"blue" angel eyes? and other newb questions - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

jhendershaw · 25th March 2005, 11:14

I've had my 2001 M5 for a couple days now and have a question regarding the lighting. I've seen a few M5's that have angel eyes that seem to be a different color than mine. The rings in the headlights seem to give off a yellowish glow while I've seen some that are almost purple. What do I have to do to get this look?

Clutch - I need a new clutch. Stick with OEM or get an aftermarket? Some guy on ebay is selling brand new OEM M5 clutches for 289.99. Any reccomendations are greatly appreciated.

Any other mods that are good bang for the buck? I just bought a tubi exhaust that is on its way and im quite excited about that.

Thanks again,

Jason

Ashok Arora · 25th March 2005, 11:28

Welcome to the board

The blue angel eyes are replacement parts available from companies like Umnitza.

Here you can see Tin's car (right) with CCFL rings and Dave(dmc)'s car (left) with Umnitza rings fitted:

MAH · 25th March 2005, 16:42

If you take out the 5 or 10 watt bayonnet bulb, I do not remember which wattage it is, you could always just replace the bulb with a different color or slightly increase the wattage for a more pronounced angel eye effect. If you make them too close to the same color as the HIDs they won'y stand out with the low beams on though.

Mark

Anita · 25th March 2005, 19:51

Jason,
I did a search on this site and there are quite a few posts about aftermarket and OEM clutches. Here are a few:

Rogue Engineering Lightweight Flywheels and clutch.

FAQ regarding UUC & Spec clutch kits

Dual Mass Flywheel .vs. Lightweight Flywheel--What Performance Differences Do You See

Stock clutch replacement

And here's one on the break in period for your new clutch!

Break In Period For Replaced Clutch?
clutch

I had my clutch replaced at 17K miles with an OEM clutch (under warranty) and now have over 46K miles with no problems. It looks like you have quite a few clutch options--maybe too many

Good luck with your decision!

Anita

Greco · 25th March 2005, 19:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by MAH

If you take out the 5 or 10 watt bayonnet bulb, I do not remember which wattage it is, you could always just replace the bulb with a different color or slightly increase the wattage for a more pronounced angel eye effect. If you make them too close to the same color as the HIDs they won'y stand out with the low beams on though.

Mark

But don't go too high wattage. I've seen a 20watt melt the bulb holder. Tin has an awesome writeup on how he did his install. I might tackle it as I have an extra set (brand new) lens covers for 01+ assemblies. My only issue with his install is how the CCFL will react to below 0 temps..