Anyoen have 6000k Bulbs and Ballasts installed on their X5?

[Dblock2151]

If so, which company did you go with? Do the ballasts fit in the ballast Carrier? And if you don't mind, can you post pics?

[breytonX5]

After much research I settled for the Philips Ultinon 6000k HID bulbs which are direct replacements for OEM HID bulbs. But a word of caution the higher the temperature the less white light there is. So I wouldn't go for anything higher than 6000k.

I've tried to take pics at night but came out crappy. May be I should take pics at dusk when it's not so dark.

[Dblock2151]

Thanks for the reply, where did you pick them up from? And if you don't mind me asking, how much did you pay fro them?

I'm actually doing a Xenon retro-fit, but I don't have any bulbs and Ballasts, so that's why I'm going with 6000k.

Also, did the 6000k ballasts fit in the ballast carrier?

Thanks bro.

[Dblock2151]

Ohh, and do we use D2S, or D2R bulbs?

[breytonX5]

Originally Posted by Dblock2151

Ohh, and do we use D2S, or D2R bulbs?

My X5 already has bi-xenon so all I needed was the D2S bulbs. You would need the whole conversion kit. I got them from these guys.

[Dblock2151]

Well, I just bought OEM Xenon headlights from a 2002 X5, would I need D2S or D2R?

Here's a pic of the headlights...



Ohh, and thanks for the link.

[breytonX5]

Those xenons have projector bulbs so you need D2S bulbs (and ballast). Forgot to mention 6000K looks amazing with a much deeper blueish-purplish look, of course at the expense of white light.

[breytonX5]

I've been thinking of getting the HID fog kit to match. Might just take the plunge sooner or later.

[Dblock2151]

That'll look great, did the ballast fit in the ballast carrier, or did you mount it somewhere else?

[Dblock2151]

Anyone recommend any other brands?