angel eye or std headlight

mike cupra r

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Hi peep i can't choose what headlights to go for as i need now ones as the clips are broken on mine. like the look of the std ones but angel eye one look nice to. Hmmm please help me decide. mike
 

-SlicK

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Nov 23, 2008
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Its really entirely down to your taste mate, cant say im a big fan. Dont let that sway you though, there are a few on the fourm that have them :)
 

53 Leon SX

aka Kris
Oct 22, 2010
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Whats the colour of your car Mike? Have you had a look at LEE69's car with angel eyes conversion, it looks good imo but like slick said its entirely down to taste!
 

mike cupra r

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Its a black lcr. The angel eyes are growing on me but is the any benifit having angal eyes
 

jimbob99

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Oct 8, 2010
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angeleyes look mint in a black car, i had a 3 series e46 with ccfl rings in and it looked mean as fook, only problem ive found with aftermarket headlights with rings in is the rings can be a bit dull on some and usually the headlights are shite at throwing light out, you might want to consider upgrading to 100w xenon bulbs or even a hid kit if going for aftermarket headlights.
:)
 

Murdered LCR

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Sep 9, 2006
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I'm not sure if I like them or not if they have the black back to them not the chrome then there loads better than the chrome crap , also depends on the ring itself there are a few types some look good others look **** lol choice is yours tho
 

jimbob99

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Oct 8, 2010
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I'm not sure if I like them or not if they have the black back to them not the chrome then there loads better than the chrome crap , also depends on the ring itself there are a few types some look good others look **** lol choice is yours tho

yeah its the ccfl ones that look the best i think, there pretty bright during the day and at night they're really white
 

Rauer

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i cant stand em think they look crap on the leon, the only ones i like are phillc's lights but i dunno how he has done em!
 

Phillc

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Apr 23, 2007
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I made them myself , took the oe lights a part painted everything black and fitted two sets of projector kits, i removed one set of angel eyes and left the out side ones with them as side lights, i have taken some pics i will post them asap, Car needs a wash LOL.
TBH the photo's don't do them Justice, 100% better in the flesh.

You can just make them out to much light reflected by the lights imo.

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A bit better?

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Darker..

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Total darkness.

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Rauer

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I made them myself , took the oe lights a part painted everything black and fitted two sets of projector kits, i removed one set of angel eyes and left the out side ones with them as side lights, i have taken some pics i will post them asap.


At the rr day me and vin-r were saying that we both couldn't stand the projectors on Leons but we thought yes looked good, I for one love yours mate ever since I first set eyes on them! Are they hard to do? What have you mounted the projector lense to?
 

Phillc

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Apr 23, 2007
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Are they hard to do? What have you mounted the projector lense to?


They fit into the holes that the old bulbs fitted through, needed abit of trimming for the main beam but nothing difficult, the real PITA is getting the lense's off. the rest is the same as fitting hids , drill holes in the covers and wire the electrics in.
 

Rauer

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They fit into the holes that the old bulbs fitted through, needed abit of trimming for the main beam but nothing difficult, the real PITA is getting the lense's off. the rest is the same as fitting hids , drill holes in the covers and wire the electrics in.

Did you have to take the reflector out cause I can't see it on yours!
 

Phillc

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Apr 23, 2007
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No, its painted black. ;) its the reflector that the projectors fix to, i am doing a bit of a fix on the drivers side one soon i will take some pics for you as i need to strip it down.
 

Rauer

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No, its painted black. ;) its the reflector that the projectors fix to, i am doing a bit of a fix on the drivers side one soon i will take some pics for you as i need to strip it down.

Cool am looking forward to it , this cars costing me more money! I think I prefer yours to the ready made jobbies cause I think the lens sits further back in the headlamp unit, where the others are too close to the font perspex!
 

53 Leon SX

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Oct 22, 2010
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London
The angel eyes will make your lcr look very moody, but what phillc and lee69 have done improve them much more by painting them black otherwise they would look tacky.
 

leons_ leon

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Jan 2, 2010
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Headlights should i get angel eyes?

My off side headlight needs replacing, im thinking as i have to take the bumper off i should fit angel eyes not a big fan on them but the have projectors:funk: opinions on angel eyes on a LCR or should i stick with standard?