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      11-09-2014, 06:27 AM   #1
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Z4 e89 w/ OSS Designs Angel Eye 'Raptors'

So I've been through quite a few angel eye LED bulbs/Alpine HID but decided to spend some extra dollars on the car and seeing all the good work out of OSS Designs I decided to send my headlights over for custom work. Their "Raptors" have previously only been made for 3 series so I asked if they could try on the Z4 and I would be the pilot car. It was meant to take only 1 week of work and 1 week delivery (from Sydney to Miami) each way but unfortunately it ended up taking just under 3 months, so I was taking buses everywhere during those months The initial version didn't seem to fit inside the headlight assembly so Luis had to reorder some parts, which was the biggest reason for the delay due to manufacture/customs.

Once back in Aus and in the car however, I have to say I am very pleased with the result and it made the wait all worth it. I haven't ever taken professional photos of the car so these photos from my iPhone with a few fancy filters will have to do.

If you want to get these done, I would highly recommend Luis from OSS designs as he put a lot of time and effort into making these look awesome! Happy to be the first to have gotten this done, enjoy!

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- OSS Design Raptors 8000K w/ Gunmetal grey finish and blacked out turn signals
- 8000K Xenons
- Carbon fibre front lip/sideskirt/diffuser/spoiler
- Duke Dynamics Carbon Fibre vented hood
- ESS flash stage 2
- Gunmetal grey powercoated M rims
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      11-09-2014, 07:12 AM   #2
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link to bulbs? they look great.
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      11-09-2014, 08:32 PM   #3
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link to bulbs? they look great.
Oh these aren't bulbs, they are custom built headlight assembly from ossdesigns http://www.ossdesigns.net

Based in Miami
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      11-09-2014, 09:32 PM   #4
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wow that look really nice, probably thinking about getting them done too. If you don't mind me asking, how much did that cost you?. Also was it plug and play when you got it back?.
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      11-10-2014, 04:50 AM   #5
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wow that look really nice, probably thinking about getting them done too. If you don't mind me asking, how much did that cost you?. Also was it plug and play when you got it back?.
Sure, it costed me $700US all up for the work and additional for delivery (lets just say sending 2 headlights from AUS to US was not the cheapest thing in the world ). US delivery is apparently $50 to anywhere in the US

I assume PNP as no issues with connectors and completely fault free. I had my usual mechanic remove/install the lights for $175 total and he even removed my Alpine HDs in the process for me

I got a discount for being the pilot car so I would expect the cost to be maybe $850-950
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      11-10-2014, 03:49 PM   #6
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Sure, it costed me $700US all up for the work and additional for delivery (lets just say sending 2 headlights from AUS to US was not the cheapest thing in the world ). US delivery is apparently $50 to anywhere in the US

I assume PNP as no issues with connectors and completely fault free. I had my usual mechanic remove/install the lights for $175 total and he even removed my Alpine HDs in the process for me

I got a discount for being the pilot car so I would expect the cost to be maybe $850-950
sweet since i live in texas now it should be cheaper for shipping. thanks again ill probably call them up when I'm do with these project I'm on.
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      11-12-2014, 06:19 AM   #7
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That looks gorgeous!
Where did you get your Carbon fibre front lip/sideskirt/diffuser/spoiler from?
Looks very mean all in all together!
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      11-12-2014, 07:28 AM   #8
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That looks gorgeous!
Where did you get your Carbon fibre front lip/sideskirt/diffuser/spoiler from?
Looks very mean all in all together!
Thanks! I picked up the parts from bmoption.com but that was about 3 years ago. I am pretty sure you can buy most of these parts on eBay now. I recently got the CF spoiler from ebay and was no issue (and quite quick delivery) so I'd recommend search for e89 parts there now
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      11-12-2014, 07:38 PM   #9
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The squared angel eye design is very nice and more aggressive. The colour cast is a little blue for my liking though. Definitely an upgrade I would consider. Thanks for being the test pilot.
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      01-10-2015, 02:00 AM   #11
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Good sharing Seechun, often wondered about sending items from Australia to US for custom work. These look great!
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      01-10-2015, 03:54 AM   #12
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Better than the LCI and cheaper.
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      03-19-2015, 11:05 AM   #13
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Are you still happy? Any problems so far?
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      03-20-2015, 05:27 PM   #14
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This is dope! Will definitely check into this! Thanks mate!
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      04-13-2015, 08:22 AM   #15
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Are you still happy? Any problems so far?
Yep still very happy, no issues whatsoever. Theres not many z4s around so its already a bit unique, but I tend to always catch a lot of the new M4s/4 series drivers (which I think look awesome) also looking at my Z as I drive by

Im kind of glad they're not bringing out an updated Z4
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Hi Seechun,
still happy with your purchase ? I am considering a buy but would like to know if this OSS setup is reliable ?

(I purchased from another vendor and it failed me after 1 year).

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Hi Seechun,
still happy with your purchase ? I am considering a buy but would like to know if this OSS setup is reliable ?

(I purchased from another vendor and it failed me after 1 year).

Cheers,
Same as a pre-facelift owner this would be the route to go over getting facelift headlights.
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      01-05-2016, 06:34 PM   #18
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Hi Seechun,
still happy with your purchase ? I am considering a buy but would like to know if this OSS setup is reliable ?

(I purchased from another vendor and it failed me after 1 year).

Cheers,
Hey

Yep still vey happy, I have had a lot of positive comments about the car and lights both from mates and passers by. I'd still recommend over the lci.

There are two LEDs which sometimes flicker on and off and I have emailed oss about it but it's not noticeable when lights are on unless you inspect them, since the LEDs are very bright

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