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LED angel eyes installed - big improvement!

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Re: LED angel eyes installed - big improvement!

Post by Horizon » Thu Mar 17, 2016 9:59 pm

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RenoHuskerDu, do you perhaps have any daylight photos?
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Here ya go, with a modest editorial statement, to boot. It's a grey day but the cloud cover isn't very thick. They would look brighter in rainy weather, and less bright if it were sunny. Whenever I see another E53 I check out its AEs and so far mine are brighter. About half of the E53s that I see have been converted. The replacement bulbs at a French dealer cost more than conversion kits on Amazon.

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Were those bullet holes in your lower grille there since you started using that personnel plate in France/ Germany
Or from a previous conflict ( 1939 /45 )
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Re: LED angel eyes installed - big improvement!

Post by RenoHuskerDu » Thu Mar 17, 2016 10:07 pm

Ay m8 I have another thread going on me bullet holes. So far, no joy looking for metal grills. And 150 quid for fleabay black plastic ones does not tempt me much.  :(
Reno: Alsace, France = only 30 minutes to Germany der Vaterland!
2011 E70 40d well kitted from the factory, RaceChip 375hp
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Re: LED angel eyes installed - big improvement!

Post by the shreksta » Fri Mar 18, 2016 8:34 pm

Did you paint the kidney grills or buy them in black. I have the same car in same colour and black grills looks nice

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Re: LED angel eyes installed - big improvement!

Post by RenoHuskerDu » Fri Mar 18, 2016 9:27 pm

These are the grills that came with the car. Either body color came new or the PO had them painted.

If it were not such a PITA to replace them, I would settle for fleabay black plastic. But my beady little heart is set on some kind of metal screen instead.
Reno: Alsace, France = only 30 minutes to Germany der Vaterland!
2011 E70 40d well kitted from the factory, RaceChip 375hp
2005 E53 3.0d, manual gearbox, sport susp, RaceChip 278hp

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Re: LED angel eyes installed - big improvement!

Post by Sanj » Fri Mar 18, 2016 10:31 pm

4.4's came with silver from factory, rest were black. Painted mine - not a mission.
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