considered this earlier, the highest wattage LED bulb I saw for Angel eyes for E53 or E83, is a meager 3W one.

I had concerns about light failure warning and adding resistor and resulting heat issue to consider the swap.

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2017 Explorer 3.5 EcoBoost
2007 E83 X3 3.0si Crimson Red, Gray
2006 E53 X5 4.8is LeMans Blue, Beige (Gone)
2013 JK Unltd Sport Flame Red, Black(Gone)