munky wrote:they did, but its not cheap.
Can't have it all, Cheap, Effective, Good Looking - pick any two
bmw have been using projector dipped beams since thge mid 80's... some might say they were the first to use them... others would say they already have HID'sLEGALLY installed in the projectors in their sh*tbox e30 touring but cant transfer them to their e39 because they're H1's....
Its a lot cheaper to just buy an hid kit than get a retrofit kit from bmw.
Tried s/h? Scrapyards? What about the various forums?, I find it hard to believe people up and down the country aren't upgrading their lights and then stacking their cars, especially as we all know how BMW owners drive
An official kit is going to be so much nicer and more attractive than butchering up your current lights. That said if you just want light output, then you are going to have to take how it comes.
Who is going to see what?
Your main beams..., I know you BMW lot can't find the various light stalks for indicators and such, but you aren't driving around with main beams on all the time (just the fogs usually
) so nobody is going to see the light colour until you switch over to mains, by which time there will be nobody around to see it anyway (hopefully).
I want the HID dipped beam because I want to see, and to blind all the other f*ckers that have them and blind me all the f*cking time... But it just seems wrong to have a nice white light from the dips but nasty old fashioned yellow from the mains...
If they are adjusted correctly you shouldn't blind anybody, if they arn't, the coppers will pull you anyway, or it won't pass the MOT.
If the xenon bulbs work well and give a white (ish) light they will do nicely.
Higher output standard halogen bulbs should give a whiter light, I guess you could always adjust the colour temp of your HID bulbs to match your halogens, but by god you would have to be mega sad.
Just buy the damm HIDs and some superbright halogens, put them in and by happy
