So you want brighter Angel Eyes you say?

[bosanci28]

here is a part of the install info ,provided to me:





now,i have to see witch route to go as i am not really incline in electrical
stuff,like to do with relays...

thanks

[TerminatorX5]

with this method you pull electricity from the LCM - that supply is electronically controlled and electronically monitored. You are effectively replacing the side marker lights with the AEs.

in my method, the AEs are completely isolated from the rest of the car's electronics, as they pull energy directly from battery terminals, and are controlled by a relay piggy-backing on one of the car's circuitry.

both methods are valid, and you should consider the one that suits your needs the best...

[TerminatorX5]

Originally Posted by bosanci28

so,when you had the rings on,the side light and the xenon was coming on also? or only the angel rings?

thanks

I have tapped the triggering relay in the relay box in the engine bay... the circuit that i have tapped to would come on with the start of the engine and will shut off in a few moments AFTER the engine was off...

As a result, the AEs would come on with the engine running (key in position II), regardless of the headlights, foglight, highbeams... once the engine was turned off, the relay stayed energized for some additional time - from few seconds, to about a minute or two... I think I had tapped into some IHKA circuitry that needed some time to wind down after the engine was off... you can tap into anything that has ignition on, if you go my route... 7 years ago i did not have easy access to WDS and could not easily find an Ignition On wire... So I used a Multimeter...

[bosanci28]

o brother...i took one head light out and they are glued down,try head gun high temp,no way is coming out! i almost melted the little clear clip that holds the case housing! so,i put all back together for now till other solution maybe, or save more money for depot set.

waiting to see maybe a solution on opening this.

thanks.

[TerminatorX5]

oh... you can do it on upto 2002 model... 2003 - on, can't be easily done...

[X5SND]

Getting this thread back to the facelifted (2004+) housings...

Here's the actual reason I started this endeavor; Upgrading the projectors and reworking the general front end optics.

The factory Hellas (e39) projectors are dull/dim when put up against some of the new vehicles. Now granted, thats not a fair comparison, but Im running the same bulb (and brightest 35W you can get) that the new high end Mercedes cars run with mediocre results, and it just isn't satisfying. Enter the EVOX-R. It ditches the Fresnel lens for a crystal clear one, and upgrades the reflector bowl from a dull surface to chrome. Heres a comparison. You can also see the Fresnel lens on the left in the pic below.

Left: Factory, Right: EVOX-R


I won't get into to much detail with the function of the different lens', just know this....
FRESNEL: diffused cutoff resulting in stray light and overall dim performance.
CLEAR: Razor sharp cutoff, focused light. Maximum light thrown where you want it --on the road.

A bonus of the clear lens is it gives a color band of blue's, cyan, and purple on the top of the cutoff at a distance (while all light below remains white)----lending to a VERY exotic look to on-comers.

You can easily see the difference in the size and intensities of the hotspots between the evox-r and factory projectors.

Left: EVOX-R, Right: Factory projector


Its also worth mentioning that although the projector is a straight swap, the ballasts are a different story. Those who have had to change the xenon bulb will know that Hella used a ballast where the igniter sits on the back of the bulb. These are NOT COMPATIBLE with the new projectors, and necessitates the need to alter the factory harness to include a 9006 plug for an aftermarket harness. Im throwing in a set of Morimoto 3Fives as they have proven to be a solid product in the past, and have similar power requirements as the factory Hella's.

For those who are sqeamish of altered factory harnesses look away now :P



Converting the factory harness gives me the ability to keep everything INSIDE the headlight housing, so everything appears stock from the outside.

I havent quite figured out how Im going to do the AE wires....but I did notice there is an unused pin position on the housing plug......

Like I stated before, this whole project has a ton of irreversible modifications so its not going to be for everyone....but for those who plan to put the effort in to open these housings.....make the projectors a priority! You'll thank me when you're making all other beams look like candles.

So as it stands right now, I've got the drivers side about done. I have a couple passes left with the polisher to get the rest of the scratches out of the lens. Daylight pics will hopefully come tomorrow......




The best part is the headlamps look completely factory when off! The rings have a slight yellow tint from the Xb rings behind them, but overall looks exactly the same as it did before.

I know its been more than "a few days" for me to complete this im hoping to have it all done by NYE! Dedicating tomorrow to this sh*t!

Hopefully y'all find some of this info useful....


EDIT:

Here a good shot of the exotic color band at the top of the cutoff I mentioned. Courtesy of another member off the hidplanet forum. These are the same EVOX-R's I'm swapping into my X.

[SlickGT1]

Wow even more stunning. Those projectors are amazing.

[pnoyako85]

HOLY sh** t that is nice...

[X5SND]

Hit a bit of a speed bump with one of my projectors.....Im having to work out some alignment issues as you can see the cut-offs aren't even. Unfortunately, It may end up delaying the completion of the lights if I have to get a replacement projector as its looking like a manufacturing defect!

Heres some pics from about 25ft to give you an idea so far.....

[pnoyako85]

Bright as hell.......where is the link to get this done.....the halos...
where did you buy them.