LUX H8 V4 Review

tmntmn · 06-03-2013, 03:49 PM

Ever since i pick up my e92 m3 the only thing i never like about it was the angel eye, tried tons of different halogen bulbs (dim when headlamps on), HID (way to bright rings are not define), LED (early LED angel eyes solution, way to blue), I wanted to find a solution that doesn't require opening up the headlights so i tried pretty much everything on the market.

Everything i tried so far has never match the quality and craftsmanship of LUX products, this is my 3rd LUX I purchase been upgrading every time they release a new version since LUX H8 V2. With every new version out the quality is better and brighter then the last, with that being said LUX H8 V4 are freaken bright! and the ability to change the color temp is just a plus. Been playing around with the color temp for the last two days and finally settle at 6,900k. With the V4 the outer are brighter and evenly lit

infidel335 · 06-03-2013, 03:58 PM

Did you notice any flickering/color changing when powering them off?

tmntmn · 06-03-2013, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by infidel335

Did you notice any flickering/color changing when powering them off?

when you have the lights set to auto, there a fading effect that turn bluish when its turning off which i think its pretty cool, it only has for 1-2 second so it doesn't bug. The v4 is so much brighter and the rings are evenly lit now.

insane79 · 06-03-2013, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by tmntmn

when you have the lights set to auto, there a fading effect that turn bluish when its turning off which i think its pretty cool, it only has for 1-2 second so it doesn't bug. The v4 is so much brighter and the rings are evenly lit now.

i find that hard to believe, atleast the e90 lci rings have a design flaw & there is no way to get them evenly lit, unless the E92 are different??

tmntmn · 06-03-2013, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by insane79

i find that hard to believe, atleast the e90 lci rings have a design flaw & there is no way to get them evenly lit, unless the E92 are different??

Of course the inner rings will be always brighter due to the design of our headlights, when i mean evenly lit mean the whole outer ring is evenly lit through out the ring if that make any sense.

Otruba_843 · 06-03-2013, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by insane79

i find that hard to believe, atleast the e90 lci rings have a design flaw & there is no way to get them evenly lit, unless the E92 are different??

The E92's have this problem a little worse than E90 LCI's. I have to say, the filling from the V4's looks outstanding in these pictures. A lot of the problem is people photographing the lights too close.

nomis_nehc · 06-04-2013, 02:39 AM

I dunno man, your reluctance to open up headlights is understandable, but if that sentiment ever changes, let me know. This is the only true v4 in the market to me. Same day turn around. Notice no more fluted cornering lens either

chumley · 06-04-2013, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by tmntmn

when you have the lights set to auto, there a fading effect that turn bluish when its turning off which i think its pretty cool, it only has for 1-2 second so it doesn't bug. The v4 is so much brighter and the rings are evenly lit now.

LUX can thank you for pushing me over the edge and buying these! I have to say your pict is among the most representative I've seen. In real life the eye doesn't see quite as much blur around the halos but this is a good representation. I've been on the fence for a while with nothing more than a bulb upgrade from stock to GP Thunders. I thought they were a solid color improvement over stock but I installed the LUX on 1 side and tested it and the difference in brightness and color is ridiculous.

High quality product, install was easy - much easier than bulbs beacause you don't have to deal with the cable connection facing up. Took me longer to fit the wires and controller in the assembly than it did to install the leds themselves. It's alot of stuff to fit in a small space!

As far as the flicker, given a choice I'd prefer a more dignified fade out but it really doesn't bother me. In fact, I could easily see some people actually liking it or thinking it was cool. Set it at 6900k and I like it though though I may try 6300k to compare.

wdeerfield · 06-04-2013, 09:31 AM

the pics are nice but not in full daylight at all. could you take some in direct sun with a fast shutter

LuxAngelEyes · 06-04-2013, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by chumley

LUX can thank you for pushing me over the edge and buying these! I have to say your pict is among the most representative I've seen. In real life the eye doesn't see quite as much blur around the halos but this is a good representation. I've been on the fence for a while with nothing more than a bulb upgrade from stock to GP Thunders. I thought they were a solid color improvement over stock but I installed the LUX on 1 side and tested it and the difference in brightness and color is ridiculous.

High quality product, install was easy - much easier than bulbs beacause you don't have to deal with the cable connection facing up. Took me longer to fit the wires and controller in the assembly than it did to install the leds themselves. It's alot of stuff to fit in a small space!

As far as the flicker, given a choice I'd prefer a more dignified fade out but it really doesn't bother me. In fact, I could easily see some people actually liking it or thinking it was cool. Set it at 6900k and I like it though though I may try 6300k to compare.

Thanks for the awesome feedback!!!! Glad to hear your really happy with these.

tmntmn · 06-04-2013, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by nomis_nehc

I dunno man, your reluctance to open up headlights is understandable, but if that sentiment ever changes, let me know. This is the only true v4 in the market to me. Same day turn around. Notice no more fluted cornering lens either

Notice your in the Bay Area we should meet up so i can get a up close look at your lights!

At the moment loving my Lux V4

tmntmn · 06-04-2013, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by chumley

LUX can thank you for pushing me over the edge and buying these! I have to say your pict is among the most representative I've seen. In real life the eye doesn't see quite as much blur around the halos but this is a good representation. I've been on the fence for a while with nothing more than a bulb upgrade from stock to GP Thunders. I thought they were a solid color improvement over stock but I installed the LUX on 1 side and tested it and the difference in brightness and color is ridiculous.

High quality product, install was easy - much easier than bulbs beacause you don't have to deal with the cable connection facing up. Took me longer to fit the wires and controller in the assembly than it did to install the leds themselves. It's alot of stuff to fit in a small space!

As far as the flicker, given a choice I'd prefer a more dignified fade out but it really doesn't bother me. In fact, I could easily see some people actually liking it or thinking it was cool. Set it at 6900k and I like it though though I may try 6300k to compare.

Yeah I'm not sure why ppl are complaining about the fading effect, i also think it pretty cool and doesn't brother me at all. I pretty much went through GP Thunder, Piaa, Cam HID setup and a couple knock off LED solution which does not compare to Lux, been a fan of Lux since v2 was out. I also have mine set at 6,900k but still trying to dial down the right temp, gotta love the adjustment on the fly! ahhaa.

I also have Lux LED reverse light man those are bright i just need to snap some pictures of it soon.

nomis_nehc · 06-04-2013, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by tmntmn

Notice your in the Bay Area we should meet up so i can get a up close look at your lights!

At the moment loving my Lux V4

Heh heh. Actually that E92 was a client's I sent on his merry way on Saturday.

These are my lights:

And just for lol's, here's another pic of that same E92, notice how it's still intensely bright even under the crazy hot sun this past Saturday:

onesuperboi · 06-04-2013, 11:45 PM

Yeah. I got the v4... Orion's that is.

Nomis does some great work. I would recommend him even tough I don't want any other v4s in the Bay Area other than my car.

Spun Crankhub · 06-05-2013, 12:51 AM

Your lights look great, but it is really hard to get an honest pic of these things. Cameras seem to make most AE's look better than they truly are.

tmntmn · 06-05-2013, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by onesuperboi

Yeah. I got the v4... Orion's that is.

Nomis does some great work. I would recommend him even tough I don't want any other v4s in the Bay Area other than my car.

There a red m3 (BADAZZM) around the Bay Area with the Orion v4, he got it awhile back never had a chance to meet up with him.

hj058 · 06-07-2013, 01:08 AM

anybody runs into any issues with these bulbs? because i just did, and I just sent LUX an email hoping they can help. anyways my issue is when I turn on the HID, the angel eye shuts off after a minute or two, and i have to restart the engine for it to work again. However, everything is perfectly fine when HID is off.

tmntmn · 06-07-2013, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by hj058

anybody runs into any issues with these bulbs? because i just did, and I just sent LUX an email hoping they can help. anyways my issue is when I turn on the HID, the angel eye shuts off after a minute or two, and i have to restart the engine for it to work again. However, everything is perfectly fine when HID is off.

Nope i never had that issue, Lux should fix the problem fo ryou

LuxAngelEyes · 06-07-2013, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by hj058

anybody runs into any issues with these bulbs? because i just did, and I just sent LUX an email hoping they can help. anyways my issue is when I turn on the HID, the angel eye shuts off after a minute or two, and i have to restart the engine for it to work again. However, everything is perfectly fine when HID is off.

Just responded to your E-mail as well.

hj058 · 06-07-2013, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by LuxAngelEyes

Just responded to your E-mail as well.

yup thanks for quick reply! appreciated

nomis_nehc · 06-08-2013, 04:33 AM

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Originally Posted by onesuperboi

Yeah. I got the v4... Orion's that is.

Nomis does some great work. I would recommend him even tough I don't want any other v4s in the Bay Area other than my car.

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Originally Posted by MontegoChris

Your lights look great, but it is really hard to get an honest pic of these things. Cameras seem to make most AE's look better than they truly are.

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Originally Posted by tmntmn

There a red m3 (BADAZZM) around the Bay Area with the Orion v4, he got it awhile back never had a chance to meet up with him.

Ahahaha, superboi, I was wondering when you were gonna post that! Shame that it wasn't in another thread!

MontegoChris, actually, it's hard to capture Orions properly on camera. To give you an idea, you know how those plug and play bulbs look really nice in night time pictures? Well, you can't even capture those pictures with Orions. They are so intensely bright (but always defined), that unless you have a professional camera, night capture is just about impossible.

tmntmn, I think Umnitza actually did that one. I might be biased, but I think the smaller ring size I used for superboi is more appropriate than that red M3's

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tmntmn ///M 160 Rep 1,867 Posts Drives: e92 M3/M-DCT Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (6)	LUX H8 V4 Review Ever since i pick up my e92 m3 the only thing i never like about it was the angel eye, tried tons of different halogen bulbs (dim when headlamps on), HID (way to bright rings are not define), LED (early LED angel eyes solution, way to blue), I wanted to find a solution that doesn't require opening up the headlights so i tried pretty much everything on the market. Everything i tried so far has never match the quality and craftsmanship of LUX products, this is my 3rd LUX I purchase been upgrading every time they release a new version since LUX H8 V2. With every new version out the quality is better and brighter then the last, with that being said LUX H8 V4 are freaken bright! and the ability to change the color temp is just a plus. Been playing around with the color temp for the last two days and finally settle at 6,900k. With the V4 the outer are brighter and evenly lit __________________ THANKS TO:~<RPM>~ ~<SONICMS>~ ~<MODECARBON>~ ~<McKennaPerformance>~ MODS: MODECARBON V2 GTS FRONT LIP & REAR DIFFUSER, AA GREEN FILTER, RPI SCOOPS, PSW, Verstraβe Extended DCT Shifter, ZCP WHEELS (SEMI-GLOSS), OHLINS R&T, Megan Exhaust, AKRA XPIPE, BMW LED INTERIOR, BLACKOUT W/ORION V4 LED AE, OSRAM CBI
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nomis_nehc Banned 4 Rep 256 Posts Drives: BMW E60 Join Date: May 2011 Location: W. San Jose iTrader: (0)	I dunno man, your reluctance to open up headlights is understandable, but if that sentiment ever changes, let me know. This is the only true v4 in the market to me. Same day turn around. Notice no more fluted cornering lens either
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onesuperboi Major 52 Rep 1,357 Posts Drives: '08 e92 335i COBB 4.01 Stage 1 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bay Area, CA (Alameda) iTrader: (6)	Yeah. I got the v4... Orion's that is. Nomis does some great work. I would recommend him even tough I don't want any other v4s in the Bay Area other than my car.
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hj058 Colonel 81 Rep 2,017 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Richmond, BC iTrader: (4)	anybody runs into any issues with these bulbs? because i just did, and I just sent LUX an email hoping they can help. anyways my issue is when I turn on the HID, the angel eye shuts off after a minute or two, and i have to restart the engine for it to work again. However, everything is perfectly fine when HID is off. __________________ F30 335i Xdrive Black Msport E92 335i Black/black (Missed)
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