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Old 01-12-2008 | 11:09 PM
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Ok guys, so as i have been complaining about my Halogen cheap Yellow headlights and Fog lamps on my e60 and didn't want to pay $1000+ to get the Xenon upgrade, i went the cheap route as a couple of members suggested. I went to BimmerXenon.com (jimmy540i is a member here) and bought 2 sets of Xenon style bulbs, Headlights and fogs. Got them installed today, it took 10 minutes! They look GREAT and NO ERROR MESSAGE!, plus the lights are a bright white and not RICEY BLUE!

I didn't get a chance to take Morning pics cuz i was finally picking up my car after getting the ACS kit installed *pics tomorrow*

The bulbs look good in morning as well but now my angel eyes are yellow and the bulbs white, so it clashes, I can't upgrade to AIB or anything like that because of my car being the HALOGEN set up, so PLEASE if any of you know of just somewhere i can buy White bulbs to match my heads and fogs for the Angel Eyes let me know,

Thanks Jimmy540i & BimmerXenon.com for fast delivery and great product! i took as many pics as possible cuz i saw alot of people asking about the Xenon Bulbs.
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Old 01-12-2008 | 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by tarek307' post='517143' date='Jan 12 2008, 11:09 PM
Ok guys, so as i have been complaining about my Halogen cheap Yellow headlights and Fog lamps on my e60 and didn't want to pay $1000+ to get the Xenon upgrade, i went the cheap route as a couple of members suggested. I went to BimmerXenon.com (jimmy540i is a member here) and bought 2 sets of Xenon style bulbs, Headlights and fogs. Got them installed today, it took 10 minutes! They look GREAT and NO ERROR MESSAGE!, plus the lights are a bright white and not RICEY BLUE!

I didn't get a chance to take Morning pics cuz i was finally picking up my car after getting the ACS kit installed *pics tomorrow*

The bulbs look good in morning as well but now my angel eyes are yellow and the bulbs white, so it clashes, I can't upgrade to AIB or anything like that because of my car being the HALOGEN set up, so PLEASE if any of you know of just somewhere i can buy White bulbs to match my heads and fogs for the Angel Eyes let me know,

Thanks Jimmy540i & BimmerXenon.com for fast delivery and great product! i took as many pics as possible cuz i saw alot of people asking about the Xenon Bulbs.
I see what you mean and i'm sure someone will respond with a place to buy what you need. Did you take it to a shop or do it yourself?

My car has very white angel eyes with the DRL's on, but once I turn the Xenons on...the angel eyes go yellowish and I wish they would stay white. I'll probably have to buy some other kind of bulbs - I doubt a setting will change it.
Old 01-12-2008 | 11:37 PM
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Originally Posted by ITNurse' post='517149' date='Jan 13 2008, 02:32 AM
I see what you mean and i'm sure someone will respond with a place to buy what you need. Did you take it to a shop or do it yourself?

My car has very white angel eyes with the DRL's on, but once I turn the Xenons on...the angel eyes go yellowish and I wish they would stay white. I'll probably have to buy some other kind of bulbs - I doubt a setting will change it.

IT, you know i made this thread just for you in reply to your question from the other day.. I had it done at the shop, because i finally got my car back today after 10days of problems with installing an ACS kit, the first shop messed it up, and had to be sent somewhere else, kit taken off, glue taken off, kit repainted and remounted! so while i was there the guy put those in for me as well!

as for the angel eye BULB upgrade I think this is the answer, but $220 wow a little pricey!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PIAA-6500K-...Q2em118Q2el1247
Old 01-13-2008 | 01:05 AM
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Your halogen angel eye's pretty easy to change. They are 2 W5W side bulbs per headlight if IIRC.

This thread has all the info you need

http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=20169&hl=
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Did you pay $110US for two sets of bulbs??? i thought $100 bucks can get you a real xenon set from ebay and that will last forever.
Old 01-13-2008 | 01:57 AM
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Originally Posted by keith84_uk' post='517166' date='Jan 13 2008, 04:43 AM
Did you pay $110US for two sets of bulbs??? i thought $100 bucks can get you a real xenon set from ebay and that will last forever.

yes i did, and i'm pretty sure these are the bulbs i needed,i don't have real xenon lights! either way, I'm happy with what i got, so for me, it was worth the money!
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Originally Posted by tarek307' post='517168' date='Jan 13 2008, 09:57 AM
I'm happy with what i got, so for me, it was worth the money!
That's important mate

BTW your car looks great and i can see loads of mods have been done since you joined

and i thought it was HIDs when i first see the pics
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This looks great!!!
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Looks Great! Perfect match on your headlights / fogs brightness. How hard was it to change your fogs? I'm debating between bulb swap or HID fog kit.
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Originally Posted by mrfva' post='517297' date='Jan 13 2008, 12:00 PM
Looks Great! Perfect match on your headlights / fogs brightness. How hard was it to change your fogs? I'm debating between bulb swap or HID fog kit.

It took them 10 minutes to change all.



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