So you want brighter Angel Eyes you say?

[pnoyako85]

Originally Posted by X5SND

Never fiddled with those, I thinnk pnoyako85 Frankenstein'd a pair of those....the problem isnt so much a brighter source as it is heat removal.
The heat produced by the amount of light you need push into the FO of the factory AE's to get a bright result will most certainly melt the housing or bulb holder.

just thinking about doing the upgrade..and read this...hahaha...

RIGHT now i gave up on AE's ....5 pairs blew on me...lasted about 1-2months each pair...now thining about the painfull upgrade...lol....

but Frankenstein wasnt enough i guess ...lol

[Tanny]

Originally Posted by pnoyako85

just thinking about doing the upgrade..and read this...hahaha...

RIGHT now i gave up on AE's ....5 pairs blew on me...lasted about 1-2months each pair...now thining about the painfull upgrade...lol....

but Frankenstein wasnt enough i guess ...lol

to stop them from blowing you need to disable the cold check monitoring for your AE. Done by dealer or coding programs

[TerminatorX5]

yeah, i got that part apart already.. the "solid" metal tube with the LED dome, is the one i can't get apart... it seems that there is a seam that is visible between the circular ridges, where the ridges have a wider gap... but i could not twist them open...

[TwinsPoppa]

Originally Posted by TerminatorX5

yeah, i got that part apart already.. the "solid" metal tube with the LED dome, is the one i can't get apart... it seems that there is a seam that is visible between the circular ridges, where the ridges have a wider gap... but i could not twist them open...

You mean you can't pull the LED/PCB out the back of the heatsink? I just assumed you could once the back was removed.

[TerminatorX5]

you can see the different shades of housing... that is where i can not twist it open... maybe i need to hit a gym or something.. .lol...

the construction of this unit is very interesting - not what i would have expected...

[TwinsPoppa]

Originally Posted by TerminatorX5

you can see the different shades of housing... that is where i can not twist it open... maybe i need to hit a gym or something.. .lol...

the construction of this unit is very interesting - not what i would have expected...

Ah I see. You can't pull it out the back. I guess you'll have to use a vice and big old plumber's wrench! LOL

[TerminatorX5]

Originally Posted by TwinsPoppa

Ah I see. You can't pull it out the back. I guess you'll have to use a vice and big old plumber's wrench! LOL

this is exactly what Slick said... i got some tools but not the vice... traveling around the world with your own vice - crazy... usually our shops have couple of them mounted, so i never needed a personal one... try to explain to the airline lady, that your bag weighs 150 pounds because you have a vice in it!!! lol...

[bosanci28]

what you guys think about this ring set:

CCFL Angel Eyes Halo Rings Head Light Lamps ?

are they any good?

and also ,i was curios ,where exactly ,when installing the rings,where
red wire should go exactly ? (accessories box ,nr.? day time lights? wire?)- and ground/black to ground car.


thanks,
misu

[TerminatorX5]

Originally Posted by bosanci28

what you guys think about this ring set:

CCFL Angel Eyes Halo Rings Head Light Lamps ?

are they any good?

and also ,i was curios ,where exactly ,when installing the rings,where
red wire should go exactly ? (accessories box ,nr.? day time lights? wire?)- and ground/black to ground car.


thanks,
misu

this set has bigger ballasts tha what i used to have in my 4.6

they are bright indeed, almost as bright as the new AEs... in my case, the ballasts were dying all the times... they are only $4.50 a piece, and i set them up, so i could replace them without taking the lights out...

here is a pic of 4.6is in Costa Rica with the CCFLs on and the xenon - you still can see the AEs... granted, it was a rainy day...

[TerminatorX5]

I supplied an independent power to the ballasts, by a direct wire from the battery terminals in the engine bay. To trigger the power to the AEs, I tapped into one of wires in the relay box in the engine bay, that was energized when the engine was on - I used a relay to isolate the AE power from the battery terminals from the triggering event. as a result, when engine started, that triggered the relay that provided battery power to the AEs. thus I totally avoided the issue of tapping into any circuit that could have set off the check lights or disrupt any other operation of the vehicle. I used a small relay that had 30 mA triggering current...