Angel Eyes Too Bright! - Page 2

Alex323Ci · 12-29-2012, 10:38 PM

would this work also on ccfl versions?

sharkey62 · 12-30-2012, 04:58 AM

This sounds a brilliant way to control brightness of Angel Eyes. Am currently saving up for P46's with Orion V2 Angel Eyes.
I know nothing about wiring so please forgive me if this is a really stupid question but I was wondering where I could put the control switch and then wondered whether there was any way to wire the Rheostat into the wire that controls the brightness of the instrument cluster dimmer. So therefore you could dim the instrument cluster which would also dim the angel eyes and consequently make it brighter by using the little wheel on the headlight control panel. I hope this makes sense.
Any ideas if this can be done or am I way off.
Thanks.

Rudy540 · 01-02-2013, 12:59 PM

Which ones have u guys found are extremely bright? I have hid top and bottom so it only makes sense if I install bright halo lights

umnitza · 01-02-2013, 01:03 PM

The Orion V2 and V4 are the brightest angel eyes you can buy. For them being too bright, most people do not consider them to be so.
Some do, so you can always dim them down using a rheostat.

You can do this with CCFL, but it's pointless since CCFL aren't very bright.

Rudy540 · 01-08-2013, 04:38 PM

Does anyone one know how I can wire my v2 angel eyes with my parking lights

morningisbad · 01-13-2013, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Rudy540

Does anyone one know how I can wire my v2 angel eyes with my parking lights

Are you looking for them to come on with the parking lights? Or dim them when they come on?

Rudy540 · 01-14-2013, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by morningisbad

Are you looking for them to come on with the parking lights? Or dim them when they come on?

That was my primary way of doing it but too late now I just did it the regular way

JokerElite · 01-15-2013, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Rudy540

Does anyone one know how I can wire my v2 angel eyes with my parking lights

This method worked for me: http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showthread.php?t=58127

I tapped into the gray wire with the brown stripe (license plate wire) in the bundle, make sure it's the thicker one because there's two.

Rudy540 · 01-16-2013, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by JokerElite

This method worked for me: http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showthread.php?t=58127

I tapped into the gray wire with the brown stripe (license plate wire) in the bundle, make sure it's the thicker one because there's two.

Thanx man but a little too late, I won't be creeping up on anyone now haha

JokerElite · 04-14-2013, 09:58 PM

So if you have the dimming with interior lights option, you need 2 rheostats? Anyway they can be combined into one?

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12-29-2012, 10:38 PM	#21
Alex323Ci Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Huntington Beach -Surf City USA Posts: 15,106 My Ride: M3 & 323Ci (sold) View My Garage	would this work also on ccfl versions?

12-30-2012, 04:58 AM	#22
sharkey62 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Somerset, UK Posts: 30 My Ride: 320i View My Garage	This sounds a brilliant way to control brightness of Angel Eyes. Am currently saving up for P46's with Orion V2 Angel Eyes. I know nothing about wiring so please forgive me if this is a really stupid question but I was wondering where I could put the control switch and then wondered whether there was any way to wire the Rheostat into the wire that controls the brightness of the instrument cluster dimmer. So therefore you could dim the instrument cluster which would also dim the angel eyes and consequently make it brighter by using the little wheel on the headlight control panel. I hope this makes sense. Any ideas if this can be done or am I way off. Thanks.

01-02-2013, 12:59 PM	#23
Rudy540 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Orange county Posts: 69 My Ride: E46 View My Garage	Which ones have u guys found are extremely bright? I have hid top and bottom so it only makes sense if I install bright halo lights

01-08-2013, 04:38 PM	#25
Rudy540 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Orange county Posts: 69 My Ride: E46 View My Garage	Does anyone one know how I can wire my v2 angel eyes with my parking lights