Viper786

Hi, i have a 2004 525i and i did not get the xenon package but now i want xenon bulbs. I was on ebay and i came across an auction which had xenons for 2004 E60. His site is www.bmwxenon.com

I have 2 questions:


1. Do you guys recommened these bulbs?

2. Can i put them in my E60 even though i did not get the xenon package?

Lomag

That's Jimmy. It's well known on most automotive forums that his bulbs stink. Stay away. You can buy the xenon headlights from BMW but I believe they're around $2000 for both.

SueBMW

Out of curiosity, how dim are the regular lights? I've never seen them in use before. I know you want to upgrade, so is it that bad? If we have to get a different 530, we were thinking of deleting xenons and getting comfort seats instead.

JDN

If they are as good as the 540, they reminded me of a locomotive head light.

amigo525

i got the xenon light when I ordered my E60. I thought they were fulltime 'blueish' They become blueish every now and then. Not all the time.

Am i wrong with with the above?

Viper786

It's not that they are dim, its just that now i think that an E60 just doesn't look right without xenons. I dont want to pay 2000 dollars for the xenons from the dealer... thats way too much!! So jimmy isn't worth it for $95.00? Keep in mind i do NOT have xenons currently. I also want to know if i get xenons if they will work without overloading the wiring.

Jack-E61

I should change business, reimporting Xenon bulbs from Germany to the US.

In Germany you can purchase for $10 each Xenon bulb.

Are you aware that the Xenon package icludes a 25.000 Voltage (not knowing exactly) transformer each side generating a high ignition voltage level the (special) bulbs are fired with ???
Therefore you will find in any Xenon equipped BMW motor compartment a danger sign of high voltage warning ...

Differences between Xenon bulbs and xenon package in detail e.g. pls. find here (easy reading)

http://www.autolamps-online.com/gasdischarge/xenon.htm

In the Internet you will find numerous articles explaining the "real" xenon technology.


Regards

Jack-E61

cwoarmy

Don't do it.
Read in the last issue of BMW mag that you can't add xenon if you never had them. The computer won't read. Guess that's why BMW charges 2K

Viper786

Thanks, thats just what i wanted to know. Oh well. I should have known i couldn't trust Jimmy. He said they will work fine. Good thing i didn't pay him.

Viper786

But wait, i remember reading someone swithced their fog lights to xenons and i though that the fogs are halogens even with xenon package. But i may be wrong.