Don't do it. You'll get warnings in the dash and you risk melting or ruining the entire lamp housing. The rings are different than your e46. There are too many roadblocks to get bright halo's in these new bmw's, but the major roadblock for the e70 specifically is that the halo goes into low-power mode when your headlights are on.

Another problem is getting light output on the outer ring around the headlight to match the inner ring. This is because the 2 rings are not a solid piece. The e92 guys have the same probems since its a similar system and still haven't come up with a solution yet so I'd wait for them to figure it out first.


I've tried the 2 most popular xenon matched bulbs and I would recommend you get the Mtec cosmo blue for the best color and consistancy. There are tons of threads on here about the halos, but let me be the first to say, Do Not trust the pictures. In pictures, the rings look solid but in real life, the color scatters.

I've been wanting to do the HID fogs too, and bought everything I need for it. I've just been reluctant to try it yet because I have adaptive lighting. If you're willing to go forward, I'll be happy to share any information I know about what needs to be done. It's pretty simple really, the main thing is making sure you have a relay harness. Go with toying with the HID foglights. I'm sure many of us are willing to try that out.