all this is an LCI update - in the end BMW managed to disappoint.

So moving on, I have spent the better part of 3 hours researching threads across different forums trying to find a fitting solution to my angel eye dilemma, granted I don't have the X5 yet, but the halogen "yellowish" look already bothers me.

After much consideration I set forth with the following requirements for an upgrade, First - It must have the same or better Day and Night look than the 5GT Angel Eyes; Second - It must be a stable upgrade (no Errors) with no heating issues; Third - Not really a set requirement, it must not go into power save mode when main xenon headlights are turned on. Here are my options, in no order of precedence:

1. GP Thunder 2010 7500's $20 - Cheap, going to try them anyway.
2. Lux H8 v2 Angel Eyes $224 - I'm somewhat on the fence on this, really want the DRL to be seen in the daytime.
3. LED Markers $234- Korean version with 60 degree beam angle dispersion, sounds like a better concept (pipedream?) but have not found anybody using them
4. LED Markers $200 - Chinese version with 30 degree beam angle dispersion, continue to review more posts.


Any updates out there will be greatly appreciated, specially any pictures at 100 feet (~30 m).

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07 E60 ///M5 Silvergray
11 E70 X5 3.5 MSport Alpine White