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Old 04-18-2009, 09:31 PM
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I purchased mine from jlevi and had issues with the rings themselves becoming discolored - there are some plastic sleeves that hold the light ring to the backing ring - they turned yellow, but they said it had to be an issue with the way I installed them which was a load of crap - I even took pictures of it, but they said they really couldn't tell from the pics which were clear as day - another load of crap. I even offered to send them the old rings for them to diagnose and they weren't even interested which told me (1) they weren't going to cover them and (2) they didn't give a damn. I ended up having to pay for replacement rings from them which when I got them I noticed they were designed differently, so obviously they knew this was an issue but didn't want to admit it.

I have since warned people about ordering from them...
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Old 04-21-2009, 11:19 AM
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I purchased mine from jlevi and had issues with the rings themselves becoming discolored - there are some plastic sleeves that hold the light ring to the backing ring - they turned yellow, but they said it had to be an issue with the way I installed them which was a load of crap - I even took pictures of it, but they said they really couldn't tell from the pics which were clear as day - another load of crap. I even offered to send them the old rings for them to diagnose and they weren't even interested which told me (1) they weren't going to cover them and (2) they didn't give a damn. I ended up having to pay for replacement rings from them which when I got them I noticed they were designed differently, so obviously they knew this was an issue but didn't want to admit it.

I have since warned people about ordering from them...
I got mine from them and had the same exact problem and got the same exact answer, that I installed them using non-high-temp glue and thats what discolored them. Total bs considering the fact that 1. it was the highest-temp resistant glue I could find and 2. the discoloration was not even in the areas where the glue was. Basically it was a design flaw on their part that they were not willing to admit. I realize that they do not actually produce the product themselves (they get it from either umnitza or one of the other manufacturers that actually sell the same crap to the ebay vendors along with everyone else) but they should still stand by something that they are selling (and making a huge profit on markup btw). I also had to replace both ballasts as they would not light up in cold weather and the new "high-powered" ballasts they sent me have they same damn problem. I wish someone made LED angel eyes for our cars which would eliminate the need for the ballasts but thusfar I have only seen them for 3 and 5-series. Well needless to say I'm staying away from Jlevi going forward, might as well buy the stuff of ebay for 1/4 the price as its all the same crap anyways and customer service is non-existant with either.
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