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      04-03-2010, 08:38 AM   #1
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Unhappy XTEC LED's - don't bother.

As per the title, barely visible in normal daylight, very disappointing and a waste of money.

Should have searched more thoroughly rather than be taken in by the description.

Replacing the factory-fitted dull yellow bulbs with the XTEC BMW LED Ring Marker kit will give you the brightest and whitest angel eyes on the street.
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Are these the Xtec Genesis LEDs that have 4 LEDs ??
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Have just fitted these and they seem great

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWNX:IT
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Are these the Xtec Genesis LEDs that have 4 LEDs ??
Yes and they are also a fairly loose fit compared to normal bulbs so would end up incorrectly aligned over time.
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Thanks for the heads up matey, I was just about to order these. The marketing seems sooooo convincing, if only they applied similar skill in their product development.
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Where in east angular are you ?
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Thanks for the heads up matey, I was just about to order these. The marketing seems sooooo convincing, if only they applied similar skill in their product development.
Photo taken on thursday pm when it was far from sunny!

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Where in east angular are you ?
Just outside Cambridge.
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Photo taken on thursday pm when it was far from sunny!

That is pathetic

You can hardly see them.

Cant you get a refund??
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Just outside Cambridge.
Same here! Where abouts mate!?

And Welcome to E90pizzle!
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That is pathetic

You can hardly see them.

Cant you get a refund??
I have e-mailed the supplier but so far no response.

This photo suggests all is good but it was getting dark and the camera did a good job of compensating for the dusky conditions, you can see much more glare coming from the standard 'dull' bulb.

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Keep standard mate!

Where abouts Cambs?
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get some gp thunders.. cheap and do the job!

waiting to see if the new lights can fit the old lights!!
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