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08-02-06, 09:13
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Slick61 is offline
Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Santa Clarita, CA Posts: 171 | What's the Deal with "Angel Eyes"
do they serve any functional purpose (i.e. increased lighting distance or reduced glare to oncoming drivers) or is it just a cosmetic/styling thang ?
seems like it's the new hot trend... | |
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08-02-06, 09:15
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Setec Astronomy is offline
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 7,656 | Whatchu tawkin' bout, Willis?
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08-02-06, 09:37
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truzoom is offline
Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,642 | I think he is talking about those glowing rings on Beemers. 
I think they look cool, but I have never seen them in person to know whether or not they are practical in any way. | |
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08-02-06, 09:50
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Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,476 | Quote: |
Originally Posted by truzoom I think they look cool, but I have never seen them in person to know whether or not they are practical in any way. | What do you live on an island?
"Angel Eyes", "Halos", "Demon Eyes" whatever you wanna call them have been around for quite some time now. I'd say they we're the rage about 4-5 years ago when the 7 series BMW came with them. After that they we're quite popular with the imported aftermarket crowd, similiar to the altezza crave 
I'm quite sure they don't do anything for light ouput, purely a cosmetic option. I could be wrong though. | |
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08-02-06, 10:02
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Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,642 | Quote: |
Originally Posted by JohnnyDaJackal What do you live on an island? | If I lived in Hawaii, that would be a really awkward...  | |
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08-03-06, 12:58
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Picus is offline
Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 3,313 | Here in Canuckistan you can substitute your DRL for angle/demon eyes if you have them, which is nice. Otherwise they are purely cosmetic.
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08-03-06, 02:01
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Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Lone Star State Posts: 1,598 | Just another way to have parking lights IMO. I think they are kinda cool on some cars.
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08-03-06, 02:44
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Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Brentwood, CA Posts: 10 | I love my angel eyes. In fact on the '06 M Roadster (maybe all Z4's) they use the same technology on the tail lights also Pretty slick if I do say so myself.  | |
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08-03-06, 03:07
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Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 174 | I think Angel Eyes on a bimmer make the car look a lot newer and better overall. If you decide to get them, get clear corners (clear plastic over the turn signal instead of orange plastic. It's the 'Euro' look and it's a lot cleaner. | |
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08-06-06, 08:25
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GMCloud27 is offline
Join Date: May 2006 Location: Geneva, IL Posts: 280 | Agreed on the clear corners! I just love seeing those eyes on a nice 5/E39 series or 7 when perfectly detailed--just beautifull & purely cosmetic
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08-06-06, 08:41
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Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Naperville, IL Posts: 301 | IMO i believe they were to create a stylish daytime running light. | |
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08-07-06, 10:13
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Accumulator is offline
Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 20,857 | I'll be the lone voice of dissent here
The angel eyes just aren't how I want my E36 M3 to look, I went with xenons in the original Euro lights instead. Heh heh, to me my car looks a little too close to yuppie-mobile/precious as it is, what with the Byzanz paint and all...but OTOH a friend once said that my taste in cars was that of a constipated German banker  | |
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