the age old question: smoked vs clear euro ellips

[M42Technik]

guys I went clear.. $217 shipped for a new set, you can't beat that. Anyway, I figure I can smoke them myself later, and either way they're a hell of a lot better than sealed beams. :)

Where on earth did you get that price?! Wow. For a new set, thats absurd.

Don't mean to jack your thread, but I still got a set, check the FS/WTB section.

*EDIT* if you buy just the smoked Hella lamp inserts, that will set you back around 190 Euro (ask Greg AKA M-Tecknic-3).

[M-technik-3]

Problem is is that the dollar just keeps getting weaker and weaker. Todays rate 1.28 to buy 1 euro so the lights for 190 euro is $243 before shipping.

[gsbadbmr]

I wanted euro smoked heallights for my car, until i saw them in person. I didn't like them at all....so i bought clear ones instead, and they look great!!

-gsbadbmr

[nando]

I might do what nick did with his us ellips. For now though I'm going to rock them clear, who knows I might like the way it looks better :)

I've seen smoked in person and I still think they look badass

[Inspar8r]

Guys

I know it's cool, but what i did was very difficult, and not as easy as it looks. I will have an article up soon, but trust me when i say it's not easy.

[bimmerphile]

Clear.

The purpose of lights are to brighten the road and improve vision. Smoking them sounds like you're voluntarilly making them less bright for cosmetic reasons.

To each his own, i suppose.

[boricuabimma']

guys I went clear.. $217 shipped for a new set, you can't beat that. Anyway, I figure I can smoke them myself later, and either way they're a hell of a lot better than sealed beams. :)

Thanks to Ken Copperwheat I've found some new clear euro ellipsoids @ ebay with euro grilles for $200.00 shipped to Puerto Rico :D

[Ryan Stewart]

Clear.

The purpose of lights are to brighten the road and improve vision. Smoking them sounds like you're voluntarilly making them less bright for cosmetic reasons.

To each his own, i suppose.

Bird dog 'em Frankie!

Well, to be fair I am sure there is a slight effect on the high beam.

[Digitalwave]

In my opinion, its either smoked lights and a chrome kidney, or clear lights and a black kidney. I would go for clear personally.

[LikeCDoos]

In my opinion, its either smoked lights and a chrome kidney, or clear lights and a black kidney. I would go for clear personally.

my thoughts exactly, you don't want to make the whole grill area look somewhat the same color, you've gotta have something that stands out

[M-technik-3]

So Nando and Shahe are the only ones I am getting buckets for correct?

[bimmerphile]

So Nando and Shahe are the only ones I am getting buckets for correct?

not I.