[Bullet]

Originally Posted by O HELLA BMW

where do you buy the lux bulbs?

http://www.namotorsports.net/detail....t_cd/MDSLUXH8/

[mds82]

Originally Posted by 1QuikWS6

Maybe you could explain how this could be?

The factory halogen bulb throws out light 360 degrees, the HID bulb throws out light 360 degrees, from the look of the LUX H8 - by the placement of the LED's around the entire stem - it also throw out light 360 degrees.

As we all know the inner ring gets direct light and outer gets light from plastic lite pipe indirectly. If you are using ANY kind of bulb/LED that throws off light 360 degrees - the effect will always be inner ring briter than outer.

So I don't see how the LUX LED design does anything to improve on equalization of outer ring to inner ring brightness over factory halogen or HID?

About the only lights that may correct this to some extent are the LED versions that have the LED's 'aimed' to line up with the light pipe for outer ring such as the Weisslight version.

And BTW, I had a set of Weisslichts and they weren't that much more impressive on the outer ring either. I's simply impossible the way the AE's are designed to get equal lighting on both inner/outer.

Well i cant give away all the secrets, lol... the design of the light does maximize the light that gets directed towards the outer ring. the design of the LED's and their shape was carefully chosen for this reason in particular.

Yes its impossible to get them the same brightness, and that is simply due to the design of the headlight and more importantly the design of the 2 rings. the inner ring allows light to pass straight forward from the bulb. the outer ring uses a fiber optic pipe that diffuses light, similar to the e90 designs.

[1QuikWS6]

Found this diagram - AE's constructed like this:

[TwinTurboXI]

Originally Posted by 1QuikWS6

Thank you - that is the only point I was trying to make. Unless you are getting OSS there is no way for any 'bulb' to make the inner & outer rings of equal brightness, so there is no need to make such claims.

I too like the look of the LUX H8's, and it may be the next AE I try (been thru 3 others & on my 4th), but I am fully aware that the ring lighting will not be equal

Most of the time the LUX look great but occasionally the outer ring "washes" out. Here's a few recent pictures taken with my Droid.

[AlexE90]

Will the Lux H8 work on a UK spec E92 335i (RHD, March '07 build)?