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Thread: E23 LED CREE 8000 Lumen Headlight Conversion (Non Euro) **PICS**

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    E23 LED CREE 8000 Lumen Headlight Conversion (Non Euro) **PICS**

    Hey everybody, I wanted to share with you a little project I did. For those of you who want better lighting at night and want to switch over from the old school crappy headlights, here is an alternative! I only spent under a $100 for everything brand new! Lights were simple plug n play with no ballast and to me they look better than HID''s!!! For those of you who don't know much about LED Lighting, LED's are energy efficient, brighter, durable, produce less heat, and they last longer than any other bulb!

    Items purchased:
    Autopal 5 3/4" H4 euro conversion Headlights - $40 a pair
    2016 LED CREE H4 8000 Lumen 6000K Bulbs - $45 a pair

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    Does anyone know how to adjust the headlights? Since I lowered my car the headlights are aiming a little too low.

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    Your lack of respect for fellow motorists, as shown by your headlight flaring, is staggering.

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    Lack of respect? Once adjusted properly, as being asked, these lights wouldn't offend any motorists.

    Nice upgrade, definitely worth it for the $.

    Steve
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    Yes, they will. The Autopal lights are sub-par E Codes as it is, and you're jamming in bulbs with a higher output AND different light pattern than they were originally designed for.

    You can point those suckers straight at the ground and they are still going to throw intense, unfocused light into oncoming motorists faces.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 7THRTY2 View Post
    Lack of respect? Once adjusted properly, as being asked, these lights wouldn't offend any motorists.

    Nice upgrade, definitely worth it for the $.

    Steve
    Thanks Steve! Yes, they are worth the upgrade! And I'm not blinding anyone. I've been on several night trips and I have not been flashed by oncoming drivers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 750i View Post
    Your lack of respect for fellow motorists, as shown by your headlight flaring, is staggering.

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    Thanks for your input, I understand where you are coming from. They will work better with projector headlights. I have been on several night trips and I have not been flashed by oncoming drivers. LED's are different from HID's.

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    This is not how you're supposed to do LED headlights!!!!





    LED PnP's are a joke, honestly I'd rate them worse than poverty beam HID PnP's. You don't have a housing designed for this light source. This isn't how any of this works.
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