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Old 05-28-2013, 01:55 PM
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I have a new set of the V4 Lux for Sale if anyone is interested.

Went back to my V3, as the color on the V4 is not consitent around the ring/AE. This is my opinion...

As has been stated, they use both white and blue LEDS, but they appear as alternating white and blue "stripes/bands" when viewing the AEs themselves, depending on which color temp you choose. Again, just my opinion...

I also have 2 new Caps for the backs of the HL where these are installed.
BMW #63127192573.

Message me if interested.

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Can you comment as to the brightness comparisons between the two versions? How much brighter (if at all) are the V4s?
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Old 05-28-2013, 02:07 PM
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No real difference...
I really couldn't tell a difference, to be honest.

I tried them side by side in direct sun light and in my garage...
I think in some color settings/combinations (I tried them all several times) the v4 may be a bit brighter as there are combinations of 8 LEDs, instead of only 4 in the v3.

The v4s aren't bad by any means, expect for my opinion of the inconsisent light pattern (blue/white), and are very bright.
A camera blends the light colors into one nice even color, but your eye will not do that... :-(

Sorry to say, I didn't find a compelling reason to move from my v3s.
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I really couldn't tell a difference, to be honest.

I tried them side by side in direct sun light and in my garage...
I think in some color settings/combinations (I tried them all several times) the v4 may be a bit brighter as there are combinations of 8 LEDs, instead of only 4 in the v3.

The v4s aren't bad by any means, expect for my opinion of the inconsisent light pattern (blue/white), and are very bright.
A camera blends the light colors into one nice even color, but your eye will not do that... :-(

Sorry to say, I didn't find a compelling reason to move from my v3s.
Thanks for the reply. I have the version 3s and was considering getting the newer version in the hopes of having a clearly brighter output. But if they are as you've stated, it's minimal and hard to tell the difference, I won't bother. It's not worth the money (or worth getting my knuckles scraped up installing them.)
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can you share some pictures please? side by side comparison will help a lot..

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I really couldn't tell a difference, to be honest.

I tried them side by side in direct sun light and in my garage...
I think in some color settings/combinations (I tried them all several times) the v4 may be a bit brighter as there are combinations of 8 LEDs, instead of only 4 in the v3.

The v4s aren't bad by any means, expect for my opinion of the inconsisent light pattern (blue/white), and are very bright.
A camera blends the light colors into one nice even color, but your eye will not do that... :-(

Sorry to say, I didn't find a compelling reason to move from my v3s.
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Old 05-29-2013, 08:17 AM
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FYI, as I have stated, the camera doesn't show the color "bands".
You will see them with your eye though...

First one is LUX v3, LUX v4 at 5k
Second is LUX v3, LUX v4 at 12K
Last one is LUX v4 at 12k closeup.

I didn't take any photos in the sun... Sorry.

Enjoy.

Selling my v4s, here is the link to the sale on Ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/290923321263?item=290923321263&viewitem=&vxp=mtr
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I'm in agreement with 95wildtt, there is a noticeable inconsistent blue/white pattern. However, this isn't an issue until you're more in the middle of the range of the color spectrum (6300k-8800k). After installing last Friday and trying a few different settings, I'm really liking the 5200k setting.

By the way, this is my first post on here! Just picked up the X5M less than a month ago and already caught the mod bug


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Looks good Wintendo. Congrats!!


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I'm in agreement with 95wildtt, there is a noticeable inconsistent blue/white pattern. However, this isn't an issue until you're more in the middle of the range of the color spectrum (6300k-8800k). After installing last Friday and trying a few different settings, I'm really liking the 5200k setting.

By the way, this is my first post on here! Just picked up the X5M less than a month ago and already caught the mod bug


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