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thanks. side note I actually wanna go the other way with angel eyes.. I want to make them more yellow not less. I see white halos everywhere but I want to have them match the side markers.. what color even is that.. just LED orange?

I'm on the same boat, I prefer the look of the halogen angel eyes over the LED white.

But if you want LED for better performance but keep the halogen color you have to find 4000-4300k temp "natural" white LED bulbs which I have yet to see for this particular AE application.

Most aftermarket LEDs are 6000-8000k range.

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FRod1981

08-22-2018 06:17 PM

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Kinda like this on the right. Excuse my terrible photoshop. :)

wpoll

08-22-2018 06:33 PM

I'm a fan of the OEM halogens too... :thumbup:

http://i64.tinypic.com/10zd0zs.jpg

FRod1981

08-22-2018 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by wpoll (Post 1139875)

I'm a fan of the OEM halogens too... :thumbup:

http://i64.tinypic.com/10zd0zs.jpg

please tell me those are LEDs.... where please.

andrewwynn

08-22-2018 06:51 PM

I have never seen led rings not white. The only way you will achieve that look is with "gels" as in what stage performers use to tint a spotlight.

If you can get inside you could use Amber tape like kapton tape or possibly Amber window tint over the whole lens. Since white is not a good color for actually seeing it will improve the visibility at night if the color temp of the main headlights are also lowered to 4000 ish.

wpoll

08-22-2018 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by FRod1981 (Post 1139876)

please tell me those are LEDs.... where please.

Nope - not LEDS - 10w halogen - 100% OEM. :thumbup:

Well, maybe not 100% - the OEM bulbs blew a long time ago - replaced with these.

https://www.ozautoelectrics.com/medi...lobe-17833.jpg

https://www.narva.com.au/products/17833

I have modified the OEM fitting to allow replacement of the halogen lamp, rather than having to replace the whole assembly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDApyupw_1Y&t=72s

mr_robot

08-22-2018 08:17 PM

LED angel eyes look good on the newer models like 2017+ IMO.

The halogen celis style angel eyes create a nice contrast that's why I think I prefer it on older models.

FRod1981

08-22-2018 09:47 PM

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Ok finally did it. I didn’t want to replace the torch but at the same time my phones light is 100x brighter. So instead I installed a usb/aux jack combo where the torch was. And then using the factory aux cable and a firefly BT adapter, we got steaming to the factory stereo with a switched power supply. So it will turn off with the ignition. Woot. Ok next project.

fishhouse4

08-23-2018 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by PropellerHead (Post 1139851)

DRL's were halogen across all years of E53 and E39.

Not every V8 has adaptive lights, but most 4.8's do. If you have HID in the US, you do have auto-leveling. It's a DOT requirement. Bi-Xenon was standard on all HID equipped E53's after the face lift.

The 'extra' halogen bulb in high beams is for flash to pass. Steady high beams use the mirror on the HID side.

I used IBus to code my DRL's off, added AE's and fogs as DRL.

Trying to make sure I follow all of this...

Did you mean "The 'extra' halogen bulb in DRL [aka the larger lenses closet to grill] is for flash to pass..."

PropellerHead

08-23-2018 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by fishhouse4 (Post 1139899)

Trying to make sure I follow all of this...

Did you mean "The 'extra' halogen bulb in DRL [aka the larger lenses closet to grill] is for flash to pass..."

Yes. The halogen bulb fires more quickly than HID which needs a warm up when cold. If you pull the stalk forward to flash high beams, the halogen bulb fires, not the HID bulb.

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