Installed Alpine HID V3s (Pics)

adobeee · 08-15-2011, 05:17 PM

Hi all!

So after waiting about a week after Alex@Alpine's group buy ended, I've received my Alpine HID V3s 8000K on my 2008 128i!

I've worked together with jsidhu (he has a 2012 AW BMW 135i) to install and it was relatively easy after watching Alex's instructional video. I would say the 'hardest' part was fitting the bulb into the headlight case. The hubcaps were relatively easy to snap on. It took around 1.5 hours for novices like us! Before jsidhu reached out to me to help install, I had called a few dealerships around the South Bay and they quoted me for 2.5 hours at $125/hr. Ridiculous!

Here are pics! Do note that the lights aren't actually THAT blue. They are bright white. Enjoy!

Pics!

1speedbike · 08-16-2011, 10:51 AM

Looks awesome! Post some pics from further away! I haven't really seen any pics of the V3 kit at all yet.

adobeee · 08-16-2011, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by 1speedbike

Looks awesome! Post some pics from further away! I haven't really seen any pics of the V3 kit at all yet.

My iPhone camera keeps making them look green/blueish

They're actually white.

Satalite · 08-16-2011, 01:46 PM

Thats the problem I have noticed with those lights... taking pictures makes them look green.

Very bright though. As with any light picture and these forums... you might be getting a request for direct sunlight pictures haha

08-15-2011, 05:17 PM	#1
adobeee Captain 170 Rep 821 Posts Drives: '23 X6 M50i Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	Installed Alpine HID V3s (Pics) Hi all! So after waiting about a week after Alex@Alpine's group buy ended, I've received my Alpine HID V3s 8000K on my 2008 128i! I've worked together with jsidhu (he has a 2012 AW BMW 135i) to install and it was relatively easy after watching Alex's instructional video. I would say the 'hardest' part was fitting the bulb into the headlight case. The hubcaps were relatively easy to snap on. It took around 1.5 hours for novices like us! Before jsidhu reached out to me to help install, I had called a few dealerships around the South Bay and they quoted me for 2.5 hours at $125/hr. Ridiculous! Here are pics! Do note that the lights aren't actually THAT blue. They are bright white. Enjoy! Pics! Attached Images
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1speedbike Brigadier General 732 Rep 3,274 Posts Drives: 2022 X4 M40i, 2008 135i Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: MKE iTrader: (15)	Looks awesome! Post some pics from further away! I haven't really seen any pics of the V3 kit at all yet. __________________ 2022 X4 M40i - 2008 135i - 2015 F700GS On Order - 2024 i4 M50 Scruffy's gonna die the way he lived... Mmhm.
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Satalite Colonel 166 Rep 2,926 Posts Drives: 128i Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Georgia iTrader: (9) Garage List 2009 128i [10.00]	Thats the problem I have noticed with those lights... taking pictures makes them look green. Very bright though. As with any light picture and these forums... you might be getting a request for direct sunlight pictures haha __________________
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