Hey AMPOWER, Angel Eye Install

[m3f_erikM3]

Hey can anyone give me info on the angel eyes and retrofitting them to E36. My wife loves the look and is begging me for help on getting her a pair for her M3. Is this possible to get them? how much? Where to get them , etc any help please she is driving me crazy at least 50 times a day. Put wife's voice tone here "Did you get my angel eyes yet? over and over.

[m3f_PurpleM3Pursuit]

can i just say one thing.. i think u married the perfect girl.. hahahahha.. let her know that.. i need to marry a car chick.. hahahahaha.. but the install isn't that hard.. i would just buy them already installed.. its easier.. cheaper.. less time consuming.. are u thinking of getting the HID's??

[m3f_kchildre]

The kit I got was from BMP Design (http://www.bmpd.com). They had the best price (About $450 including shipping for car club members 10% discount). Other places that sell them include bav auto (http://www.bavauto.com) but they are slightly more expensive.



Overall they are prett easy to install, you cut the existing plugs off, jump off the parking lights and splice them into a single plug for the euro headlight unit. The ellipsoids on the euro headlights that include the angel eyes go farther into the engine bay than the orignal, but the only thing I've heard of having a problem is the Dinan CAI that tries to go into the same space.



Hope this helps...

[m3f_CrazzyM3]

go look at the lights at uuc they have kits so you don't hafta splice anything........hope that helps some

[m3f_AMPowerJ_e8f979e5cd]

I bought mine from a German eBay seller. They are Inpro which I understand to be a fairly common brand of aftermarket lights for German cars. I only paid $320 and that included shipping costs! I think they automatically make the M3 more refined and the ellipsoid lighting is better too. Comparing them to the stock headlight assemblies really reveals how much better the european lights really are.

[m3f_erikM3]

Thank you very much everybody, I will start looking into your tips. Yes my wife is very cool and on top of being a huge fan she is in the process of getting an ///M power tatoo on her breast. She packs 44 DDD's, and yes I will post pictures.

[m3f_umnitza_90b7e0eb61]

I'd look into the bimmerforums group buy area, the lights that you get from Ebay 9 out of 10 times are InPros and are crappy.

[m3f_AMPowerJ_e8f979e5cd]

This is about the 10th time I have read that Inpro lights are 'crappy'. I have no problem with people that don't like them. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but what I do have a problem with is that no one ever says why they think they are crappy? Is it just because they are not $600 and every other part for a BMW is, so people think they ****? I bought these lights for almost half the price of the ones you see in BMP, Turner, etc. Perhaps I have a piece of junk and don't know it, but I would be hard pressed to find a problem with them. The fit was perfect and they work. What more can you ask for?



Seriously, what is the extra $300 buying you???

[m3f_umnitza_90b7e0eb61]

dont' take my word for it.



www.eurospeedperformance.com/ellipsoiddebate.htm

[m3f_AMPowerJ_e8f979e5cd]

THANKS !!!



I finally have an understanding of some of the differences. Now whether or not those differences make the Inpros inferior when you factor in the price, each person has to make that decision for themselves. Even after reading the article, for what I wanted, I think I got a good deal.

[m3f_umnitza_90b7e0eb61]

Originally posted by AMPowerJ

THANKS !!!



I finally have an understanding of some of the differences. Now whether or not those differences make the Inpros inferior when you factor in the price, each person has to make that decision for themselves. Even after reading the article, for what I wanted, I think I got a good deal.

In reality, that "debate" is somewhat tired and old.



There are far more differences that I've compiled from memory here:



InPro beam pattern doesn't have the same quality brightness.

Doesn't have the same quality cutoff.

Might melt if you use HID or higher wattage bulbs for H1

Angel Eyes (if you want them) are inferior in every way to the DDEs (this one is more subjective of course).





Do a search on a few "chat boards" and you'll see that I'm pretty close.

[m3f_AMPowerJ_e8f979e5cd]

umnitza -



What kind of lights do you have?

[m3f_umnitza_90b7e0eb61]

I've purchased ZKWs (getting them this Tuesday) and will have HIDs put in the next day.



I had the OEMs, but I've removed those



I'll take pictures when I get it all installed. The HIDs are a great deal - $375 shipped - better than $480 unshipped

[m3f_erikM3]

Jeez I started this post and now am totally confused on what to do, the wife will freak if her "angel eyes" are not good quality. I will keep posted on this subj. and thank everyone again for the help due to me being a moron on this stuff.

[m3f_umnitza_90b7e0eb61]

Originally posted by erikM3

Jeez I started this post and now am totally confused on what to do, the wife will freak if her "angel eyes" are not good quality. I will keep posted on this subj. and thank everyone again for the help due to me being a moron on this stuff.



let's see if I can make you less confused:

http://www.umnitza.com/dde/video/promo/e36demo.mpg



http://www.umnitza.com/dde/video/promo/umnitzapromo.mpg



I have about 10 videos, so the brightness seen in them can't be a fluke