01-29-2010, 10:02 PM
Thanks Scotty 
ZKW-Rs came in today, one is slightly chipped and scratched so I'll have to send it back. These aren't pics that I took but they show the difference between teh stock Fresnel lens and the ZKW replicas (OEM on left, ZKW-R on right)
![[Image: dscn4427im3.jpg]](http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/2862/dscn4427im3.jpg)
![[Image: dscn4420nw0.jpg]](http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/7982/dscn4420nw0.jpg)
That pic doesn't show the difference much, but the stock lenses are more opaque than the ZKWs and replicas. Output should be better and the cut off line is razor sharp with the new lenses, whereas with mine it is really fuzzy and sloppy. They will also have the "flicker effect" that newer bimmers headlights have when they go over bumps. I would have gotten the real ZKWs but they're like a couple hundred bucks! wtf! Unfortunately, I have to take the bumper off and these headlights apart again to install the new lenses, so I'll probably wait until I'm ready to upgrade the bulbs to Phillips bulbs before I do them.
Videos of what it will eventually look like:
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Flicker effect:
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ZKW-Rs came in today, one is slightly chipped and scratched so I'll have to send it back. These aren't pics that I took but they show the difference between teh stock Fresnel lens and the ZKW replicas (OEM on left, ZKW-R on right)
![[Image: dscn4427im3.jpg]](http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/2862/dscn4427im3.jpg)
![[Image: dscn4420nw0.jpg]](http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/7982/dscn4420nw0.jpg)
That pic doesn't show the difference much, but the stock lenses are more opaque than the ZKWs and replicas. Output should be better and the cut off line is razor sharp with the new lenses, whereas with mine it is really fuzzy and sloppy. They will also have the "flicker effect" that newer bimmers headlights have when they go over bumps. I would have gotten the real ZKWs but they're like a couple hundred bucks! wtf! Unfortunately, I have to take the bumper off and these headlights apart again to install the new lenses, so I'll probably wait until I'm ready to upgrade the bulbs to Phillips bulbs before I do them.
Videos of what it will eventually look like:
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9075788334681485905#">http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9075788334681485905#</a><!-- m -->
Flicker effect:
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-54243535542399202#">http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-54243535542399202#</a><!-- m -->
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2017 Mazda CX-5 GT AWD Premium
Past: 2016 GMC Canyon All Terrain Crew Cab / 2010 Jaguar XFR / 2012 Acura RDX AWD Tech / 2008 Cadillac CTS / 2007 Acura TL-S / 1966 5.0 HO Mustang Coupe
2001 Lexus IS300 / 2004 2.8L big turbo WRX STI / 2004 Subaru WRX / A couple of old trucks
