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Old 12-25-2006, 12:26 AM
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I have a question about your AE's. Since you removed the waffle lenses, have other drivers been flashing their highbeams at you?
That waffle lens is actually a cosmetic portion of the headlight. It will not cause any glare issues for oncoming traffic.
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Old 12-25-2006, 12:28 AM
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I have a question about your AE's. Since you removed the waffle lenses, have other drivers been flashing their highbeams at you?
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Old 12-25-2006, 12:19 PM
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That waffle lens is actually a cosmetic portion of the headlight. It will not cause any glare issues for oncoming traffic.
The headlights are so much brighter without them. During her install, Tijan was talking about how other drivers flash their highbeams at him a lot. I was just curious if the same thing is happening to Mari now.
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Old 12-25-2006, 01:49 PM
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The headlights are so much brighter without them. During her install, Tijan was talking about how other drivers flash their highbeams at him a lot. I was just curious if the same thing is happening to Mari now.
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I have a question about your AE's. Since you removed the waffle lenses, have other drivers been flashing their highbeams at you?
Nah! Then again maybe I haven't noticed!

usually i'm the one that highbeam's pp to get out of MY WAY!!
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BMWERKEN:
>>That waffle lens is actually a cosmetic portion of the headlight. It will not cause any glare issues for oncoming traffic.<<

Don't quite know which is amber and which waffle lenses as English is not my mother language, but bear with me.

I've thought that those lenses are for a specific purpose, to give a certain form for the illuminated area and to spread the light, to give some diffused light beyond the edge.

Removing the waffle lens may not cause any glare issues but it will affect to light figure for sure. I can see this in my 06 ML, it has clear bi-xenon headlights and the edge of the illuminated area and black area is very sharp, so I would expect similar thing after removing the waffles in X5 also.
Any way, I'm also considering doing that to my X
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SUCCESS!!!!!

Thanks everyone for the info - Angel eyes are in and are working great. I ended up connecting them to the ECU because my attempt at splicing them into the side marker lights made my angel eyes wink!!! I also ended up leaving the amber pieces in bc I messed up the chrome on one of the lights trying to remove some of the headlight adhesive that had gotten on it.

Will post some pics once I get her washed up.
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SUCCESS!!!!!

Thanks everyone for the info - Angel eyes are in and are working great. I ended up connecting them to the ECU because my attempt at splicing them into the side marker lights made my angel eyes wink!!! I also ended up leaving the amber pieces in bc I messed up the chrome on one of the lights trying to remove some of the headlight adhesive that had gotten on it.

Will post some pics once I get her washed up.
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Hurry up and get it washed!! I wanna see!!
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Old 12-27-2006, 01:23 PM
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Good job!
Hurry up and get it washed!! I wanna see!!
NOW YOU KNOW HOW WE FELT!!!!
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Old 12-27-2006, 02:42 PM
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Ok Ok.. After reading all the enthuasium I want them as well.. I do have a 2003 and have head there are some issues installing. Can it be done? Or will I have to buy a new set of lights? If so how much will that add to the total install price?

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