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Title: Smileys VS Angel Eyes VS Ellipsoids
Post by: RustyTheDriver on December 10, 2007, 04:48:32 PM
Simple question: Can someone give me some pics with smileys, angel eyes, and some standard ellipsoids? I'm looking at buying angel eyes because i like the look, but i'm not sure if i've ever seen the others in action. Any help?
Title: Smileys VS Angel Eyes VS Ellipsoids
Post by: jpod999 on December 10, 2007, 07:01:54 PM
Angel eyes:
(http://tinypic.com/jg3axz.jpg)
Smiley's:
(http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/7929/dsc0004nt5.jpg)
US ellipsoids:
(http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/6577/dsc0072gy8.jpg)
Title: Smileys VS Angel Eyes VS Ellipsoids
Post by: RustyTheDriver on December 10, 2007, 08:04:39 PM
beautiful top example. that blue really sets it off. the other cars look amazing as well. however, i'm assuming theres something different about the look of the smileys when lit. is there?
Title: Smileys VS Angel Eyes VS Ellipsoids
Post by: Febi Guibo on December 10, 2007, 11:09:20 PM
smilies when lit up don't look all that different, although the smiley cut out throws more light on the road right in front of the car...

the angel eyes... I personally don't really dig the look, the fixtures themselves aren't the greatest quality... but then again, I'm a fuddy duddy.

Best bang for buck = US ellips with 9011/9012 HIR lamps
Title: Smileys VS Angel Eyes VS Ellipsoids
Post by: asubimmer on December 10, 2007, 11:31:19 PM
Quote from: Febi Guibo;39257
smilies when lit up don't look all that different, although the smiley cut out throws more light on the road right in front of the car...
 
the angel eyes... I personally don't really dig the look, the fixtures themselves aren't the greatest quality... but then again, I'm a fuddy duddy.
 
Best bang for buck = US ellips with 9011/9012 HIR lamps
+1
Title: Smileys VS Angel Eyes VS Ellipsoids
Post by: dude8383 on December 10, 2007, 11:32:39 PM
Quote from: Febi Guibo;39257
smilies when lit up don't look all that different, although the smiley cut out throws more light on the road right in front of the car...

the angel eyes... I personally don't really dig the look, the fixtures themselves aren't the greatest quality... but then again, I'm a fuddy duddy.

Best bang for buck = US ellips with 9011/9012 HIR lamps


Indeed...they are even better paired with a nice set of HID's, with nice ballasts and proper enclosures!!
Title: Smileys VS Angel Eyes VS Ellipsoids
Post by: ducatipaso on December 11, 2007, 12:47:35 AM
hella E-codes. the rest are for looks.
 
(http://www.turnermotorsport.com/image/electrical/lights_hella_h4euro_lg.jpg)

these are the best lights, bar none.
Title: Smileys VS Angel Eyes VS Ellipsoids
Post by: RustyTheDriver on December 11, 2007, 07:02:39 PM
I question it's validity though, as it clearly states "Warning: This head lamp...It may not lawfully be sold for use as a head-lamp on any motor vehicle..." Am I the only one that's concerned?
Title: Smileys VS Angel Eyes VS Ellipsoids
Post by: dude8383 on December 11, 2007, 09:51:33 PM
Quote from: ducatipaso;39263
hella E-codes. the rest are for looks.
 
(http://www.turnermotorsport.com/image/electrical/lights_hella_h4euro_lg.jpg)

these are the best lights, bar none.


I beg to differ.
Title: Smileys VS Angel Eyes VS Ellipsoids
Post by: jpod999 on December 11, 2007, 10:07:26 PM
Quote from: dude8383;39307
I beg to differ.


+2
Title: Smileys VS Angel Eyes VS Ellipsoids
Post by: RustyTheDriver on December 12, 2007, 06:07:51 PM
Quote from: dude8383;39307
I beg to differ.


ok, then what is your opinion?
Title: Smileys VS Angel Eyes VS Ellipsoids
Post by: jpod999 on December 12, 2007, 07:16:36 PM
That ellipsoids + HID's are the best.  That's my opinion.
Title: Smileys VS Angel Eyes VS Ellipsoids
Post by: RustyTheDriver on December 12, 2007, 07:27:41 PM
Ok. Thanks for the info guys. I'm about 99.9% sure I'm getting Hella ECodes. My stepdad has used them in the past and highly recommended them. I'm gonna look around the forums to see if I need to do anything for the bulbs. (Do I?)
Title: Smileys VS Angel Eyes VS Ellipsoids
Post by: dude8383 on December 12, 2007, 07:44:29 PM
Quote from: RustyTheDriver;39351
Ok. Thanks for the info guys. I'm about 99.9% sure I'm getting Hella ECodes. My stepdad has used them in the past and highly recommended them. I'm gonna look around the forums to see if I need to do anything for the bulbs. (Do I?)


Why? You can score a set of U.S. ellips for $100 shipped and then eventually go HID...

The light output is WAY better!!
Title: Smileys VS Angel Eyes VS Ellipsoids
Post by: RustyTheDriver on December 12, 2007, 07:55:19 PM
I'm finding that the term 'ellipsoid' is one of those terms that is used very....loosely.... I've seen ellipsoid angel eyes, ellipsoid smileys, ellipsoid hellas, ellipsoid fog lights....
Title: Smileys VS Angel Eyes VS Ellipsoids
Post by: jpod999 on December 12, 2007, 10:09:26 PM
Alright.  Ellipsoid means any headlight that has a projector...the little glass ball looking thing in the middle of the headlight that the light is projected from.  The three pictures I posted above all have ellipsoid headlights.  The first and second picture has ellipsoid fog lights, you can sort of see the projector in the third picture.
Title: Smileys VS Angel Eyes VS Ellipsoids
Post by: RustyTheDriver on December 12, 2007, 10:41:07 PM
a.k.a. 'projector' that explains the use of the word on the foglights. hey thanks for the info! that clears so much up. so i'm assuming you prefer the smileys with ellipsoids jpod? thanks a lot for dealing with a n00b :P
Title: Smileys VS Angel Eyes VS Ellipsoids
Post by: DaveM-sport on December 13, 2007, 11:43:12 AM
Best lights are Soked Hellas with a HID kit:cool:

For looks and ligthing power.
Bar none!


Pity they can be o frickin expensive:(


I like the bonnet in that fisrt pic. Does it hinge from the back so or what.

Like the Canards and bottom front disfusers on the iS lips too on the 1st and 3rd pic:)
Title: Smileys VS Angel Eyes VS Ellipsoids
Post by: gearheadE30 on December 13, 2007, 01:25:17 PM
just for the record, my H1/H4 lights are wayyyyy better then the old US elips I had. the lenses were old, so that may have been part of the problem. Smileys have even better output than the H1/H4 though.
Title: Smileys VS Angel Eyes VS Ellipsoids
Post by: dude8383 on December 13, 2007, 03:24:14 PM
Quote from: gearheadE30;39396
just for the record, my H1/H4 lights are wayyyyy better then the old US elips I had. the lenses were old, so that may have been part of the problem. Smileys have even better output than the H1/H4 though.


I love my U.S. Elips with HID's... The light output is much better than my old Euro Smiley's
Title: Smileys VS Angel Eyes VS Ellipsoids
Post by: Abrax on December 13, 2007, 03:55:04 PM
The real advantage Hella E-codes have over the ellipsoids is that it keeps quite strong light even when a lot of dirt stays on the glass....

The elipsoids needs to be kept clean all the time, because the light is focused in the center of the glass and the dirt makes them loose light very fast. It is enough to clean just the 3cm radius in the center of the glass to get the 100% light back on the road :-) Elipsoids are especially iritating in the winter while driving in the back of the other cars on the wet/salty surface.

Also differ bosch elipsoids from hella's... Bosch makes mirrors on the iron surface while hella produces plastic ones. The first stays stable even equipped with H1/100W and the second melts down because of the temperature, and it can break this fantastic light transfer down...
Title: Smileys VS Angel Eyes VS Ellipsoids
Post by: jpod999 on December 13, 2007, 04:52:27 PM
Quote from: RustyTheDriver;39367
so i'm assuming you prefer the smileys with ellipsoids jpod?


Smiley's only came in ellipsoids, but I'm sure that's what you meant anyways.  ;)
Title: Smileys VS Angel Eyes VS Ellipsoids
Post by: tjts1 on December 13, 2007, 04:54:16 PM
Best deal around.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/5-3-4-4000-H5006-H4-EURO-CONVERSION-HEADLIGHTS_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33710QQihZ013QQitemZ230132376960QQtcZphoto
Second best deal.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/5-3-4-4000-H5006-H4-HID-EURO-DIAMOND-HEADLIGHTS-SET_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33710QQihZ013QQitemZ230132376970QQtcZphoto

I had a set of Hellas and switched to the fluted autopals after the hellas got dinged up. The light output from the autopals is just as good. Now I have a set of complex surface reflector lights (second link) on order with 90/100 white blubs. Everything else is just bling.
Title: Smileys VS Angel Eyes VS Ellipsoids
Post by: dude8383 on December 13, 2007, 05:10:14 PM
I rarely hate on anything, but I really don't like those...
Title: Smileys VS Angel Eyes VS Ellipsoids
Post by: tjts1 on December 13, 2007, 05:35:28 PM
Congratulations :)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2366/2109789138_b79eaa97c8_o.jpg)