What’s everyone using for the best xenon replacement bulb?
 

As the title suggest, I’m looking to replace my 2 original 2004 xenon bulbs. I can’t believe they still work but they are definitely well past their prime on the brightness meter. 2004 3.0i Thanks!

Just replaced my 2004 X5 3.0i 5MT bulbs. I used Wagner (Helolite) bulbs. Easy to do, replace both at the same time. Noticeable difference in brightness over the old bulbs.


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I recently replaced mine OEM xenons with a pair of Morimoto bulbs from ecs tuning. No issues at all. My OEM were dim...when I pulled them out they were white instead of clear!

New ones are nice and bright.

https://www.ecstuning.com/b-morimoto...500k/b650~mor/

Everyone seems to rave about Osram Nightbreakers, from Powerbulbs in the UK: -

https://www.powerbulbs.com/product/o...mited-d2s-twin

As my D2S lamps are low beam only I stuck with the original lamps: -

https://www.powerbulbs.com/product/xenarc-d2s-single

I have the nightbreakers in mine. They seem brighter than normal xenons but color may not be to some people's liking.

My headlights need replacing as the bowls just don't reflect as much as they should. So the bulbs while brighter didn't solve my problems.

Coding the separate high beams to come on with the xenons solved my problems for now along with headlight bulbs in the driving light housings :)

Still factory stock D2S on mine. I have a spare Phillips for test purposes but again still stock. I have heard great things about Morimoto and Nightbreakers too.

+1 on the Osram Nightbreakers. Love them. Need to pick up another set for the wife's E70.

Thanks everyone! I drove in the rain last night & I felt like I couldn’t see a thing. I’m leaning towards the nightbreakers. I will report my findings after replacement.

Please do! I want to upgrade mine at some stage

Ohsoslow, as I mentioned earlier, I'm not sure the Nightbreakers are worth the extra cost in our case. In some markets the Xenon lights are bi-Xenon with the shield on a servo that lifts up and away when selecting high beam. In this case the extra light from the Nightbreakers is usable. In the cars we get here in NZ, the Xenons are permanently shielded as low-beam only (no bi-Xenon actuator) so half the light is chopped off.

You're probably better off putting some 100plus H1 lamps in high beam fittings... BUT I haven't tried it, so who knows, maybe Nightbreakers in the low-beam Xenons do produce a brighter low beam that is useful in some way... :dunno: