Clear light and Angel Eye Conversion - The Project and Story
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The only other thing i can find is these
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/320796256733?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
everything else is cheap but does not have plastic ring cover over the leds like these
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x80mm-BMW-Angel-Eyes-24-SMD-LED-Ring-Car-Light-Motorcycle-Light-White-/261025097541?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item3cc64ee745
not sure how they will look without the plastic cover but £35 just for the bit of plastic
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/320796256733?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
everything else is cheap but does not have plastic ring cover over the leds like these
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x80mm-BMW-Angel-Eyes-24-SMD-LED-Ring-Car-Light-Motorcycle-Light-White-/261025097541?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item3cc64ee745
not sure how they will look without the plastic cover but £35 just for the bit of plastic
they are much better with the plasic cover -
I now have LED' rings that dont have the plastic cover and they dont look as good as the CCFL's ones that did have the cover
on a self serving note...
If anyone is interested I have 2 85mm CCFL rings and invertors for sale new - not been used
(you need 2x 80mm and 2x 85mm for a best fit)
I now have LED' rings that dont have the plastic cover and they dont look as good as the CCFL's ones that did have the cover
on a self serving note...
If anyone is interested I have 2 85mm CCFL rings and invertors for sale new - not been used
(you need 2x 80mm and 2x 85mm for a best fit)
ranski said:
Im guessing the plastic really helps to diffuse the light from the leds, making it more of a ring rather than individual leds.
i had a qick mesure of my lesnses as i thought 85mm would be better for main beam are but decided it would be tad too big? does it glue too chrome/black part or main beam reflector if you have 85mm?
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think my clear sticks will have to wait a while, just ordered two sets of these @ a total of £58
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/320796256733?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649&clk_rvr_id=395208306462#ht_3880wt_1165
And spent way too much on mods already considering ive only had the car just over a month, i blame this forum :evil:
T2FFN said:A few quick pics, looks much fresher in my opinion. M bumper and black grills next :twisted:
HI mate, im in similar situation, just waiting for my LED eyes to turn up, going down the black internals and tinted hockey stick route. just wondering if you did your grill black in the end? and if so any pics? as i already have and wasn't sure if it would be too much black. if it is i may keep the orange sticks
BPM-Z4R said:The only other thing i can find is these
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/320796256733?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
everything else is cheap but does not have plastic ring cover over the leds like these
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x80mm-BMW-Angel-Eyes-24-SMD-LED-Ring-Car-Light-Motorcycle-Light-White-/261025097541?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item3cc64ee745
not sure how they will look without the plastic cover but £35 just for the bit of plastic
I've come across these... Emailing seller to find out the sizes..
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-GENUINE-CCFL-XENON-ANGEL-EYES-HALO-7000K-E46-3-Series-/190719773580?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Car%20Make%3ABMW%7CModel%3A3%20Series%7CPlat_Gen%3AE46&hash=item2c67c8cb8c&_uhb=1#ht_4810wt_842
Supposedly genuine
what's the best sealant to use?Will prob be the back covers. The seal gets hard after time and once you broke the seal they will steam up. I just added a bead of sealant on top of he seal and let it dry before reinstalling the back cover. Been fine since.
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the only reason i think it's the sealant is because i used unibond roof and gutter sealant and my dad said it's best to use a silicone sealant.
i'll have a look at the back covers aswell. i re-used the same ones that were originally on the car, so i thought they would be fine.
i'll have a look at the back covers aswell. i re-used the same ones that were originally on the car, so i thought they would be fine.
I'm hoping to use a silicone based adhesive sealant i saw in B&Q to do mine when I finally cut them open. Still waiting on my LED angel eyes. Also I the key is to make sure they are fully dried out and then make sure the back cover has a good seal too, and to do it in as cool temperature as possible as cold air carries less moisture.
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Ranski recommended this Silicon Sealant - GB PRO BUILDERS SILICONE SEALANT ADHESIVE SUPER STRONG
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=230827977924&ssPageName=STRK:MEAFB:IT
On reading the reviews it's the mutts nutts
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=230827977924&ssPageName=STRK:MEAFB:IT
On reading the reviews it's the mutts nutts
I kept getting little a bit of fogging in both my lights so I started mucking around with variations on solving the seal problem with the rear doors using the spare doors that I had kicking about. Tried turning the seals over, swapping them out, fitting with them pulled out a bit and finally tried with a small bead of silicone in the channel on the cover with the rubber seal sat on top. None of which worked. In fact, mist made one light so bad that I left the cover off to try to dry it out. An unexpected thunder storm caused the light to fill up with water so I stripped the bumper and lights off again.
I cut my lights open again. So much easier to cut siliconed lights open thank god. One of the lights was like a fish bowl but seemed to be well sealed where the cut was as none of the water leaked from here when I held the light up. Anyway, I cut all the unibond clear sealant that I had used off, cleaned up the cuts, dried the lights out and resealed them using Gold Label underwater and pond sealer. I used this to fix a leak in my garage roof last year and it's been great. It sticks like s**t to a blanket.
I ordered 2 new rear covers from Sopers for £22 delivered. Picking them up from the Post Office later today so singers crossed no more fogging. Last time I put the covers on while the lights were warm in the house. This time I'll be doing it in the garage where it's currently freezing.
I cut my lights open again. So much easier to cut siliconed lights open thank god. One of the lights was like a fish bowl but seemed to be well sealed where the cut was as none of the water leaked from here when I held the light up. Anyway, I cut all the unibond clear sealant that I had used off, cleaned up the cuts, dried the lights out and resealed them using Gold Label underwater and pond sealer. I used this to fix a leak in my garage roof last year and it's been great. It sticks like s**t to a blanket.
I ordered 2 new rear covers from Sopers for £22 delivered. Picking them up from the Post Office later today so singers crossed no more fogging. Last time I put the covers on while the lights were warm in the house. This time I'll be doing it in the garage where it's currently freezing.