Brighten Up Your OEM Angel Eyes....what do you think?

[M3Newbie88]

O man I cant wait to see the results of the bulbs.. my buddy got piaa bulbs and put them into his 328i but it wasnt bright enough...

[ChrisK]

Originally Posted by larryn

My bulbs shipped... Btw, the inner corona rings are quite a bit brighter than the outer ones, I guess to serve as the DRLs.

Larry did you go with Halo bulbs or LED's?

[coco_m3]

SNOWBOARDING FTW!!!
UTAH WINTER RULES!!!

[BrownBoy]

No hard feelings Templedogg. ScottyGams was right when he said that wasn't intended directly for you, but to those who pay dealerships hundreds of dollars for expensive labour when they can easily do the work themselves with minimal work and minimal tools in 5 or 10 minutes.

I hope us 1Addicts can come up with interesting and fun DIYs for the rest of us to do.


P.S. I'm also not into trucks a whole lot but I sure can appreciate immaculate worksmanship. :respekt:

[larryn]

Originally Posted by chriskurn

Larry did you go with Halo bulbs or LED's?

Bought 6500 color temp H8 bulbs.. 35watt. Before anybody else buys these, let me make sure they will really work. I should have them by week's ending.

[ChrisK]

I'm not sure I will change them, I was just curious. Which ones did you buy on ebay?

[Templedogg]

Originally Posted by larryn

Bought 6500 color temp H8 bulbs.. 35watt. Before anybody else buys these, let me make sure they will really work. I should have them by week's ending.

Looking forward to finding out. This is the only car I have owned that I will drive with the running lights on all the time mainly because I think it looks so damn cool and the whiter the light the cooler it is.

When you change them can you please take a before pic, a pic with just one changed, and then an after pic with both changed? That will really show off the difference.

[larryn]

Originally Posted by chriskurn

I'm not sure I will change them, I was just curious. Which ones did you buy on ebay?

GP Thunder. I'll be sure to take before and after pics. I just hope they are not too blue. If they are, I'll go back to the stock color temp.

[ChrisK]

Good call on the blue. That would attract way tooo much attention.

[Robert]

I am a little confused after reading the manual last night, perhaps it was late. I thought we have H8 35 watts for DRL and the xenon for headlight, but from what I read it seems to say the xenon is 35 watts H8 and there is a 55 watts for DRL and high beam?

[Robert]

Originally Posted by larryn

GP Thunder. I'll be sure to take before and after pics. I just hope they are not too blue. If they are, I'll go back to the stock color temp.

I think ~6000k will be perfect but who knows how accurate those color temperature ratings are. I bet 6000k from one manufacturer will look exactly like 6500k from another.

[ChrisK]

The Xenon Bulbs in the 1er are D1S 35watt.

[larryn]

To be honest, I thought they were LED. I was surprised to read they are H8. I guess I'll find out soon enough.. worse comes to worse, I only wasted $30.

[ChrisK]

Here are the 2 LED version I found:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PIAA-...spagenameZWDVW


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PIAA-...spagenameZWDVW

[larryn]

LEDs draw different wattage usually, and cause the Check light to trigger, as if a bulb is out. Usually, if you use an LED setup, it has to have resistors to simulate proper wattage. If this new 55watt rating is true, then I probably won't be able to use the bulbs I bought.

[Impulse]

Our's is the same as the 3 series. We run a 35 watt H8 bulb. So Larry you'll be fine with the GPThunders. Its the bulbs i'm picking up. The LED bulbs may be a tad bit brighter but for the extra $165 your saving you can do pedal set and shift lever...or floor mats. The DRL's are not for lighting up a roadway. Having the brightest thing on there will be diminishing returns for your money.

[coco_m3]

someone go take a pic of the lights on...
Please

[Robert]

Originally Posted by wrx2135i

someone go take a pic of the lights on...
Please

Of the xenon? It's going to be hard to get the color right with different white balance.

I will try it tonight.... hold yar horses.

[Impulse]

Here are some pics I pulled off of e90 to show you the gpthunders

[Impulse]

The second one down is with one stock bulb

[coco_m3]

Originally Posted by robert

Of the xenon? It's going to be hard to get the color right with different white balance.

I will try it tonight.... hold yar horses.

ok ill hold my horses..

[MadMan77]

Originally Posted by Impulse

Here are some pics I pulled off of e90 to show you the gpthunders

Which color temperature are those bulbs that you have installed? I see 7500k and 8500k bulbs out there for sale.

I am thinking those are 7500k but I would like to confirm.