HID Xenon replacement with LED

[Edrift]

Just checking if anyone has ditched their xenon headlights for LED bulbs?

My other car and motorbike have LED which I prefer greatly over xenon so was looking at doing a conversion in the same headlight housing.
I have an e88 135i with xenon non adaptive headlights at the moment and found this kit on eBay:
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Car-D1S-...4AAOSwRFldBGF1

It's a bit pricey compared to other led bulb kids I've bought (normally around $A30 or less) but there don't seem to be many available for the HID bulb socket type.

This kit will require bypassing the ballast, but not sure what I would have to code. (I have figured out how to code other stuff so shouldn't be much of an issue I hope)

[///Makis]

I'm also interested in this. I have halogens and was looking to install yellow LEDs in the fog lights

https://www.amazon.com/FANTELI-H11-H.../dp/B07QJX513D


Something like this.



Edrift, I also saw the below video about half an hour ago which was pretty eye opening into the world of LED headlights. Give it a look. Since you're putting in LEDs into into the old xenon housing you can probably go with a wider range of LEDs than when retrofitting them in place of halogens/reflector ones.

I could be wrong, so any info from anyone is greatly appreciated

M

[Edrift]

Originally Posted by ///Makis

I'm also interested in this. I have halogens and was looking to install yellow LEDs in the fog lights

https://www.amazon.com/FANTELI-H11-H.../dp/B07QJX513D


Something like this.



Edrift, I also saw the below video about half an hour ago which was pretty eye opening into the world of LED headlights. Give it a look. Since you're putting in LEDs into into the old xenon housing you can probably go with a wider range of LEDs than when retrofitting them in place of halogens/reflector ones.

I could be wrong, so any info from anyone is greatly appreciated

M

I have installed heaps of led bulbs replacements for halogen systems before.
For about $A30 ($US20) you can get a pair shipped to your door.
It's inexpensive to try out. If you don't like the results, no big deal.

On my other car I have a pair for dual colour led bulbs in my fog lights.
You switch them on and off to toggle between pure white light and very yellow light.

It's easy to install on halogen because it's plug and play. Bulbs are roughly the same size and voltage is the same.

[///Makis]

Originally Posted by Edrift

I have installed heaps of led bulbs replacements for halogen systems before.
For about $A30 ($US20) you can get a pair shipped to your door.
It's inexpensive to try out. If you don't like the results, no big deal.

On my other car I have a pair for dual colour led bulbs in my fog lights.
You switch them on and off to toggle between pure white light and very yellow light.

It's easy to install on halogen because it's plug and play. Bulbs are roughly the same size and voltage is the same.

I saw the dual color yesterday, the ones I saw were cool blue and yellow.

Did you buy any specific brands? Or have any problems with specific brands?

The guy In the video mentioned something like the bulbs getting out of sync and maybe one will be yellow and the other a different color which made me reconsider, but he's also a salesman so he could just be chatting bubbles.

Did you try the yellow ones with the vinyl overlay?

I may just purchase a pair when I get back from Greece, I don't want to order them and have them sitting on my doorstep for a week.


Pleased to hear,

Makis

[Edrift]

I just bought whatever random brand was the cheapest.
Yes the dual colour can get out of sync in random situations, but it had only happened a couple of times and you just turn them off and leave them off for a bit then they reset back to normal

[ShocknAwe]

Curious, why not just buy better osram xenon bulbs?

[Edrift]

Originally Posted by ShocknAwe

Curious, why not just buy better osram xenon bulbs?

Yeah that might be an option... Though I am scared to see the price they charge!

I have been very impressed with budget led bulbs so wanted to see what my options were

[ShocknAwe]

Originally Posted by Edrift

Yeah that might be an option... Though I am scared to see the price they charge!

I have been very impressed with budget led bulbs so wanted to see what my options were

~$150 from what I've seen, but it's Osram, so it's not gonna be short term life

[ekkathewrekka]

I'm installing some BMR H8 LED Angel Eyes installed next week, will post a pic when completed.


https://www.bmraw.com/bmr-h8-led-angel-eyes/

[ShocknAwe]

Originally Posted by ekkathewrekka

I'm installing some BMR H8 LED Angel Eyes installed next week, will post a pic when completed.


https://www.bmraw.com/bmr-h8-led-angel-eyes/

In your low beams? Don't think that will work well.

[Just Apex It]

Why would you want to replace your HID bulbs with LED bulbs? It's been tested time and time again that HID headlights are still the best for light output. If you want a different color bulb, you can easily swap it out for whatever you prefer. The Retrofit Source has tons of options for you and replacing your bulbs with new ones would probably be a good idea, as they're probably getting up there in age.

If you want a cool white 6k color bulb, Osram CBB bulbs would likely be your best bet.

If you want a neutral white, the Phillips Xtreme Vision Gen 2 bulbs are around 4800-5000k in temperature and are another very bright bulb.

If you're looking for that factory warm white 4300k temperature that performs best in all weather conditions, the new Osram Nightbreaker Laser bulbs will fit that perfectly and are actually the brightest bulbs on the market.

All 3 of the bulbs mentioned are the best of the best and very bright bulbs compared to the industry standard Phillips 85122 bulb which is likely the standard equipment bulb on our car as it is on many others.

[ShocknAwe]

Originally Posted by Just Apex It

If you're looking for that factory warm white 4300k temperature that performs best in all weather conditions, the new Osram Nightbreaker Laser bulbs will fit that perfectly and are actually the brightest bulbs on the market.

This. Brightest bulb because it has high output and isn't too high temp which actually degrades clarity and distance.