The TL's got new eye balls.

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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 09:28 AM
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The TL's got new eye balls.

After 2 weeks of (lazy) work on my headlights. I finally finished them and installed them over the weeked. Here's the end product:

Sitting around:


Installed - daytime picture. Under the sun/shade:


Close-up - daytime:


At night without HIDs:


At night with HIDs:


Close-up - at night:


It's been 3 days and I find it a tiny bit ricey... So if in a week or two, that ricey feeling is still around, i'll probably take the angel eyes off. Or maybe I just need time for the headlights to grow on me.
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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 10:21 AM
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anybody feeling this? i kinda don't
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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 10:56 AM
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the reason we buy TL's is because we dont want the german look....
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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 11:03 AM
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I think it looks alright.
Originally Posted by grater06
the reason we buy TL's is because we dont want the german look....
LoL, um, or not?....
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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by grater06
the reason we buy TL's is because we dont want the german look....

hahaha



it looks alrite to me

do the fohlight mod n take pics with just the eyes n the fogs onn
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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 12:14 PM
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Are those projector beams?
What did you put in?

I think it looks slick- because I want blacked out housings for my LGM 01
so it looks just a little different from everyone else- blacked out from one side to the other with the grill- all blended....
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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 12:16 PM
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I personally like it but now other BMW drivers are diffenently going to think your one of them haha.
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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by 01tl4tl
Are those projector beams?
What did you put in?

I think it looks slick- because I want blacked out housings for my LGM 01
so it looks just a little different from everyone else- blacked out from one side to the other with the grill- all blended....
Nope, i'm not using projectors. They're the stock reflector housing. I dont like the way projectors look in our housings since the HID housing area is rectangular. It doesn't flow that well I find.
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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 12:45 PM
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I like it! I think it looks slick with foglight mod. Good work!
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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 01:54 PM
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I wonder if its just a Canada car differance on the high beams and housing or 01 vs 02

looks good anyway!!
And if looking german confuses authorities trying to figure out what kind of car they are seeing- all the better! Maybe they cut you a little slack looking like a professional person not a street racing kid.
Good job LC83-!
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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 04:18 PM
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the curvature of the angel eyes could have been more rounded...
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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 04:54 PM
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i like the idea just not the outcome. i think you shoulda used the real halo eye matirial, not sure what its called but it looks better and prolly woulda come out cleaner and rounder
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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 05:38 PM
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looks meh
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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 06:04 PM
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I like it.
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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 06:48 PM
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I think there's too much space between the headlight and the angel eyes - makes it look awkward, although I commend you on the work and idea. Improve upon the idea and it will look really good I think. If, like you say, you still have the rice feeling, take them out and rework them a little until you're happy with the look, don't take them out altogether.
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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 08:57 PM
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nice work, but i dunno.. it looks kinda strange.. apparently the TL's headlights dont like angel eyes!

good work though


oh yeah, where's the FRONT LIP! you cheap ass!
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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by FirePR2002
I think there's too much space between the headlight and the angel eyes - makes it look awkward, although I commend you on the work and idea. Improve upon the idea and it will look really good I think. If, like you say, you still have the rice feeling, take them out and rework them a little until you're happy with the look, don't take them out altogether.
The thing is, it's hard to judge how they'll look until you put them on. I kinda find the headlights strange right now... I dunno, something strange about the looks of it. It doesn't flow good. haha

Oh well, I'll take them off, gonna go back to the drawing board.

Thanks for the input guys! Greatly appreciated!
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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 09:45 PM
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I made some angel eyes for my foglights, just haven't installed them yet. I'm also working on the headlights right now also. I had to reseal them for leaking. Here are the foglights.



I blacked out the fog lights, except around the bulb that reflects the light, to match the headlights. Also in these pictures the glass isn't on them.
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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 09:52 PM
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Cool can you see better now? I like em.
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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 10:32 PM
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did u take real angel eyes and mold them or do it the way where you take the clear rod and haet it and put slits in it and stuff?
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Old Jun 12, 2007 | 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by 2003BlizAkTL
did u take real angel eyes and mold them or do it the way where you take the clear rod and haet it and put slits in it and stuff?
I actually used the clear rod method. They don't make CCFL rings for our cars.
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Old Jun 12, 2007 | 03:03 PM
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i dig it
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Old Jun 12, 2007 | 04:27 PM
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Angel eyes are ok, but the diffuser looks kinda warped
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 01:44 AM
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Originally Posted by lostchild83
I actually used the clear rod method. They don't make CCFL rings for our cars.
its hella good work, but i think it mite not seem rite because i think the actual angel eye circle is thinner, maybe if you tried it with a thinner rod or maybe if you took an actual angel eye and messed with it it would look better, though it still is SICKK
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 09:55 AM
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they dont make ccfl rings for our cars but if u get the right kit it does fit...i was gona do the clear rod method as well, but i figure id get tru ccfl rings and do it that way...im almost finished my projector retrofit...once im finsihed that i will being sticking sum ccfl rings in there...good work tho...to make the rod urself is hard stuff good job
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 02:14 PM
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doesn't look right.
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