Reply With QuoteAre your lights properly aimed? The factory lighting is quite adequate at any reasonable speed when properly adjusted.
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I Want To Be Able To See At Night!!!
Okay so I made a search regarding light bulbs but I couldn't find the link that answered my questions.
I was wondering what kind of light bulbs you guys use....
I am currently using SilverStar Ultra (modified) 9005 for my headlights but I was wondering if there are better ones out there for about the same price. The ones I have tend to last somewhere around 6 months or so.
Some one told me that PIAA were great but they are like 100!!!! WTF?!
oh and I would like to be in the 5000-8000K if possible too...no yellow light crap!
oh and PS....what would happen if I use 100W light bulbs instead of the 55W that I using currently?
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Are your lights properly aimed? The factory lighting is quite adequate at any reasonable speed when properly adjusted.
"The gas pedal wouldn't go to the floor if it weren't meant to be there"
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melt the wires.
factory ellisoid lighting is ok when the lenses and reflectors are new and it is very dark or well lit.
freeforms suck period. If you have freeforms you need to just buy smilies and be done with it. if that isn;t good enough, then you can add the HID kit from DDMtuning for $50
older dirty lenses reduce light and are nearly impossbile to clean, and the reflectors are easily damaged
Last edited by attack eagle; 11-20-2008 at 09:40 PM.
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The stages of light...
Freeform >>> free OE
Freeform with 9005 mod >>> $20 bucks
Projectors >>> ~$150 bucks (hey, I'm selling a new set, whaddayaknow)
Projectors with 9005 mod >>> $170 bucks, or reuse your modded bulbs
Projectors with HID >>> ~$350 (6000k) decent set
Don't bother going with gimmicky "100w" bulbs and what not. Those are your options.
Last edited by Qube; 11-20-2008 at 11:24 PM.
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HID Kit: 80 bucks shipped
BMW E34 1992 525i Touring
RIP Touring...probably never going to drive you again...
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Get HID´s and euro smilies, makes you wonder why you didn´t sooner!
CD43,Style 21s,K&N Insert,White blinkers,LED 3rd brakelight,HIDs,front Monroe sportsshocks/Weitec 35 springs,540 Calipers, Zimmermann Discs and Textar pads.
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not in free formsOriginally Posted by bad_manners_god
and $80 shipped is too much almost 2x what they cost now from reputable dealers.
don't feel bad though. had a local shop offer one of the local car clubs a 'sweet deal' on hids... at $130 a set... for an ebay brand. And they almost bought them...
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Could any of you fellas recommend a good quality HID kit out there that doesn't look likeeyes or 70's pants? Thanks.
Grand Master
???
A kit is not visible? it goes in the existing headlights. It replaces the filament bulb with an hid ballast (metal box) and a capsule ('bulb').
DDM tuning had the best pricing so far, and seems to have no issues with their 'full size- 3/4 size' ballast. The slim apparently is more likely to trigger the dreaded low beam failure.
http://www.ddmtuning.com/hidkihidbuhi.html
they also now carry the same Prolumen Kits for $99 that Habbie has been selling for a lot more $ these last few years.
Last edited by attack eagle; 11-21-2008 at 02:54 AM.
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The slims are so much easier to place nicely inside the enginebay imho and the low beam message is easily fixable too..The slim apparently is more likely to trigger the dreaded low beam failure.
There´s a howto here: http://www.bimmernut.com/forum/showt...highlight=hids!
CD43,Style 21s,K&N Insert,White blinkers,LED 3rd brakelight,HIDs,front Monroe sportsshocks/Weitec 35 springs,540 Calipers, Zimmermann Discs and Textar pads.
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