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BMW High Performance Light Bulbs
http://www.shopbmwusa.com/PRODUCT/39...CE-LIGHT-BULBS
For those that have direct experience with these: How much is night visibility improved versus the standard H7 halogens? Thanks
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I'm sure you know that your car's light housings designed for 55w; 10 extra watts over 12 V, draws almost extra 1A of current. Since it's connected to your electrical and electronic systems, modified lights can also void the warranty.
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I've got them in the UK, since I didn't get a car with Xenons. They come recommended on other forums, and they seem pretty good.
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For anyone else that's interested, there's pics and a review at this thread:
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?p=11441084 |
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It's not about the aesthetics, but simply getting better light performance from the halogen setup. I'm going to do this. I wonder if you need to replace the high beam bulb at the same time? Without that, I wonder if turning on the high beams will still result in the same light improvement?
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I didn't replace the high beam, only low beam. I didn't bother as I only have high beam on for a small proportion of the time at night, and the low beams seem pretty capable.
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As mentioned in the above link, these HAVE to be the Philips Xtreme halogens.
Look at the similarities in the packaging: I have the Philips Xtreme Vision on my E46 for both the lowbeams and fogs... very happy with them. An excellent upgrade over standard halogens. Just an FYI, though, depending on how much you drive at night, with DRLs, etc..they could last only about 2 years. YMMV. Also, you can get the Philips version MUCH cheaper on Ebay (shop around)...in brand new packaging. |
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The review says doubling wouldn't be an exaggeration, and projection / intensity is improved. I'm looking for input from members who have the performance lights. Thanks
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Absolutely MUCH better. The intensity....not so much... but yes, improved. As 328AL stated, don't expect HID performance. |
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Ahhh....I see. That does make sense. Of course, all could be avoided if xenons were standard equip on all their cars. Just saying...
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But, it doesn't hurt to try, you may like it better than I did, there are undeniable benefits. |
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And I think we are all agreed that HIDs are better, but some of us are stuck with what we have! I'd love HIDs on my car, but the deal was simply too good to turn down, so normal bulbs it is.
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09-12-2013, 09:47 AM | #21 |
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I've seen pics of the lights projected onto the wall. Spacer, or anyone else with BMW performance bulbs: How bout some night pics of the front of the car??
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All I'm trying to do is to manage expectations about these upgrades, because not everyone is going to be satisfied with improvements and trade-offs. Some of the videos and photos are misleading at best and some are outright doctored. Take the picture from OP from another thread where he compares 2 lights; he took all his pictures from the driver's side (instead of from a center of a car), so the angle was favoring the replaced bulb. Anyone who are familiar with photography knows that closer objects would appear lighter on a picture. As I said before, in my personal experiment Philips lights were marginally whiter and more intense, but it was not enough for me (personally) relatively to a prospect replacing them every 6-12 months (I'm living in hot climate); it simply was not appealing to me. Thus, I do encourage people to try them out and make their own conclusions, as long as they know what to expect, and have an option to take the lights back if they don't like them w/o wasting their money. |
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