angel eyes question

[teen 10+ year member]

so my brothre got these euro headlights for his e36 with the angel eyes and what not. hes clueless about wiring or anything so its up to me to put these in.

the ccfl lights (angel eyes themselves) have power inverters connected to them. well 3 out of 4 of the AE's arent working. wont light up at all. ive tried wiring them directly to my battery and still only 1 of the 4 is in working order. im trying to get some new ones, or maybe just fix these.

first thing i need to know is what is the purpose of the power inverters? are they to run the ccfl's at less than 12v or keep them at 12v when the cars running? could i just bypass them or is that not a good idea?

idk im reading around on the bimmer forums too, but i figured id ask here as well.

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[Scoobydoo 5,000+ posts]

Girl, you're looking, fine tonight,

and every guy has got you in his sights.

What you're doing, with a clown like me,

is surely one of life's little, mysteries

So tonight I'll ask the stars above,

"How did I ever win your love?"

What did I do?

What did I say,

to turn your angel eyes my way?

Well, I'm the guy who never learned to dance,

never even got one second glance

Across a crowded room was close enough,

I could look but I could never touch

So tonight I'll ask, the stars above,

"How did I ever win your love?"

What did I do?

What did I say,

to turn your angel eyes my way?

Don't anyone wake me,

if it's just a dream

'Cause she's the best thing,

ever happened to me

All you fellows, you can look all you like,

but this girl you see, she's leavin' here with me tonight

There's just one more thing that I need to know,

if this is love why does it scare me so?

It must be somethin only you can see,

'cause girl I feel it when you look at me

So tonight I'll ask the stars above,

"How did I ever win your love?"

What did I do?

What did I say,

to turn your angel eyes my way?

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[ShiningBuick 10+ year member]

ccfl angel eyes are basically neons.. or flourescent lights.. same idea at least. The transformers take the 12v and jack it up to a very high voltage. That's enough to excite the gasses in them and light them up. 12v will do nothing if wired directly to them.

The transformer for these may work

http://www.oznium.com/circle-ccfl

http://www.oznium.com/cathode-transformer

But I dunno.. either way just replace the transformers and they should work fine.