amazing work. subd. love lights done correctly. please sell these. i would totally be on board.
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Originally posted by straight6pwr View Postbeen waiting a while to see that part done. very cool!
also, the aluminum tape has work 100% perfect for my retrofit, although as you say does not look OEM. the key was recreating vents at the OEM locations. when I inadvertently closed all the vents on my first retrofit, it caused moisture to get trapped inside and had no way to get out. its impossible to seal them 100% so use vents to your advantage.
not sure if OEM hella/bosch euro projectors have the vents, but my DEPO brand ones did.
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Subscribed. So close I can taste it. I would be SO in for a purchase if these end up being made and sold for all Ellipsoid variations (smiley, non-smiley, US, Euro, etc.)
Been waiting on something like this for years.
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Originally posted by bmwman91 View PostGood to know, didn't think about moisture.
Who ever designed the BMW outside air temp sensor thought they could, and that why they always fail. (I encapsulate mine - and that's why they never fail)
But.......have you looked into the "snorkel" of the OEM headlights? I think there is more to it than that? Other then just an air way - I think they did something....Maybe a compound that prompts humility to transfer in and out? Any guesses? I'm lost on it.Originally posted by Matt-Bhey does anyone know anyone who gets upset and makes electronics?
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Originally posted by Wh33lhop View PostNo BMW has ever had any degree of humility.-Christian
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'37 Chevy pickup, the über projectOriginally posted by roguetoasterBe sure to remind them that the M42 is one of the best engines ever made, but be sure to not mention where it actually falls on that list.
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Originally posted by george graves View PostBut.......have you looked into the "snorkel" of the OEM headlights? I think there is more to it than that? Other then just an air way - I think they did something....Maybe a compound that prompts humility to transfer in and out? Any guesses? I'm lost on it.
However Hella's design is better. The contact of all of the balls closes up most of the gaps that water could pass through. Instead of having a few non direct openings to the outside, you have tons. The vapor can still escape while keeping other bits out too.
The Bosch's design downfall is the opening is about 5mm in diameter. While not directly exposed to the outside, air gets in. What travels with air is dust. The inside of Bosch's can get really dirty (and full of dead gnats) as a result. Hella's don't have that as the balls act as a filter keeping most of the particles out.
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