Angel eyes : differences in angel eyes brightness ?

karmakal · 04-14-2011, 04:20 AM

I'm the owner of a 520D F10 with visibility package (xenon lights).
August 2010 build.

I'm crossing more and more F10 these days with daylights looking much brighter than mines.

Can it vary from one car to another ?
Is it possible BMW improved the angel eyes brightness on the latest builds ?

mlai · 04-14-2011, 05:01 AM

Could be a case of "The grass is greener on the other side"?

AlBoston · 04-15-2011, 01:03 AM

The Angel eyes do have 2 brightness levels. If they are used as DRLs they are in the "bright mode" . Headlights on or parking lights are in the "dim" mode... Actually unverfied with parking lights but 'm pretty sure it is dimmer.

bike99 · 04-15-2011, 03:25 AM

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Originally Posted by AlBoston

The Angel eyes do have 2 brightness levels. If they are used as DRLs they are in the "bright mode" . Headlights on or parking lights are in the "dim" mode... Actually unverfied with parking lights but 'm pretty sure it is dimmer.

I did check it - it has 2 brighness levels. So depending how you switch your lights - they may look different.
BTW - how do you know that someone's lights are brighter than yours when you are driving your car?

karmakal · 04-15-2011, 03:42 AM

@bike99

Thank you for the 2 brightness levels info. Didn't know that.
I checked brightness on my car in daylight mode (is it the same as DRL?) and with engine on. So I suppose it's the same as when driving even if I'm not in the car unless the eyes dim when the car is not in movement.

Btw, yesterday I crossed a 3 series with LED angel eyes as bright as Audi's LED. The bimmer was stopped at a traffic light. Maybe a mod ?

northernmonkey · 04-15-2011, 05:06 AM

personally i wouldn't want them too bright otherwise they look a bit tacky....like a cheap after market mod. i'm happy with the level mine are at now.

karmakal · 04-15-2011, 05:07 AM

Ok I found the explanation. Daylight option was off in the settings.

Now its on and it looks indeed much much brighter.

Pic 1 : daylight setting off

Pic 2 : daylight setting on

cliveywolves · 04-15-2011, 05:21 AM

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Originally Posted by northernmonkey

personally i wouldn't want them too bright otherwise they look a bit tacky....like a cheap after market mod. i'm happy with the level mine are at now.

Yep i tend to agree when the are set onto the very bright setting , they do stand out a lot more, but do look a bit tacky like the cheap after market kits you find on other makes etc...

Needsdecaf · 04-15-2011, 06:32 AM

So if you turn off the DRL option, the halos still stay on, but dimmer? Interesting.....will have to investigate! I thought it just turned them off altogether.

blackberrycubed · 04-15-2011, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Needsdecaf

So if you turn off the DRL option, the halos still stay on, but dimmer? Interesting.....will have to investigate! I thought it just turned them off altogether.

so what did you find out?

Needsdecaf · 04-15-2011, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by blackberrycubed

so what did you find out?

They simply went off.

karmakal · 04-17-2011, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Needsdecaf

They simply went off.

In order to have the angel eyes dimmed, switch to parking lights with DRL setting off.
You will have the same effect as in picture one above.

Needsdecaf · 04-17-2011, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by karmakal

In order to have the angel eyes dimmed, switch to parking lights with DRL setting off.
You will have the same effect as in picture one above.

Tried that. They went out the one time I did it. Tried again, and it worked. Interesting to know.

AlBoston · 04-18-2011, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by karmakal

Ok I found the explanation. Daylight option was off in the settings.

Now its on and it looks indeed much much brighter.

Pic 1 : daylight setting off

Pic 2 : daylight setting on

You didn't find any explanation. I posted this same explanation for you earlier.

karmakal · 04-18-2011, 02:56 AM

Yes AIBoston, thank you for helping out

copycat1103 · 09-05-2012, 04:29 AM

Hi,

I drive a f11 without visibility pack for one year.
There are angel eyes but the brightness is less than I see on passing F10's with xenon.
Is there a way to make them brighter and switch of the normal lights? It would be good to have that together with automatic light switch enabled.

bmw5seriesman · 10-16-2015, 05:55 AM

I have F10 bmw 5 series 2011 reg with a normal headlights and was wondering if there is a way to enable Angel Eyes day time running lights with bright light on it? I have seen the cable and software on ebay to do some coding but not quiet sure if that would enable what i want?

splitsensetam · 10-16-2015, 09:52 AM

My car was coded to have the halos on full brightness when headlight are on. you might be seeing this on the streets.

Atlantis M3tallic · 10-17-2015, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by splitsensetam

My car was coded to have the halos on full brightness when headlight are on. you might be seeing this on the streets.

I did the same, my angel eyes stay bright even when the HIDs are on.

ezaircon4jc · 10-17-2015, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by splitsensetam

My car was coded to have the halos on full brightness when headlight are on. you might be seeing this on the streets.

Same here.....

mikejohn · 10-18-2015, 06:19 AM

I have a 2014 F11 M Sport if that makes any difference, the angle eye's are bright when in automatic switch on mode i.e. light switch all the way left, but dim when in manual mode i.e. one click right from centre or two clicks from centre, personally don't find it a problem as I leave the light switch in automatic mode all the time.

Mike

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karmakal Private First Class 61 Rep 175 Posts Drives: G30 530D (iX50 on order) Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Belgium iTrader: (0)	@bike99 Thank you for the 2 brightness levels info. Didn't know that. I checked brightness on my car in daylight mode (is it the same as DRL?) and with engine on. So I suppose it's the same as when driving even if I'm not in the car unless the eyes dim when the car is not in movement. Btw, yesterday I crossed a 3 series with LED angel eyes as bright as Audi's LED. The bimmer was stopped at a traffic light. Maybe a mod ?
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northernmonkey Second Lieutenant 24 Rep 298 Posts Drives: F11 530d MSpt Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: SouthEast iTrader: (0)	personally i wouldn't want them too bright otherwise they look a bit tacky....like a cheap after market mod. i'm happy with the level mine are at now.
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karmakal Private First Class 61 Rep 175 Posts Drives: G30 530D (iX50 on order) Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Belgium iTrader: (0)	Ok I found the explanation. Daylight option was off in the settings. Now its on and it looks indeed much much brighter. Pic 1 : daylight setting off Pic 2 : daylight setting on Attached Images
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Needsdecaf Major General 6510 Rep 6,653 Posts Drives: 2024 G80 Comp xDrive Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: The Woodlands, TX iTrader: (0)	So if you turn off the DRL option, the halos still stay on, but dimmer? Interesting.....will have to investigate! I thought it just turned them off altogether.
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copycat1103 Registered 0 Rep 1 Posts Drives: f11 520d Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Belgium iTrader: (0)	Hi, I drive a f11 without visibility pack for one year. There are angel eyes but the brightness is less than I see on passing F10's with xenon. Is there a way to make them brighter and switch of the normal lights? It would be good to have that together with automatic light switch enabled.
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bmw5seriesman New Member 0 Rep 8 Posts Drives: BMW 5 Series Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: London iTrader: (0)	I have F10 bmw 5 series 2011 reg with a normal headlights and was wondering if there is a way to enable Angel Eyes day time running lights with bright light on it? I have seen the cable and software on ebay to do some coding but not quiet sure if that would enable what i want?
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mikejohn New Member 0 Rep 5 Posts Drives: X5 Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Kent UK iTrader: (0)	I have a 2014 F11 M Sport if that makes any difference, the angle eye's are bright when in automatic switch on mode i.e. light switch all the way left, but dim when in manual mode i.e. one click right from centre or two clicks from centre, personally don't find it a problem as I leave the light switch in automatic mode all the time. Mike
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