Installed the LUX H8 160s (PICS)

[Asudevil]

Does anyone have any good/reliable recomndations (or experience) replacing their fog light bulbs with LEDs that match up closely (color & quality wise) with the LUX H8 160's? Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks for your time and I hope you all have a great weekend!

[Ozer]

Originally Posted by gregg3gs

Before you jump off and buy noe bulbs, make sure to inspect that when you were installing the last set you did not damage the wires and the bulbs or ballasts are not shorting out.

Just a thought.

Yeah i will be looking at them when i get some free time, one of the two bulbs working but very faint, it may be something fixable.
I also had the idea of maybe soldering a new CREE LED on them. I was thinking of putting a say 10w on the one that illuminates the inner ring and put a 20w for the one that illuminates the outer ring to get a more consistent glow out of both rings. Not sure if this is possible, i just thought about it and didnt do any research. If anyone knows anything about it please chime in.
If it works, it could be a cheaper solution to eliminate the inner ring brightness over the outer ring.

[Ozer]

I was able to solder in new SMD bulbs onto the V bulb assembly, works for now. Its not pretty looking but cant see it so whatever The new ones are dimmer but its ok for now, until i get different bulbs. Im thinking of going with amber ones possibly.

EDIT 2: The new "fix" lasted a day so im not sure what happened there but i put the stock H8 bulbs in last night. I forgot how bright they were, holly cow! Im keeping the stock yellow look for a while, i kind of like it again.

[shinkunimine]

Hello! First post on the forum

Sorry for being a newbie, but will any H8 spec bulbs you buy online fit into the compartment, or are there certain restrictions on the X5? If you search online for H8 HID or LED bulbs, thousands come up...

Also, what's so special about the LUX brand that they cost $200 for two bulbs?

Thanks in advance!

[Ozer]

H8 bulbs are all the same, the fitting at least. If you want a bright looking ring spend the money now and be happy. I had few ebay kits and bulbs which none of them really worked good or lasted long. Im probably close to $100 on all that junk.
Heard and seen nothing but good things about LUX.

[shinkunimine]

Thanks!

[JCDillon]

So, with this recent topic of replacing/upgrading the lighting for the Halo Rings on the e70, I also came across these:
https://beyonddrivenauto.com/bmw-angel-eye
They appear to be of LUX quality and come with a lifetime warranty. That, IMO could be a good and/or a bad thing. However, they make similar claims in quality, durability, etc to the LUX brand and they are about $50 less. Has anyone tried these? In comparison to the LUX brand, I haven't seen much on the forums about these. Contacted the company a little while back, said they stand by the lifetime replacement for any reason. I asked him how often do they have to replace them for customers? He said not very often. He claimed it was usually "installer error" but that they replaced them without question.
I hope someone on here has tried them before I decide between these and the LUX.
Thanks all!
JC Dillon
2008 X5 4.8