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Badger 540
Really Senior Member I Joined: 23-October-2003 Location: West Midlands Status: Offline Points: 451 |
Topic: E34 Angel Eyes Posted: 17-July-2004 at 22:21 |
Here at last are the pics. Many thanks to Miles for his help. Light units mounted on plate: Nearside with the grilles back on: Offside with grilles back on: Side lights on !!! : Now the dips.........
Then the full monty...... Finished !! I'll be happy to answer any questions. Cheers. Andy West Midlands Edited by Badger 540 |
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Deathace
Really Senior Member I Don’t stick keys in electrical sockets. Joined: 27-December-2003 Location: Norfolk Status: Offline Points: 333 |
Posted: 18-July-2004 at 10:39 |
Well i need no further convincing, that looks the absolute mutts nuts. If you get a chance can you take a picture of the car with all 4 lights in view with the angels on so i can see the overall look from the front. Buy it now here i come :) Russ |
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silverbmw528
Senior Member II Joined: 16-April-2003 Location: Bucks Status: Offline Points: 151 |
Posted: 18-July-2004 at 12:00 |
Badger, are these the kits from eBay ? I've had my eye's on them..... Looks cool !
(If not where did you get them ?) Cheers |
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Andy, from www.bmwland.co.uk
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ps003
Groupie Joined: 24-May-2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 61 |
Posted: 18-July-2004 at 13:25 |
They look really impressive, did your car come with HID lights or did you retro-fit them yourself? I think they finish off the look nicely. Also, you don't happen to have the part number of the ball mountings do you? I've searched high and low on my ETK and I can't find it anywhere! Cheers, Paul. |
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jontunstall
Newbie Joined: 04-July-2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 29 |
Posted: 18-July-2004 at 13:30 |
I have to agree 'The mutts nutts' finishes the car off realy well. jon |
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e34m5
Really Senior Member II Joined: 26-June-2003 Location: Near Rugby, Warwickshire Status: Offline Points: 1344 |
Posted: 18-July-2004 at 16:42 |
If Badger doesn't mind i will answer the questions for him, the 6000 Kelvin H1 Bulb HID's are a retrofit and the ball mountings are available from GSF car parts for about 20p each.
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Badger 540
Really Senior Member I Joined: 23-October-2003 Location: West Midlands Status: Offline Points: 451 |
Posted: 18-July-2004 at 16:51 |
Hi folks, would have replied earlier, but hedge and lawn cutting took priority this morning !! In answer to silverbmw528, the kit was bought off ebay and is made by Depo. As I mentioned in the other topic's postings (new angel eyes) (http://www.bmwcarclubgb.co.uk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8768&PN=1) , the kits need a bit of fiddling to get the best out of the parts. Paul, the HID kit was purchased from Proxenon in USA and is a Bohmen 6K H1 kit. The ball mountings (Ooh Matron.....) are in the ETK on diagram 63-0042 and are part 11, 63 12 1 378 369 and are 56p plus VAT each. I think the improvement in overall visibility in the half light is worth the outlay. The little crescents in the top of the original smileys were a bit on the small side. Downsides are likely to be the expense of having to get another set if any of the lenses got cracked. I would have preferred the fresnel look of the original main beams to the clear front of the kit, but you can't have everything I suppose. Also, the kit uses a feed off the original side light plug to actuate a relay. The main power is fed to the relay from a cable with an inline fuse holder. (Wasn't a problem on mine as I have a fuse/relay holder with a juicy feed from the big engine bay terminal. If you take the power off the nearside plug, then the parking light facility which would ordinarily turn on the offside lights (if you park legally facing the correct way) wouldn't operate. Something else to bear in mind is the power requirement. There are 14 bulbs at around 3W, that's 3.5A for the sidelights alone. Not a problem on the move, but a battery killer if they are left on for a few hours. I hope that answers a few questions. All the best Andy West Midlands Edited by Badger 540 |
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Badger 540
Really Senior Member I Joined: 23-October-2003 Location: West Midlands Status: Offline Points: 451 |
Posted: 18-July-2004 at 16:55 |
Blimey. Miles got in there while I was looking for the part numbers off the ETK. No problem Miles, thanks for the post !!! Andy |
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ps003
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Posted: 18-July-2004 at 17:15 |
Thanks guys, you both answered my questions there, just found them on the ETK thanks to your help Andy, BMW's description of "Black rubber bushing" isn't really helpful when you're not sure which bit it's supposed to be in the first place I really need to change both sets of headlights, one side has corroded reflectors and water ingression and the other side are badly fitted, slightly chipped, replacements with the chrome rings missing (previous owner!). Now I have to decide whether to go angel eyes or not, hmmmm decisions decisions! Paul |
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Badger 540
Really Senior Member I Joined: 23-October-2003 Location: West Midlands Status: Offline Points: 451 |
Posted: 18-July-2004 at 17:21 |
Those angel eyes would go nicely with your new eyebrows Russ....... nice paint finish in your pics
Just looking at my pics again, it's amazing how many stone chips there are on the paintwork. That's one of the reasons I changed the lamp units over. After 155k miles, the lenses were looking a bit worse for wear from being sandblasted. I decided I needed to change all four, so may as well go the whole hog. Andy West Midlands Edited by Badger 540 |
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Flash
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Posted: 18-July-2004 at 18:47 |
they look lovely, but are they any better for seeing in the dark with??
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Deathace
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Posted: 18-July-2004 at 20:46 |
Andy i think when i get mine i will try and replace the lenses so as to keep the subtle look. I imagine the depo lenses will be glued in which case heating them up with a heat gun like i did with the OEM lenses should separate them from the cluster in order to glue on some OEM lenses. Or are the lenses plastic? if so then that may pose a problem with them melting :). Russ |
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e34m5
Really Senior Member II Joined: 26-June-2003 Location: Near Rugby, Warwickshire Status: Offline Points: 1344 |
Posted: 18-July-2004 at 21:51 |
Russ, it might be cheaper just to buy some aftermarket angel eyes and put them in your original lights if you want to keep the factory look ?
Miles |
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Badger 540
Really Senior Member I Joined: 23-October-2003 Location: West Midlands Status: Offline Points: 451 |
Posted: 18-July-2004 at 22:15 |
The HID's are certainly less tiring to drive with on unlit roads. It is amazing the way you get a pool of light in front of the car. The sharp cut off and superb kerb illumination means safe driving in the towns. Rain and snow (oddly) doesn't seem to glare the same way as it did with the filament H1 bulbs, about the same in fog, so still need the driving lights here. The reason for the angel eyes is better visibility to other motorists as well as individuality. I haven't seen another E34 with them (Yet !!!) unless you guys get in on the act !! Andy West Midlands |
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e34m5
Really Senior Member II Joined: 26-June-2003 Location: Near Rugby, Warwickshire Status: Offline Points: 1344 |
Posted: 18-July-2004 at 22:26 |
My 8000K Hella conversion kit is on its way from Germany as we speak
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Badger 540
Really Senior Member I Joined: 23-October-2003 Location: West Midlands Status: Offline Points: 451 |
Posted: 18-July-2004 at 22:34 |
The Depo's are glass lenses. But if you want the original look it may be better to buy new OE Hella lenses and seperate them in the oven. The Hella angel eyes rings themselves with the fibre optic connector are reasonably cheap now. Andy West Midlands |
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Nigel
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Posted: 19-July-2004 at 01:16 |
Arghhhhhhh I like them. God dammit, I'll have to buy some now, and I'd convinced myself they were naff so I wouldnt have to bother. |
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Best Wishes
Nigel |
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Deathace
Really Senior Member I Don’t stick keys in electrical sockets. Joined: 27-December-2003 Location: Norfolk Status: Offline Points: 333 |
Posted: 19-July-2004 at 07:41 |
Miles: got a link to said hella conversion kit and price? Andy: same question to you on the fibre optic angel eyes from hella? Nigel: Russ |
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e34m5
Really Senior Member II Joined: 26-June-2003 Location: Near Rugby, Warwickshire Status: Offline Points: 1344 |
Posted: 19-July-2004 at 08:40 |
I just did a search on ebay.de for E34 HID and it came up with the auction for the Hella Kit . I have also ordered a Angel Eye kit from Surelight, they are made using Electro Luminescent wire so should be much whiter and brighter than the normal kits. I am also going to replace all the headlight lenses at the same time.
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Badger 540
Really Senior Member I Joined: 23-October-2003 Location: West Midlands Status: Offline Points: 451 |
Posted: 19-July-2004 at 09:02 |
Well Nigel, He He..... I'm not even on commission..... (Damn !) I suppose I was just the first one to push out the boat and try them. I'll get some info on the fibre optics posted tonight. Cheers. Andy West Midlands |
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