Want to change out my amber halogens?..How??
11-14-2011, 07:52 AM
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Hi all, cant seem to find exactly what I was looking for on here anywhere so I started a new thread. I have a 2010 528i Xdrive....Come to find out that it doesnt have xenons which i find to almost be hard to believe. Needless to say, Im pissed lol that it doesnt have them as I wanted to change my angel eyes to a bright white etc...Is there anything I can do to change the headlamps and angel eyes to a bright white?...Dont know what to do! Amy help would be greatly appreciated! 
11-14-2011, 08:24 AM
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My Ride: 08 528i TiAg Premium/Cold Weather Pkg, 20% Tint, Technic Harness, JL Audio 12W7, JL HD 750/1 and LOTS of lighting mods!!!!!
I'm in the same boat...thus far I have successfully changed the lowbeams to white (6000K) Xenons via a HID Kit from DDM Tuning. I went for the 35W one because I wanted a more stock look. You can get one of those here.
As far as AE's go...if you haven't noticed...there is no easy upgrade path. You can pay close to 200 dollars to have someone fabricate some for you...or if you're like me you can experiment on your own. My bulbs should come in today so I'm going to try and update my thread with some more info. If you're not the DIY type of guy contact John@motorcepts and he'll supply you with some. OR...you can wait for me...and keep checking my thread for updates here.
As far as AE's go...if you haven't noticed...there is no easy upgrade path. You can pay close to 200 dollars to have someone fabricate some for you...or if you're like me you can experiment on your own. My bulbs should come in today so I'm going to try and update my thread with some more info. If you're not the DIY type of guy contact John@motorcepts and he'll supply you with some. OR...you can wait for me...and keep checking my thread for updates here.
11-14-2011, 08:34 AM
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My Ride: 2010 528i XDrive - Alpine White
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I'm in the same boat...thus far I have successfully changed the lowbeams to white (6000K) Xenons via a HID Kit from DDM Tuning. I went for the 35W one because I wanted a more stock look. You can get one of those here.
As far as AE's go...if you haven't noticed...there is no easy upgrade path. You can pay close to 200 dollars to have someone fabricate some for you...or if you're like me you can experiment on your own. My bulbs should come in today so I'm going to try and update my thread with some more info. If you're not the DIY type of guy contact John@motorcepts and he'll supply you with some. OR...you can wait for me...and keep checking my thread for updates here.
As far as AE's go...if you haven't noticed...there is no easy upgrade path. You can pay close to 200 dollars to have someone fabricate some for you...or if you're like me you can experiment on your own. My bulbs should come in today so I'm going to try and update my thread with some more info. If you're not the DIY type of guy contact John@motorcepts and he'll supply you with some. OR...you can wait for me...and keep checking my thread for updates here.
11-14-2011, 10:10 AM
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My Ride: 08 528i TiAg Premium/Cold Weather Pkg, 20% Tint, Technic Harness, JL Audio 12W7, JL HD 750/1 and LOTS of lighting mods!!!!!
I made the same mistake...I saw projectors and assumed that they were xenon's 
But...its okay...I'm determined to make these things look marvelous!
But...its okay...I'm determined to make these things look marvelous!
11-14-2011, 10:47 AM
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My Ride: 2010 528i XDrive - Alpine White
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Keep me posted, I would love to change them out asap like you are doing...Let me know what exactly you did. I dont care really how much it costs, i just want to get it done.....i have a 2010 528 and my wife has an 08 328 and she has xenons!!! BS!!!
11-14-2011, 01:29 PM
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My Ride: 08 528i TiAg Premium/Cold Weather Pkg, 20% Tint, Technic Harness, JL Audio 12W7, JL HD 750/1 and LOTS of lighting mods!!!!!
For install xenon on my 530i 2004 i buy this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...00_i00_details works ok!!!
Do it the right way and just get DDM HID's. They're cheap, require no error cancelers (At least for the low beams) and fire up first try every time. Best of all...they have a lifetime warranty.
The ONLY con with DDM HID's are their bulbs...I hate their bulb holders and will always get my bulbs from somewhere else...
11-14-2011, 08:21 PM
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Don't make the same mistake I did and install whatever generic HID's and try to use error cancelers. I did this and my HIDs had intermittent firing (I had the play with the on/off switch several times to get both sides to fire up so it stopped the flickering but created another problem).
Do it the right way and just get DDM HID's. They're cheap, require no error cancelers (At least for the low beams) and fire up first try every time. Best of all...they have a lifetime warranty.
The ONLY con with DDM HID's are their bulbs...I hate their bulb holders and will always get my bulbs from somewhere else...
Do it the right way and just get DDM HID's. They're cheap, require no error cancelers (At least for the low beams) and fire up first try every time. Best of all...they have a lifetime warranty.
The ONLY con with DDM HID's are their bulbs...I hate their bulb holders and will always get my bulbs from somewhere else...
11-15-2011, 04:49 AM
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My Ride: 2010 528i XDrive - Alpine White
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Don't make the same mistake I did and install whatever generic HID's and try to use error cancelers. I did this and my HIDs had intermittent firing (I had the play with the on/off switch several times to get both sides to fire up so it stopped the flickering but created another problem).
Do it the right way and just get DDM HID's. They're cheap, require no error cancelers (At least for the low beams) and fire up first try every time. Best of all...they have a lifetime warranty.
The ONLY con with DDM HID's are their bulbs...I hate their bulb holders and will always get my bulbs from somewhere else...
Do it the right way and just get DDM HID's. They're cheap, require no error cancelers (At least for the low beams) and fire up first try every time. Best of all...they have a lifetime warranty.
The ONLY con with DDM HID's are their bulbs...I hate their bulb holders and will always get my bulbs from somewhere else...
11-15-2011, 07:29 AM
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My Ride: 08 528i TiAg Premium/Cold Weather Pkg, 20% Tint, Technic Harness, JL Audio 12W7, JL HD 750/1 and LOTS of lighting mods!!!!!
I am in the market for HIDs. I looked at these and wondering what are the extras they offer for the DDM kit. Do you need to buy them to make them work (HID harness, error eliminator or the adapter cables). I want to get them but just dont know what else to get to make them work.