Changing the yellow halo ring bulbs to a 12v8w white bulbs
03-30-2010, 07:18 PM
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the 1s I use are 8w12v which are the whitest & brightness you will ever get for these bulbs, unless you what a tint of blue in it then there are others.
also the plastic clear ring will turn yellow over the years which is very hard to change.
I have seen 10w12v but dont know if they will melt the wires and will not try them too.
LED are brighter than these bulbs but need to put a resister on it or it will 100% blow within a month.
I have tried this too.
If you what brighter 1s then change the light to xeon and you will get very bright 1s
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don't forget these are just 5W bulbs in the socket and not HID or H8.
the 1s I use are 8w12v which are the whitest & brightness you will ever get for these bulbs, unless you what a tint of blue in it then there are others.
also the plastic clear ring will turn yellow over the years which is very hard to change.
I have seen 10w12v but dont know if they will melt the wires and will not try them too.
LED are brighter than these bulbs but need to put a resister on it or it will 100% blow within a month.
I have tried this too.
If you what brighter 1s then change the light to xeon and you will get very bright 1s
the 1s I use are 8w12v which are the whitest & brightness you will ever get for these bulbs, unless you what a tint of blue in it then there are others.
also the plastic clear ring will turn yellow over the years which is very hard to change.
I have seen 10w12v but dont know if they will melt the wires and will not try them too.
LED are brighter than these bulbs but need to put a resister on it or it will 100% blow within a month.
I have tried this too.
If you what brighter 1s then change the light to xeon and you will get very bright 1s
03-30-2010, 11:10 PM
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you will need to mod the light to fit the resistors inside or leave the cap off which I would not do in case the water goes in.
good luck on the mod.
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don't forget these are just 5W bulbs in the socket and not HID or H8.
the 1s I use are 8w12v which are the whitest & brightness you will ever get for these bulbs, unless you what a tint of blue in it then there are others.
also the plastic clear ring will turn yellow over the years which is very hard to change.
I have seen 10w12v but dont know if they will melt the wires and will not try them too.
LED are brighter than these bulbs but need to put a resister on it or it will 100% blow within a month.
I have tried this too.
If you what brighter 1s then change the light to xeon and you will get very bright 1s
the 1s I use are 8w12v which are the whitest & brightness you will ever get for these bulbs, unless you what a tint of blue in it then there are others.
also the plastic clear ring will turn yellow over the years which is very hard to change.
I have seen 10w12v but dont know if they will melt the wires and will not try them too.
LED are brighter than these bulbs but need to put a resister on it or it will 100% blow within a month.
I have tried this too.
If you what brighter 1s then change the light to xeon and you will get very bright 1s
Yup. Either drill a couple holes in the cap cover and route the resistors there or close the cap while the wires are hanging out. If you want something simple, these are the bulbs.
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Does this apply to all model e60 bmw's? I have an 07 530i and would like to change my halo lights to white as well. So if I use a hyper white H7 light bulb and use the 12v8w white bulbs the lights may still look yellow??? Please explain. Thanks