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Old 31st January 2008, 23:12   #1
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PIAA LED Angel Eye Upgrade kit

does anyone here use or know anything about the quality of these compared to angelbright?

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Old 1st February 2008, 00:16   #2
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The PIAA is good quality, but it's not very bright.
We have a special that we are running for the much brighter Predator ICE kit.

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here's a direct comparison of the PIAA versus our version 1 kit which is 30% less output than the V2.


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Old 1st February 2008, 02:58   #3
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The Piaa ones look pretty cool though. They have that blueish tint to them.
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But the PIAA doesn't look like the light output is uniform throughout the ring. Umnitza, don't you guys offer a different colored angel eye kit?
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We offer blue and red, but not any other colors for now.
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We offer blue and red, but not any other colors for now.
For someone like Bimmerbear who likes the blue-ish angel eyes, based on those pictures, its a no-brainer to stay clear of product P
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Umnitza is correct.

I know because I tried the PIAA's already.

I finally settled and am now happy with the Predator ICE.
I have two sets.

But then again, I upgraded mine to a higher wattage bulb and higher current rating LED driver.

[quote=umnitza;1240731]The PIAA is good quality, but it's not very bright. We have a special that we are running for the much brighter Predator ICE kit.
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From my opinion the idea is to have clear xenon-like angel-eyes like iBright (or this predator set looks pretty nice as well), that P set looks more like some Rice tuning kit, unfortunately.
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Just keep in mind always that IT IS YOUR CAR. Go with whatever it is that you like or whatever makes you happy.

Imagine if we all like the same thing.....Imagine if all of our M5's are alike because we all want the same thing....

So as long as Mod's are tastefully done and you are happy with it - I think that's all that matters.

Keeping your beast unique sets it aside from the rest.

At the end of the day, it is yourself that has to be happy with your beast, not other people.

So, my motto in life - Do whatever makes you happy.
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