alohalc

chinese idrive is also avail in e60. i think wslam has it.

Bunbun

Hi Guys

Long time no post. heh. I'll be going to MK later today to chk out some PIAA bulbs replacement for my non xenon halogen headlights. Anyone done such a replacement? Wonder if it's worth the effort. Anyone added new mods to your E60?

Cheers

Bunbun

Hi Guys

Used my lunch time to venture to MK. Bought the PIAA H7 4700K replacement bulbs @ $450/pr. Will install them this weekend and post some comparison before/after pics. I didnt shop around, bought as soon as I saw them. So you may be able to get them at a cheaper price.

kchika

Why didn't you get the OEM xenons? The two versions of headlights look different.... The halogens have that 'smear' efftect while the xenons have an 'egg yolk' effect. You know what I mean?

Your halogens


OEM xenons on mariokwok's car

Bunbun

Yeah, I know.... unfortunately when I bought my 520 I was in need of a replacement car right away (my E38 730i broke down after almost 10 years in service and costed way to much to hv it fixed). The dealer only had 2 stock 520 left at the time, both orient blue and w/o xenons. So not much choosing for me to do....heh heh. And I really wanted comfort seats too cuz I had them on the 730i (still miss them).

Bunbun

Ok,

Here are the pics. Im sure you've seen the PIAA packaging. The second and third are before & after pics. The bulbs are alot harder to pull out than displayed in the owner's manual My hands and fingers aren't already that big, yet the opening between the bulb housing and the engine frame is so small I had a real hard time moving my hands around (as it requires a few twists and turns to get the bulb out). Nonetheless, after mabye 20 mins I did it.

mario.kwok

I have the say it is a real pain to get the hands behind the head light unit. However I did bought 2 sets of those bulbs in MK (last November when I was there) and used one set on my E46, still have another set unopenned. I paid $800 for 2. It was a lot easier to change the bulb in the E46, you can tell straight away it is not a Xenon bulb but at least it looks like it. In fact can't get any closer with $400 per pair.

Bunbun

Yeah, I can't imagine how the Germans with their big hands and fingers can get to the bulb at all

mario.kwok

Same with the Merc, they want us to go back and ask them to change to do it and charge you a fortune

alohalc

bunbun, not trying to burst your bubble but i kind of remember this particular piaa model will only make light whiter but not that much brighter . i remember i bought a pair of piaa from japan for my e39 before and they are really bright. but not 4700k, though. anyway, good job and your babe looks nicer now .