Fog Lights

[vern]

Looking to replace the OEM Fog Light Bulbs on MY 2006 X3 to match the color of the Xenon head lights. Dealer,Fog Light#,Price,etc. would be helpful. TIA
cheers
vern

[Rick in Prescott]

Try PIAA superwhites. I have them but don't think you'll get the same color as Xenons. The bulb type is in your manual and you can search for PIAA on the web to find the best price.

[X3 of Miami]

Get the HOEN XenonMatch bulbs.. i got em and im sure they will match your xenons! veryy nice at nightt

[vern]

Originally Posted by X3 of Miami

Get the HOEN XenonMatch bulbs.. i got em and im sure they will match your xenons! veryy nice at nightt

Where did you purchase them,what size,watts and price?? and pictures if you have them.
cheers
vern

[DaPenetrator]

www.hoen-usa.com
'06 x takes the H11 bulbs
$29.00 + s/h

U want the XenonMatch blubs (55/65 Watts), not the XenonMatch Plus (80 Watts will likely get too hot for the foglamp housing). Those are more suitable for low/high beam applications. Besides the regular XenonMatch ones are rated at 4,000k which is closer to "pure" white and a better match then the purpleish/blue tint of the other ones.

Just my 2 cents. Someone else may have a different opinion. I ordered the XenonMatch bulbs last Thursday and got them yesterday. Installed when I got home from work. The look at night from a moderate distance is amazing. Almost can't tell the difference between the brightness of the headlights and fog lamps. Definitely an huge improvement over the yellowish stock bulbs.

[vern]

Originally Posted by DaPenetrator

www.hoen-usa.com
'06 x takes the H11 bulbs
$29.00 + s/h

U want the XenonMatch blubs (55/65 Watts), not the XenonMatch Plus (80 Watts will likely get too hot for the foglamp housing). Those are more suitable for low/high beam applications. Besides the regular XenonMatch ones are rated at 4,000k which is closer to "pure" white and a better match then the purpleish/blue tint of the other ones.

Just my 2 cents. Someone else may have a different opinion. I ordered the XenonMatch bulbs last Thursday and got them yesterday. Installed when I got home from work. The look at night from a moderate distance is amazing. Almost can't tell the difference between the brightness of the headlights and fog lamps. Definitely an huge improvement over the yellowish stock bulbs.

I guess YOU understand my post!! Thanks for the information,thats just what I needed. Thanks again.Any chance you have pictures?

[DaPenetrator]

No pictures yet. Just got the X on Tuesday. But had ordered the fog lamp bulbs in advanced based on info obtained here. I want to do a few more mods before I post pictures. Otherwise I'd be posting pictures of a stock X.

[vern]

Originally Posted by DaPenetrator

No pictures yet. Just got the X on Tuesday. But had ordered the fog lamp bulbs in advanced based on info obtained here. I want to do a few more mods before I post pictures. Otherwise I'd be posting pictures of a stock X.

Ordered the same fog lights that you have. Did you have any trouble taking off the fog light lens?
cheers
vern

[DaPenetrator]

No, not at all. In fact there's a thread on here that describes the process step-by-step. Unfortunately I'm still fairly new to posting on here and do not know how to provide you the link. I'm sure if you did a search on foglight or foglamp replacement the neccessary thread(s) will be displayed. That was how I found it initially

Basically the housing pulls off from the front and there are 2 screws to remove. Then the bulb assembly pulls forward and out. Unplug the connector and then the bulb will twist slightly to one direction. Replace the bulb and reverse the process to reassemble. Hope that helps a little. Good Luck.

FYI, just remember to never touch the bulb with your bare hands. Oils from your fingers will cause the bulb to fail sooner than normal due to the increased heat on the glass from the grease/oil.

[vern]

Originally Posted by DaPenetrator

No, not at all. In fact there's a thread on here that describes the process step-by-step. Unfortunately I'm still fairly new to posting on here and do not know how to provide you the link. I'm sure if you did a search on foglight or foglamp replacement the neccessary thread(s) will be displayed. That was how I found it initially

Basically the housing pulls off from the front and there are 2 screws to remove. Then the bulb assembly pulls forward and out. Unplug the connector and then the bulb will twist slightly to one direction. Replace the bulb and reverse the process to reassemble. Hope that helps a little. Good Luck.

FYI, just remember to never touch the bulb with your bare hands. Oils from your fingers will cause the bulb to fail sooner than normal due to the increased heat on the glass from the grease/oil.

Did a search on fog lamp replacing on X3 and the only one that comes up is for the X5.
Can anybody help me out? I got the new bulbs but don't know how to put them in
TIA
cheers
vern