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First off, Thanks to NISFAN for great post; your DIY worked like a champ -- 8mm socket was the right fit as opposed to the BMW owner's manual which said use the back end of the supplied screwdriver. I decided to go with MTEC 4350K to keep them as little "blue" as possible so they really do work in fog; I've attached a picture with the standard OEM bulb on passenger side and 4350K bulb on the driver's side (right as you look at it). While it is daylight, you can see the difference -- kind of like fluorescent vs incandescent light bulbs around the house. Again, appreciate the posting!
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Fog light bulb swap-out
Just replaced my fog light bulbs. The directions and pictures made it a snap. Used Xenesis Super White H8s. Will post a picture soon. The only additions I suggest is to a) remove the six 8mm headed screws located bottom and fender side, not just three. Made access easier. b) take the wheel off. Same reason.
Thanks for the post.
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Fog Light Bulb Swap Out
Just replaced my fog light bulbs. The directions and pictures made it a snap. Used Xenesis Super White H8s. Will post a picture soon. The only additions I suggest is to a) remove the six 8mm hex head fasteners along the bottom and fender side. Made access easier. b) remove the wheel. Same reason.
Thanks again for the post.
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can you post photo when the night
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Hello bro how are you ! i love your car and how it look now after change the yellow fog so i bought also the same mt-471 |
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Just to chirp in, a useful tip would be to use the onboard toolkit screwdriver, If you remove the metal from it (flat or philips), it is made to remove screws such as those in the instructions.
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Any thoughts/ideas on how to replace the entire thing?
I had a rock or some sort of road debris shatter the glass covering the light recently. Wondering how difficult/expensive it is to replace. My oil is up for scheduled changing per the maintenance plan in the next couple months and I know they'll offer to change it... For probably a not so cheap price. |
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Sorry for digging up an old thread but i just fitted these bulbs to my 320i. Much better!
A few tips for those interested: - Make sure the bulbs are 'Cosmos Blue' MTEC Do 3 variations of the same bulb and each look very different in terms of light temperature but have the same specs - You only need to remove the two bolts on the outside of the wheel arch. I had no need to remove the bolt further in. - Make sure you remove the connector block before twisting the bulb. I didn't on the first one and snapped off the little lug to stop the bulb from twisting! Anyway all good and a good match for the Xenon headlights. What do you think? Left side new bulb, right side original New bulbs fitted
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BTW, chances are they have less actual light output than stock. They use a coating on the bulb to literally tint the output color. If anything that results in less light output. I replaced mine with 55w H11 base halogens, as I wanted brighter, not whiter. The wiring will handle it. The H11 base is similar, but not identical to, H8. You need to trim the base tangs a bit with a Dremel tool. You can go with a tinted bulb if you wish, I opted for long life bulbs. Tinted bulbs tend not to last long, as that tinting raises the filament temperature, which reduces filament life. |
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It doesn't measure the light output. The computer checks the load to be sure there's a functional bulb, and throws a code if the load resistance isn't within tolerance. Replacement LEDs throw a code because they're not within tolerance for a halogen bulb, so a load resistor is used to fool the car into thinking there is still a halogen bulb in place. A replacement halogen bulb should be OK.
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Guide helped me when I did mine, good job!
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do they still light up or does having an error prevent it from switching on?
if it's just a warning, i could probably live with it. im considering LEDs. would those error cancelling modules do the trick in lieu of any coding?
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Maybe, but there's an additional problem with LED. The voltage sent to halogens isn't pure DC, is a pulsed DC, which literally turns the power to the lamp on and off at a very high rate. With halogens you don't see the resulting pulsing of the lamp, because they operate by heating a filament, and the filament stays hot enough between voltage pulses to keep the light level constant. LEDs don't use filaments, and their light output will pulse along with the voltage. I think you can turn off the pulsing via coding, but you need to be sure of it before making the change.
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