HID fogs

[blue dragon]

Anyone running HID fogs in their E70?

[two-five boy]

I don't think its a good idea to mount HID's in fogs as the constant on/off nature of the lights during turns will significantly shorten the life of the ballasts.

[Noodle555]

Originally Posted by two-five boy

I don't think its a good idea to mount HID's in fogs as the constant on/off nature of the lights during turns will significantly shorten the life of the ballasts.

Agreed and this is why I have not done this mod to the X5 (have done it on my M3). Besides it takes a little while for the bulb to get to the right temperature and then it's off again.

[zx45]

Originally Posted by Noodle555

Agreed and this is why I have not done this mod to the X5 (have done it on my M3). Besides it takes a little while for the bulb to get to the right temperature and then it's off again.

fog lights on a M/3??

[Noodle555]

Originally Posted by zx45

fog lights on a M/3??

E46 M3

[Sedoy]

Don't do it, since fogs are reflectors you will have too much glare and from the distance they would look brighter than your headlights.

[m5james]

You wouldn't have that problem with an E53...fogs don't shut off for turns and I've got projectors They work great in my case.

Honestly, ballasts are built so much better than they were years ago, so I'd go ahead and do it personally. If you've already got HID headlights, get a 3k (yellow like Lexus, but I've always liked that personally) or some in the 5k-6K (no more than that) HID kit from www.ddmtuning.com. Your stock HID's are around the 5k-5.5k range, so going higher than that will look stupid. DDM has a lifetime warranty, so in the end, who really cares how many ballasts you go through.

[Sedoy]

Not all E53 come with projectors, I think 04+ use reflectors with H11 bulbs. Stock HIDs are 4300K, to match fogs with headlights - 5000K should be used since there is no projector cutoff discoloration present with reflectors.
DDM HID kits are pretty good but you still have to pay for the shipping if returned.

Originally Posted by m5james

You wouldn't have that problem with an E53...fogs don't shut off for turns and I've got projectors They work great in my case.

Honestly, ballasts are built so much better than they were years ago, so I'd go ahead and do it personally. If you've already got HID headlights, get a 3k (yellow like Lexus, but I've always liked that personally) or some in the 5k-6K (no more than that) HID kit from www.ddmtuning.com. Your stock HID's are around the 5k-5.5k range, so going higher than that will look stupid. DDM has a lifetime warranty, so in the end, who really cares how many ballasts you go through.

[J.Belknap]

Originally Posted by Sedoy

Not all E53 come with projectors, I think 04+ use reflectors with H11 bulbs.

E53 Info

Projection housings

Left - 63178409025 - up to 06/2001 production - H3 style bulb - $112.78 @ Tischer BMW
Right - 63178409026 - up to 06/2001 production - H3 style bulb - $112.78 @ Tischer BMW
Recommend 40 mil Lamin-x film (Product# B108) while ditching the reflective lenses and retrofitting the projectors
Went with the HIDextra.com 35W H3 5K system based on James' review. Not using resistors. Haven't ran into poor visibility or overheating or flickering issues yet.

FYI.... leaving the E70 section now.....

[Sedoy]

Where do you see projectors (for fogs) on this one? Like I said 04+ E53 and 07+ E70 use reflectors with H11 bulbs.

Originally Posted by J.Belknap

E53 Info

Projection housings

Left - 63178409025 - up to 06/2001 production - H3 style bulb - $112.78 @ Tischer BMW
Right - 63178409026 - up to 06/2001 production - H3 style bulb - $112.78 @ Tischer BMW
Recommend 40 mil Lamin-x film (Product# B108) while ditching the reflective lenses and retrofitting the projectors
Went with the HIDextra.com 35W H3 5K system based on James' review. Not using resistors. Haven't ran into poor visibility or overheating or flickering issues yet.

FYI.... leaving the E70 section now.....