Still Loving Them Halos

[Chopper]

Some 20-ish guy in a tricked out Honda Civic saw my HALOS this morning and almost crashed himself checking them out in his mirrors. He pulled beside me and raved about them and listed his mods (quite a few).

Yup...HALOs are still one of the most stand out mods out there. Not too common yet. LOVE 'EM :D

[Regin8r]

That's good. People that I meet just assume all BMW's come with angel eyes. :mad:

[Sunapollo]

It happened to me for a few times as well ... a pickup truck almost drove into another car at the opposite lane :eek: I feel bad for distracting others :yak:

[Rice]

ARgh, I want one :P
Too bad I can't install one :(

[Chopper]

That's good. People that I meet just assume all BMW's come with angel eyes. :mad:

That's not so bad as other stock BMW drivers wonder "why wasn't I given that option"? :D

Oh, yeah, thanks to your earlier post Reg. One of my eyes went dim but I checked the connection and it was just loose like yours.

Of course, one of my ballasts blew last night too but Chris had an extra one to replace it with.

[M333ee]

How did your ballast explode!!!!??????

[laziemofo]

haha i want to distract other drivers too!!!! damn it wen am i gettin my halos installed

[Chopper]

How did your ballast explode!!!!??????

Sorry, "blew" as in being an electrical component no longer working suddenly. Aren't you an engineer-thing? :D

[M333ee]

I still want to know the reason why it didn't work anymore???? :Idunno:

[Chopper]

I still want to know the reason why it didn't work anymore???? :Idunno:

Oh, not sure. Chris detailed my car last night. As I was pulling out..one of my HALOS went out and then the other went a few seconds later. I pulled back up and checked the connections. Nothnig seemed wet or loose. Chris replaced the ballast with an extra one there and it worked fine. He has the busted one now and said he would test it. :Idunno:

[Jersey]

sounds like a short...might have got water on/in them

[christyles]

sounds like a short...might have got water on/in them
It wasn't wet. Nothing was wet under the hood we checked. And I didn't do engine shampoo either.

It was weird, he pulled out the driveway, 1 wasn't working, he stopped, turned off his xenons, then the other went.

So I just switched ballasts and voila, Chris said let there be light... and there was Phosphyre light. Such a beautiful mod but so fragile and finnicky.

[Chopper]

Yeah, very fragile things. I hope the winter cold does not destroy them. I guess we'll see soon for many of us. :Idunno:

[wjjeeper]

I have noticed that the ballasts on these things are crap. We installed them on my friend's car about 3 weeks ago. Everything worked and looked great. He drove home and 15 minutes later one side wasn't working.
We screwed around and found that one of the ballasts blew. Contacted Bimmian and they sent out the new parts.
I'm thinking they know that this is a reoccuring issue.
I've heard similar stories all over fanatics and until this problem is resolved I'm not doing this mod. I hate headaches and even worse, heartache, when you know you have a great looking mod, but it isn't working. :angry:

[christyles]

I have noticed that the ballasts on these things are crap. We installed them on my friend's car about 3 weeks ago. Everything worked and looked great. He drove home and 15 minutes later one side wasn't working.
We screwed around and found that one of the ballasts blew. Contacted Bimmian and they sent out the new parts.
I'm thinking they know that this is a reoccuring issue.
I've heard similar stories all over fanatics and until this problem is resolved I'm not doing this mod. I hate headaches and even worse, heartache, when you know you have a great looking mod, but it isn't working. :angry:Maybe I should wrap mine in electric tape. The Phosphyre balasts we have from Umnitza is in a nice case with a crappy adhesive backing. I noticed the Bimmian ballasts have no casing but are wrapped up in a tight roll of tape. Almost like a an explosive of some sort. But both are fragile. I agree with heartaches of non-working nice looking mods. :angry:

[Regin8r]

I strapped mine onto the frame of the car with 2 joined electrical ties. It is much more secure than the adhesive tape and I strapped them upside down so where the original adhesive backing was, is on the bottom. I don't think the ballasts are sealed very well. If you look at the blaasts, the back cover has a small gap where moisture can get in.

I put the part that looks like a cover on the bottom so that if any moisture gets in there, hopefully gravity will allow the moisture to escape.

:Qboy: I'm not sure if I am confusing you guys more.

[Magnus]

sounds like ppl have problems with their Halos everyweek ... but for now .. how about everybody post a pic of their Halos ... maybe u guys can :devil: us into getting them ... so we can all have a headache together ...

[christyles]

sounds like ppl have problems with their Halos everyweek ... but for now .. how about everybody post a pic of their Halos ... maybe u guys can :devil: us into getting them ... so we can all have a headache together ...
That's the attitude Magnus. A team player. Wait til Bimmercruise, when Team Premier is all lined up.

[BlueSky]

sounds like ppl have problems with their Halos everyweek ... but for now .. how about everybody post a pic of their Halos ... maybe u guys can :devil: us into getting them ... so we can all have a headache together ...

check my sig~ :devil:

[Rice]

sounds like ppl have problems with their Halos everyweek ... but for now .. how about everybody post a pic of their Halos ... maybe u guys can :devil: us into getting them ... so we can all have a headache together ...

Trust me, it looks awesome. I'm tempted to get one but it just not easy to install it on my '04. i'll wait till SmoothMookie done his and I'll see :D

[Magnus]

so .. he is the genie pig ? :secret:

[dieselgrl]

Trust me, it looks awesome. I'm tempted to get one but it just not easy to install it on my '04. i'll wait till SmoothMookie done his and I'll see :D

Agree...I am very, very tempted too. Hey rice, i saw a pic of them on the ZHP...pic is a bit dark...here's the link:

http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=73762

scroll to the bottom.

I too am waiting for smoothmoka to test it out first.

[Rice]

Agree...I am very, very tempted too. Hey rice, i saw a pic of them on the ZHP...pic is a bit dark...here's the link:

http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=73762

scroll to the bottom.

I too am waiting for smoothmoka to test it out first.

Hmmm those pics look only so so. Have to see it in real life to appreciate them I guess. Eric when is Zoolander coming back from Europe?

[jessica]

Some 20-ish guy in a tricked out Honda Civic saw my HALOS this morning and almost crashed himself checking them out in his mirrors. He pulled beside me and raved about them and listed his mods (quite a few).

Yup...HALOs are still one of the most stand out mods out there. Not too common yet. LOVE 'EM :D


A car chased us down and stop right beside us at the traffic light and asked where we got those nice lookin' halos! Love the halo's ! woot woot

[audiophilia]

man...i love my halos...or haaaaalos, as Rost says...:)

[turb0]

same, the best mod on my baby so far :D

[jessica]

Hmmm those pics look only so so. Have to see it in real life to appreciate them I guess. Eric when is Zoolander coming back from Europe?

SmoothMoka AKA Smoothie AKA Zoolander will be back this coming Sunday.