Abused subject - Are these ebay headlights any good, and these angel eyes?

[mtX5]

They all come from the same vendor, but whats unique about the orions are the casing 'magnifies' the LEDs making them appear even brigher.

The price should be about the same or less. Not sure as I was planning on using an OEM set, but it sadly has the new glue that cant be baked open. now i'm looking for another option. I'm probably gona contact Umnitza about the DEPOs soon..

[simoncpw]

Originally Posted by RPX5

BMW E53 X5 UHP LED ANGEL HEADLIGHT+AUTO-LEVEL XENON D2S:eBay Motors (item 150373636651 end time Sep-23-09 22:21:44 PDT)

Except for the AEs, these look exactly the same headlights as mine. Each of the AE on mine is made up of 5-6 little bulbs spread around the ring.

I wonder if these are exactly the same but just using LED bulbs (like this and this. If so, they will still give you the five "hot spots" on the AEs.

Apart from this, these are genuine DEPO headlights with pretty good quality.

[simoncpw]

Originally Posted by mtX5

I'm probably gona contact Umnitza about the DEPOs soon..

Hey bro, you really going to contact Umnitza soon???

[RPX5]

Originally Posted by mtX5

They all come from the same vendor, but whats unique about the orions are the casing 'magnifies' the LEDs making them appear even brigher.

The price should be about the same or less. Not sure as I was planning on using an OEM set, but it sadly has the new glue that cant be baked open. now i'm looking for another option. I'm probably gona contact Umnitza about the DEPOs soon..

The AE's on the link I posted have 60 LED's. I am working on a group buy, 10 or more and there will be a pretty significant price break. Anyone interested? I'm working out the specifics now. You use you're stock ballasts, which I think is key since they're programmed specifically for our car's computer.

Mo, how much will they be from Umnitza??

[RPX5]

Originally Posted by simoncpw

Except for the AEs, these look exactly the same headlights as mine. Each of the AE on mine is made up of 5-6 little bulbs spread around the ring.

I wonder if these are exactly the same but just using LED bulbs (like this and this. If so, they will still give you the five "hot spots" on the AEs.

Apart from this, these are genuine DEPO headlights with pretty good quality.

Simon your car is sweeeeaat! I've seen your posts before and always admired your theme. The LED's on the Depo lights I purchases won't have hot spots since they're totally covered. Once I install I'll get some pictures!

[simoncpw]

Originally Posted by RPX5

Simon your car is sweeeeaat! I've seen your posts before and always admired your theme. The LED's on the Depo lights I purchases won't have hot spots since they're totally covered. Once I install I'll get some pictures!

Thanks man. Wow.. 60 LEDs! Look forward to seeing the pics

[Weasel]

Here's a shot of the umnitza 60 LED orions using a cheap 2mp camera phone... in the ghosting reflection on the camera's lens (reversed direction) you can see the pattern of the 60 LEDs.

[RPX5]

Originally Posted by Weasel

Here's a shot of the umnitza 60 LED orions using a cheap 2mp camera phone... in the ghosting reflection on the camera's lens (reversed direction) you can see the pattern of the 60 LEDs.

LOL Weasel you're always trying new halos!! Whats your verdict on the LED.

[Weasel]

Those actually aren't for me, I was/am helping out another member by doing the install for him, but the headlights he found ended up being new enough to have the unworkable glue... But the rings are as bright as or brighter than the ccfl rings, and with 60 LEDs the ring of light looks pretty continuous. Maybe tomorrow I can hook up a ccfl ring next to a LED ring and take a better pic with the good camera for comparison.

[RPX5]

Originally Posted by Weasel

Those actually aren't for me, I was/am helping out another member by doing the install for him, but the headlights he found ended up being new enough to have the unworkable glue... But the rings are as bright as or brighter than the ccfl rings, and with 60 LEDs the ring of light looks pretty continuous. Maybe tomorrow I can hook up a ccfl ring next to a LED ring and take a better pic with the good camera for comparison.

Cool! I can't wait to get these lights in! Finally something that may work for me!


How were you going to install the halos? I know you said they housings weren't bakeable; but if you were to do the install, what was your plan?

I had the LED halos installed on the P53's i bought from Umnitza about 6 months back, I ended up sending them back for a bunch of different reasons. But I just basically spliced into my fogs for the halos. There was no ballast since LEDs need so little energy to light. It was a quick and easy approach, but not very "custom." I really didn't like the idea of needing the fogs on if I wanted to show off my halos. When I get these lights, I'd really like to find a way to set the halos up as DRLs. Do you think I can reference the same install instructions as CCFL?