E46 Halogen ---> Umnitza Projector46 FX-R

[Falcon21]

I paid about R250 at customs. Umnitza declared it as a 100$ gift.

 

[Sankekur]

Thanks guys!

@Sankekur
Yeah, I hooked up the bixenon flap, to my "brights" connection.
So when I haven't got the Xenon's on, then its just the halogen bright's that come on.
When the Xenon's are on, the flap opens up, and its %$^*%ing daylight in front of me! :=):

Cool good to know, bixenons are a must :grin:

 

[calypso]

Electronics should be 14%

 

[ChrisBrand]

My angel eyes were 30%!!!! Thanks Calypso for the link

 

[Falcon21]

Just so anyone's interested, I took some pictures of the brightness.

Here's a pic of just the halogen brights on:

And here's with both Xenon brights and Halogen brights:

And with xenons without any brights:

It's a major difference compared to the halogens.

 

[Legacy]

That looks epic! raise:

Too bad you are in CT, would have loved to see these in real life :rollsmile:

 

[Bayn46]

Those look really awesome. Definitely need to do this to my car, the OEM headlights are pretty horrible to say the least. Now I just need to start reading as I have no idea where to start :fencelook:

 

[Falcon21]

I still need to see my car from an outside perspective, lol.
I've already got tons of compliments of how the lights look from a distance.

@Bayn46
Let me know if you need any help. I did a fair amount of research before buying these.

 

[Legacy]

Those look really awesome. Definitely need to do this to my car, the OEM headlights are pretty horrible to say the least. Now I just need to start reading as I have no idea where to start :fencelook:

Actually not, the E46 OEM halogen headlights are some of the best out there. The field of vision is allot better than 95% of the cars out there with halogens. The brightness is also crisp and the range of light is excellent.

 

[Bayn46]

Those look really awesome. Definitely need to do this to my car, the OEM headlights are pretty horrible to say the least. Now I just need to start reading as I have no idea where to start :fencelook:

Actually not, the E46 OEM halogen headlights are some of the best out there. The field of vision is allot better than 95% of the cars out there with halogens. The brightness is also crisp and the range of light is excellent.

I find them pretty poor compared to my previous car and a few other cars that I've driven.

The brights don't light up that much and the low beam doesn't extend far enough on the left and right side of the car - I need to have my fogs on to light those areas. They appear to focused on the middle of the lane/road. Maybe they need to be raised a little but there is definitely room for improvement.

 

[Sankekur]

Xenons, the best lighting upgrade you can do on your car, as long as you do it properly.

 

[Bayn46]

Agreed, I've seen some horrible mods which is why I want to do some real research on this and get it right first time. Definitely don't want to order something from the states which ends up being rubbish.

 

[Legacy]

Maybe your lights are just not aligned properly. What bulbs do you have in there? Maybe they have lost some light output over the years.

 

[Bayn46]

Only thing that might need alignment is the height but they look identical to halogen brights pic that Falcon21 posted above (Pic #1).

I think my problem with them is is that they lack "volume" and you struggle to see obstacles to the left and right i.e. pedestrians on the sidewalk. The Xenons produce a much fuller beam.

 

[Sankekur]

Yup that is the problem with normal reflectors and halogen bulbs, they tend to give a very patchy and uneven output. Now with the output of a set of xenons together with a set of proper projectors to cast the light to give nice even light output.