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      04-13-2013, 10:14 PM   #1
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AiB 4.5

Replaced my stock bulbs for the AiB 4.5 LEDs I picked up from EAS. Pictures do not do justice to how big an improvement this mod makes. Between my hand tremors and an iPhone camera you will have to excuse the sub-par pictures.
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      05-08-2013, 12:53 PM   #2
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I thought this was no longer for sale... I'd love to get them!
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I thought this was no longer for sale... I'd love to get them!
I'm not sure about now but they were when I got them at the end of March. I think they look great and the pieces were of high quality. Installation was a breeze too, only took about 15-20 minutes for both sides. If they are no longer available I would look at LUX because they are similar in appearance.
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the lux ones i've seen have very different brightness levels for the interior and exterior rings. I think that looks horrible

The great thing about the AiBs is the uniform rings
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the lux ones i've seen have very different brightness levels for the interior and exterior rings. I think that looks horrible

The great thing about the AiBs is the uniform rings
The AiB V4.5 have a similar uneven brightness when the lights are first activated (the inner rings are brighter because the bulb is right there) but the difference evens out after a while. I'm going to double check tonight and reply with certainty for you tomorrow. I've seen a set pop up here in there on the non-vendor classified section.
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When I hit up EAS on 4/9/13, I was informed that they were no longer selling them. I had to pick up a set in the classifieds section.
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the lux ones i've seen have very different brightness levels for the interior and exterior rings. I think that looks horrible

The great thing about the AiBs is the uniform rings
I checked and after a drive the lights look almost equal. I have a keen eye and after strain at it I can see a slight difference. maybe because I know it exists I will look for it but to the average person they would not tell.

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When I hit up EAS on 4/9/13, I was informed that they were no longer selling them. I had to pick up a set in the classifieds section.
That sucks because I really like the V4.5 kit I got from them.
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I'm sure they're not 100% equal, but the V3s are like 30%/70% brightness
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I'm sure they're not 100% equal, but the V3s are like 30%/70% brightness
Yeah man, 70-30 would drive me nuts. Did you try to just replace the stock bulb with another that shines white? I was surprised when installing the AiB's that the stock lighting source is a bulb that looks very similar to halogen bulb. Those can be replaced with those Sylvania ultra bright silver bulbs that you find at Auto Zone for like 40 bucks.
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Maybe I'll try that!
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      05-11-2013, 03:01 PM   #11
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Maybe I'll try that!
Let me know how that turns out. I'm curious to see how that would turn out looking.
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