All Vehicle Models Angel Eyes

All Vehicle Models Angel Eyes Halo Light Modification

Description: Install your own Angel eye halo headlights on just about any vehicle with fixed headlights. Required Tools and Materials Angel Eye? What is that? 'Angel Eye' is a cool headlight feature found on the new BMW 5 Series (2001+) and BMW 7 Series (2002+). The ellipsoidal/projector headlamp unit on the BMW 5 series has a pair of circular shape rings that, when lit up, produce a pair of halos. BMW calls these luminous rings 'Angel Eyes'. They are also referred to as 'Demon Eyes' and they look very nice on the BMW. They dont serve any purpose other than for the nice and aggressive look, and to distinguish the newer 5 and 7 Series from older models. Great design for an already great looking car! Would definitely look great if BMW also used them on the 3 Series. This page shows the general process of creating the 'Angel Eyes' and can be applied to most vehicles. Creating Angel Eye Rings Instead of a round glass rod used by BMW, we used a clear acrylic/plastic rod. You can buy them for $1.97 at Home Depot, or other home improvement stores. The rod is actually made for your window blind to open/close the blind when you turn it left/right. It is about 30 inches long with a diameter of 8mm, and you can create two Angel Rings out of it. The rod has a hex-shape structure, not a round shape like the BMW, but it will do just fine. The first thing we did was to create a circular ring out of it. To determine the circumference of the ring, we measured the diameter of our high-beam projector housing, which sums out to be 4" (or 2" radius). You will have to cut your rod about 12" long. We suggest cutting it 15" long, and use the extra inches as handles to help in the molding process. Next, we found an aluminum can or jar that has about the same diameter as the ring (we used a peanut jar). After heating the rod in a small toaster oven for about 5-7 minutes at 300 degrees, we held the two ends of the now flexible rod with a pair of pliers, and wrapped them around the peanut jar with one end crossing over the other end. For better control, you can wear your winter gloves or use your socks. The flexible rod will harden within 30 seconds. So, you may have to repeat this step 1 more time to mold it into a perfect ring. As you wrap the rod around the jar, make sure that one of the flat sides is facing down. This is important in a later process. This can be done by putting the rod on a flat smooth surface. With one of the sides facing down, wrap the rod around the jar. As you wrap, make sure you dont twist the two ends. Once done, you can use a Dremel Tool to cut the extra handles that were used during the molding process . You will end up with one end above the other, as shown. Don't worry, later when you wrap electrical tape around the rod to hide the LED bulbs, the two open ends will re-align themselves. If you like to be perfect, you can simply put it back in the oven one last time and allow the ends to soften and flatten To test out how it lights up, we put a small halogen bulb between the open ends of the ring. "Wait a minute here, youg man, or woman" It doesn't look like an 'Angel Eye'. No halo ring effect! Yes, we know. That is because light goes in a straight line, and it takes the shape of whatever object it goes through. In this case, it goes through one end of the rod and out the other end, like fiber optic cables.

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