White Angel Eyes

Hizza,

i used Xenonplanetltd. i had no issues with them, apart from taking a bit of offence that they sent me an e-mail pretty much demanding positive feedback, just after i had ordered the LEDs! however they arrived next day.

I didnt take any other pics while installing to be honest so i cant really do a "how to" but it really is very easy!

The kit arrives in a very posh (and frankly complete waste of money!) box there are 4 items in the box, 2 LEDs and 2 resistors (which are enclosed in metal cylinders)
everything is wired up for you so its simply a case of connecting the small clips together and the large one you use later on.

Open the bonnet, on the top of the headlight housing there is a round cover (about 10cm in dia) which you turn 90 degrees and remove.

Inside you can see the wires going in to the top of the bulbs, the entire bulb turns 90 degrees and then can be removed. Unclip the wires from the bulb, and connect the large connector on the resistor from earlier on.

Now the tricky part, due to the "L" shape of the existing bulbs they are easy to remove and replace... the replacements are just round so you loose some leverage. Insert the LEDs in to the back of the headlight, and try and line the new ones up with slots that the old ones came out of, bloody fiddly!!! i also found that i couldnt get them to turn very easily (again due the round shape) However they do have notches in them and i found that the easiest solution was to press them in with one hand and then use a screw driver in the notches to turn them 90 degrees.

Job Done! :D
 
I spoke to another seller on eBay who 'claims' to have the only true CREE lights on there. There's a 2 year warranty to boot and they're cheaper at £60.

Sorely tempted, but the one thing he said they didn't do are fade in and out on lock/unlock... I like mine fading. I can't see whats any different to these from others, and am still tempted but it does make you wonder what you're paying for... The non fading (so they're at DRL intensity) when Xenons are on would be good though, to make the rings visible under any circumstances, not sure why BMW would fade the rings when the Xenons are on..
 
Sod it.. I've placed my order on the £60 CREE set.. Lets see what turns up.. They can always be returned.. hopefully they'll be good enough to keep tho.
 
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