You can turn your front wheels to make more room in the wheel wells in needed, but I didn't do this since I just left my wheels straight. Maybe 5-10 minutes, more if you're blind and struggle to get the little metal tabs locked in place. The actual install time of the headlight is like changing a light bulb. How long does it take to install and how hard is it? Any directions to follow to make the job easier? ĭO NOT USE THEM IN THE STOCK HALOGEN REFLECTOR HOUSINGS. ![]() If anyone's interested, here's the cree led's I bought. I'm sorry I don't have any videos or photos of in use driving pics, but my cell phone camera seems to be pretty crap at night when attempting to take photos. I'm much happier with the cree led's as I feel I can see more in the night, and the nice pure white lighting provides excellent contrast and visibility. The test is not to convey light output, but beam pattern concentration and accuracy. Sorry they were taken at different times in the evening. The philips led's seem to "curve" along the edges of the beams. You can clearly see that the beam pattern is much straighter and concentrated on the Cree led's. Here's a side by side comparison of the beam patterns. The only difference on paper that I could find was that Cree used 5000k LED's, and philips used 6000k LED's. I also tested CREE's version of these headlights, and installed them. Ensure you code out cold/warm checks for the low beams AND the high beams. I had to get the canbus errors coded out, unfortunately they're all advertised as canbus friendly and error free, they're not. I had no issues with people flashing their brights at me, or complaining when I drove behind them (had family/friends test this one out with me) They were like the light of 10,000 suns aimed in front of me. I was happy with the Philips, especially at night. They use copper cooling belts and not fans. Still wanting more, I installed a pair of Philips Luxeon lumiled LED headlights from China. The stock halogens were decent, much much better than the stock headlight housings, but that's thanks to the new projector lenses in the Eagle Eyes. Here's my beautiful car with them installed: I have a 2013 328i with standard halogens, and wanting something better, I purchased a set of the chrome Eagle Eye headlights that are all over eBay. ![]() I figured I'd make this thread to share my experience and journey. Hey everyone, there's been a lot of discussion between Halogens, HID's, and LED headlights and which are the best.
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