GB: DEPO Headlights for pre-facelifters with HID.

[RPX5]

Originally Posted by anas

thanks man , do you know how much the ballast is ? i dont think its the bulb cause it works fine besides taking a little longer to come on !! i dont know ??

shoot a PM to MTX5, i think he was having similar issues. He may know.

[mtX5]

Originally Posted by RPX5

shoot a PM to MTX5, i think he was having similar issues. He may know.

after i got his PM i figured out the issue. its impossible for it to be the ballasts..since we both had issues after changing the bulbs. therefore it led me to believe the bulbs were the issue. my buddy and i changed the bulbs today to some OEM 4300k i had lying around and the issue is GONE. after a year i finally found the issue! aftermarket bulbs/ballasts = no go for the X unless you put in a new wiring harness (i guess not on ALL X5s but for mine and anas for now)...

the 8000k bulbs also might require more than 35 watts..which could be another issue. i'm doing some research to see if there are other bulbs out there. i really liked the 8000k look with the LED AEs.. the 4300k is too yellow for me..but at least i finally have working headlights! and right on time..inspection is due end of this month haha

[anas]

yes please if you can share some pics & DIY info. that would be great , was hard to do or alot of work ? im not that good with doing things like that ! but i would like to try :-)

[BimmerNoob]

Originally Posted by anas

yes please if you can share some pics & DIY info. that would be great , was hard to do or alot of work ? im not that good with doing things like that ! but i would like to try :-)

One of the ballast on my fogs is bad so i need to remove the headlight again. I'll do a write up when i get new ballasts. It was very easy to do. When you run a wire through the fire wall (for the remote on/off) you just run a second wire long enough to reach your rear tail lights. The hard part was tucking all the wire.

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[anas]

Originally Posted by BimmerNoob

One of the ballast on my fogs is bad so i need to remove the headlight again. I'll do a write up when i get new ballasts. It was very easy to do. When you run a wire through the fire wall (for the remote on/off) you just run a second wire long enough to reach your rear tail lights. The hard part was tucking all the wire.

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thank you sir , i'll be waiting

[anas]

i just sent him a PM , thanks man .

[LightWerkz]

Color temperature, such as 8000K, shouldnt have any effect on operation.

Anything higher then 6000K is a waste of time anyhow. So do yourself a favor

[mtX5]

Originally Posted by LightWerkz

Color temperature, such as 8000K, shouldnt have any effect on operation.

Anything higher then 6000K is a waste of time anyhow. So do yourself a favor

i didn't say anything about color temperature having an effect. i said and meant that the bulbs that were shipped with the headlights which happened to be 8000k bulbs are what had an effect on operation. when i switched them to the OEM bulbs the issue was gone.

Lightwerkz your a pro with this stuff, is there a chance the 8000k bulbs shipped with the headlights are a higher wattage bulb? thats the only thing i can think of, as the bulbs have no markings on them what so ever. the box does say D2C bulbs though..

You wouldn't happen to have some 8000k 35 watt bulbs for a really good price for us, would you?

and about 6000k..i was a fan of them with the CCFLs.. but with these LEDs they have a slight blue tint that looks better with 8000k. i have 6000k fogs to make up for the lost visibility.

[Chris F.]

Interesting to know. I was rather skeptical when Simon offered the 8000k bulbs and turn signal bulbs for a measly $30 more....I thought to myself "man, those must be pretty cheap Xenon bulbs!".... I guess we know they were

Chris

[RPX5]

AWESOME detective work Moh!!! Glad you got them working!

You know, I'm using the original xenon bulbs that came with my X, and they honestly look much more blue with these aftermarket housings than they did with my stock housings. I'm not exactly sure of the color temp, but knock on wood, I havn't had any issues!!