LUX Angel Eyes Review

[warzilla]

Check out this review of the LUX H8 V5 if you're looking to upgrade your lights on your E90/E92 M3.

[Peahi]

Great review and video! I just ordered a new pair after i got an angel eye failure warning. I got my original angel eyes from lux when my car was new (2012 e92, 52K miles). Really looking forward to getting them!

[Kamen]

That should a top priority for this car, unless if you are for complete authenticity. It makes a huge difference in the looks department

[Not Sure]

I have an unopened set of h8 180s that I'm thinking about returning. Even before I saw your video, I was worried that they'd be too bright and not look OEM. Maybe the v5s would be better for the look I want.

[PACarGuy]

Just put the Dtec v10.5 (160W) from E92-lighting in my '12 E92 and they are great. I really don't see needing anything brighter/whiter than this. But this is definitely a must-do mod to bring the looks of the car up to date.

[Blindside_137]

Originally Posted by Not Sure

I have an unopened set of h8 180s that I'm thinking about returning. Even before I saw your video, I was worried that they'd be too bright and not look OEM. Maybe the v5s would be better for the look I want.

Almost every set of Lux is perfect.

You have to judge these lights from at least 20 feet away. They will never look good if you are standing at the front bumper. From a distance they are beautiful.

[Edward]

The best upgrade they made is the protective glass sleeve that covers the LEDs. The bulb is BULKY AS F*** and previously it was so difficult to slot them into the housing without cutting up your hands and fingers and not damaging the LEDs.

[ualdrivr]

I love my H8 180s. @luxangeleyes It was the first mod I installed in my 2013 e92 M3 after I purchased it last March. A great improvement over stock.

[STooK]

I have the V4 I think and they are ok. A little better than stock but not a fan of how the outer rings are so dim and the inner is so bright. I know you can't change that unless you go full headlight mod but still bothers me when I see it.

[ualdrivr]

Originally Posted by STooK

I have the V4 I think and they are ok. A little better than stock but not a fan of how the outer rings are so dim and the inner is so bright. I know you can't change that unless you go full headlight mod but still bothers me when I see it.

That is definitely a flaw, but Lux Angel Eyes have nothing to do with that. That is all BMW. After 2011 they decided to only give a partial LCI upgrade to the e92 M3. Only the tail lights were upgraded, nothing else.

[Blindside_137]

Originally Posted by STooK

I have the V4 I think and they are ok. A little better than stock but not a fan of how the outer rings are so dim and the inner is so bright. I know you can't change that unless you go full headlight mod but still bothers me when I see it.

It's so blown out of proportion though. I feel bad for Lux anytime they have to comment on it.

I promise you, if you ever saw your car following you on a road you WOULD NOT notice the ring brightness discrepancy. These lights are only fairly judged from distances over 20 or 30+ feet. Almost no angel eyes look good when they are at arms reach.

This is my V3, I don't even know how old by now, maybe 5 years. The pic is from a distance but zoomed in. I also have had my car follow me before and they are no different than the LCI when it is on the road. I love them.

[becausephilchow]

Love my LUX H8 180s.

But, getting my headlights modded anyways, not because of the LUX, but just because of the OEM Design.

[shimmy23]

agree on the statements above. lux is as good as it's gonna get with the oem design. still wasn't to my liking so i had oneighty upgrade my headlights. my favorite mod so far

[STooK]

Originally Posted by Blindside_137

It's so blown out of proportion though. I feel bad for Lux anytime they have to comment on it.

I promise you, if you ever saw your car following you on a road you WOULD NOT notice the ring brightness discrepancy. These lights are only fairly judged from distances over 20 or 30+ feet. Almost no angel eyes look good when they are at arms reach.

This is my V3, I don't even know how old by now, maybe 5 years. The pic is from a distance but zoomed in. I also have had my car follow me before and they are no different than the LCI when it is on the road. I love them.

I know what you're saying and I agree LUX is as good as it's going to get without modding your lights. But they can't be compared to BMW factory LCI angel eyes and they do not look the same no matter how far you are away. I'm not saying LUX products are bad because they are actually really good, but it's just never going to look like a factory LCI/modded lights at least in my eyes, especially since I've owned both. No worries though, I still love driving my M3 no matter what my angel eyes look like!

[jiggz]

Originally Posted by STooK

I know what you're saying and I agree LUX is as good as it's going to get without modding your lights. But they can't be compared to BMW factory LCI angel eyes and they do not look the same no matter how far you are away. I'm not saying LUX products are bad because they are actually really good, but it's just never going to look like a factory LCI/modded lights at least in my eyes, especially since I've owned both. No worries though, I still love driving my M3 no matter what my angel eyes look like!

Agreed. LUX are as good as you'll get if you just want to replace bulbs, but no way do they look as good as OEM LED coronas, let alone aftermarket headlight mods. I have ONEighty headlights on my M3, and they look so much cleaner/crisper than the even the OEM LED coronas on my X5.

[PACarGuy]

Originally Posted by shimmy23

agree on the statements above. lux is as good as it's gonna get with the oem design. still wasn't to my liking so i had oneighty upgrade my headlights. my favorite mod so far

Curious - what was the cost of the oneeighty upgrade and how long did it take?

[R3dliner]

If you want to drive to NY you can probably do it in a day. It's not cheap, I would budget at least 1k but I do love my oneighty's.

[Kamen]

I've noticed, that the stock LED halo on the e92 actually looks much better than later model BMWs. Some of the latter are similar to the LUX upgrade( with the faded outer halo). It seems that BMW has cheaped out on this, along with a bunch of other things.

As far as the the ONEighty headlights, it's a personal taste, but I find them a little too tuner-ish.

[R3dliner]

Originally Posted by Kamen

I've noticed, that the stock LED halo on the e92 actually looks much better than later model BMWs. Some of the latter are similar to the LUX upgrade( with the faded outer halo). It seems that BMW has cheaped out on this, along with a bunch of other things.

As far as the the ONEighty headlights, it's a personal taste, but I find them a little too tuner-ish.

LED halo's were not available on the M but on LCI non M E9xers.

The only thing they cheapened out on is not bringing the refreshed headlights over to the M's.
"I find them a little too tuner-ish" 1st I've ever heard. Do you drive a stock car?

[Kamen]

I am aware, that the LED halos were not a stock option for the M e9x. I wrote about the non-M models. Their led halos looked super bright. That's what the last few posts were about - the stock led halos on the stock e9x models.

[Not Sure]

Originally Posted by Not Sure

I have an unopened set of h8 180s that I'm thinking about returning. Even before I saw your video, I was worried that they'd be too bright and not look OEM. Maybe the v5s would be better for the look I want.

quoting myself just to close the loop. i installed the H8 180s and am very happy with the look. they are MILES better than stock. and i agree with previous posts that the inner/outer brightness issues are overblown.

if you're on the fence, for $200 it's a no-brainer really.

[Ab28]

Originally Posted by Not Sure

quoting myself just to close the loop. i installed the H8 180s and am very happy with the look. they are MILES better than stock. and i agree with previous posts that the inner/outer brightness issues are overblown.

if you're on the fence, for $200 it's a no-brainer really.

+1. Best mod for the money. I've had mine in for almost 8k miles now without issue.

Makes the car look so much newer.