30% brighter OE BMW headlight bulbs?

[X5 Meister]

Does anyone know what this is about? Check out the 3rd reference of #13. Evidently there are a few different BMW's with this option. And for the X5's it seems to include all the M54's and the M62's, but not the N62's. Anyone have these? What's the story? P/N 63 21 7 170 652

RealOEM.com BMW E53 X5 4.4i HEADLIGHT PARTS

[mrbmwx5]

Nah ....It's just another halogen light bulbs system from SYLVANIA .That is same as SYLVANIA SilverStar and SilverStar ULTRA

[X5 Meister]

And are those claimed to be 30% brighter?

[TwinsPoppa]

Originally Posted by X5 Meister

And are those claimed to be 30% brighter?

See here:

Osram Sylvania XtraVision & Silverstar Halogen & signal bulbs suvlights.com Sylvania XtraVision & Silverstar Bulbs w/Rebate!

I liked the silverstars on my ML but heard prior that they don't last long - sure enough they didn't. Don't know if it has to do with MB electrics or what.

[X5 Meister]

Any reason why they can't be used in the N62 X5's?

[mrbmwx5]

I had those lights on my my Lex Sc300 it look bright but with projetor beem you cant' tell any diff on the road.

[TwinsPoppa]

Originally Posted by X5 Meister

Any reason why they can't be used in the N62 X5's?

I have no idea but wouldn't think so. Unless something maybe like the wattage changed.

[X5 Meister]

Realoem doesn't show them as compatible. I didn't know that pre-facelift and facelift X's had headlights that were fundamentally different. ?

[TwinsPoppa]

Originally Posted by X5 Meister

Realoem doesn't show them as compatible. I didn't know that pre-facelift and facelift X's had headlights that were fundamentally different. ?

I actually thought all face-lift vehicles had only xenons but guess I thought wrong!

[X5 Meister]

Huh? These are xenon's.