Angel Eye Bulbs - suggestions please...

[joemorelli99]

Hi All,

I searched but did not find any substantially good answers. I have been screwed previously buying LED Angel Eyes on Amazon without too much research - never again.

I am willing to pay more for proper bulbs that you can SEE DURING THE DAY (not these 3W - 5W weak lights that you only see at night - already wasted $50). I want to know from you E53 X5 OWNERS...please post your bulb suggestions and please, if you can, post a pic of your front end with the Angel Eyes ON DURING THE DAY.

Love this forum - saved my tush more than once

Thanks so much!! ~ Joey

[TwinsPoppa]

Originally Posted by joemorelli99

Hi All,

I searched but did not find any substantially good answers. I have been screwed previously buying LED Angel Eyes on Amazon without too much research - never again.

I am willing to pay more for proper bulbs that you can SEE DURING THE DAY (not these 3W - 5W weak lights that you only see at night - already wasted $50). I want to know from you E53 X5 OWNERS...please post your bulb suggestions and please, if you can, post a pic of your front end with the Angel Eyes ON DURING THE DAY.

Love this forum - saved my tush more than once

Thanks so much!! ~ Joey

You're not going to find much better than those if you go with stock replacement type bulbs - LED or not. Even the 10W will be weak. The ywill be brighter yes but none of them are going to be bright as the new BMWs.

The design of the way the angel eyes work in the E53 is not that great.

You will have to do major mods to your headlight if you want something coming close to the new BMWs.

[joemorelli99]

...so how are YOURS so bright in your avatar? What did you do?

[TwinsPoppa]

Originally Posted by joemorelli99

...so how are YOURS so bright in your avatar? What did you do?

That just LOOKS bright. That pic is in early evening and when you're taking pics in a darker environment lights are way brighter than real life.

Do a search and look at all the pics of angel eys on 2004+ models that changed their AE bulbs. ALL of them look WAY brighter, right? Well, in fact, they are NOT as bright as in the pics.

It is very very hard to get pics that represent the actual brightness.

Look here at my comparisons of that exact AE bulb(angelibrights) to stock.

See how even the STOCK AEs seem so bright? Do you really see a big difference? Nope. That's the reality of ALL those replacement bulbs. Believe it.

http://www.xoutpost.com/563548-post44.html

[chrissoto312]

For the moment, before I go FULL custom, I used the ones they sell on ijdmtoy.com

They're a brighter white with no yellow twinge to them. I've tried several, and these are ok, so far...

[Sweep_the_Leg]

Originally Posted by chrissoto312

For the moment, before I go FULL custom, I used the ones they sell on ijdmtoy.com

They're a brighter white with no yellow twinge to them. I've tried several, and these are ok, so far...

I just ordered and installed the ijdmtoy.com version myself. Better than the factory halogens, but definitely not as noticeable during daylight hours as the E70 and other newer models.

[chrissoto312]

Originally Posted by Sweep_the_Leg

I just ordered and installed the ijdmtoy.com version myself. Better than the factory halogens, but definitely not as noticeable during daylight hours as the E70 and other newer models.

Yea, you won't get near to those without doing some custom work.

[joemorelli99]

Mine don't even look THAT bright though. I would be happy with what you have going on there

Thank you TwinsPoppa for your time - appreciate it

[TwinsPoppa]

Originally Posted by joemorelli99

Mine don't even look THAT bright though. I would be happy with what you have going on there

Thank you TwinsPoppa for your time - appreciate it

No problem. Believe me. If you want bright as mine or little brighter get one of those new fangle 10w deals for I think $100 - $150. Mine cost $300 and less wattage! Mine are about 4.5 years old still going strong. Because of the higher wattage the new ones MAY not last as long - dunno.

However, just keep in mind that in real life, NO WAY they are going to be as bright as in my avatar. Its all illusion my friend.

BTW ... that Lemans Blue ... oh man ... just look at it! Love LeMans Blue!

[TwinsPoppa]

Here. This pic is more closer to reality.