Review: Rolling Gears DTM Style E90 Headlights

Ali-E90 · 08-24-2016, 06:10 PM

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I don't think you need to, given the housing is already black inside.

Just cover up the eyebrow if you're looking for a blackout look.

But i dont have the rolling gears one, i have the OEM depo. With halo rings.

I'd suggest painting the insides vs tint.
Tint likely illegal and will get attention from cops, plus limit your light output.

RKP · 08-24-2016, 07:41 PM

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There you can see a picture. Check it out.

Mine are Kensum HID 6,000 K Output on headlight.
In the fog light just regular LED bulb H8, they just look nice but they do not help for driving purpose.

Going based off your picture, the hids do look brighter but I got LEDs for the reliability.

Still wanna see your output

Hey sorry just saw this. Here's a pic of my output, I think both of my headlights are out of focus haven't really messed with them.

unrulyteach · 08-24-2016, 08:32 PM

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There you can see a picture. Check it out.

Mine are Kensum HID 6,000 K Output on headlight.
In the fog light just regular LED bulb H8, they just look nice but they do not help for driving purpose.

Going based off your picture, the hids do look brighter but I got LEDs for the reliability.

Still wanna see your output

Hey sorry just saw this. Here's a pic of my output, I think both of my headlights are out of focus haven't really messed with them.

Nice and white. Yea u need to adjust them u may need to adjust your bulbs inside the housing so it will shine properly. That's what I did

unrulyteach · 08-24-2016, 08:33 PM

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There you can see a picture. Check it out.

Mine are Kensum HID 6,000 K Output on headlight.
In the fog light just regular LED bulb H8, they just look nice but they do not help for driving purpose.

Going based off your picture, the hids do look brighter but I got LEDs for the reliability.

Still wanna see your output

Hey sorry just saw this. Here's a pic of my output, I think both of my headlights are out of focus haven't really messed with them.

Nice and white. Yea u need to adjust them u may need to adjust your bulbs inside the housing so it will shine properly. That's what I did

But then again with mine I don't really see the right side it shines but its like it's just helping out

Rulz · 08-25-2016, 03:23 PM

definitely, you need to adjust them...

BMWasian · 08-31-2016, 05:59 AM

Do you think these headlights would work on Monaco blue?

RKP · 08-31-2016, 06:59 AM

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Do you think these headlights would work on Monaco blue?

Yeah but you might need to buy a vinyl to cover the white or silver eyebrow.

Ali-E90 · 09-08-2016, 12:35 PM

There's a fellow user selling a set of the DTM style for a decent price...

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1299545

RKP · 09-14-2016, 02:43 PM

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I have OPT7 LED H7 kit and it is better than a hid kit imo. There is no flickering and no warm-up time. I have had bad luck with hid kits. I had to replace them every few months because the ballasts went bad.

Where did you buy it from?

Ebay......the seller is OPT7.

Didn't mean to do that my phone random submitted all the drafts saved on the e90post app fml

Bmwuk · 09-21-2016, 03:29 AM

Bought a set of these headlights. They do look OEM and the DTM lights look great. Build quality is okay although I have had issues with marks on the inside of the lens and also condensation under heavy rain / wind. The issue with any kind of refund is that you have to send back to supplier at your cost (UK to Taiwan) which is expensive and then you have to pay the import tax on the replacement units. Think I have been a little unfortunate with mine but instead have some replacement lenses coming that I will fit and replace the cheap projectors with morimotos instead as the cut-off isn't great. The only other downside to these over OEM is the fact you do not have any kind of adaptive or leveling function.

Ali-E90 · 09-21-2016, 06:47 AM

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The only other downside to these over OEM is the fact you do not have any kind of adaptive or leveling function.

The set I got came with some sort of piece required if you have adaptive lights. Don't know much about how that works, in NA we didn't get the adaptive function with halogen lights.

unrulyteach · 09-21-2016, 08:07 AM

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The only other downside to these over OEM is the fact you do not have any kind of adaptive or leveling function.

The set I got came with some sort of piece required if you have adaptive lights. Don't know much about how that works, in NA we didn't get the adaptive function with halogen lights.

Mine too it is capable of adaptive features if not it must hav auto leveling as I also have the harness

mantis · 10-13-2016, 05:53 AM

hows everyone liking these lights with the opt7 leds?

unrulyteach · 10-13-2016, 09:31 AM

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hows everyone liking these lights with the opt7 leds?

It's that what they are?

noah.s · 10-13-2016, 09:52 AM

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hows everyone liking these lights with the opt7 leds?

I'm going to order a set of the headlights soon. I was looking to do an HID kit but then I saw the LED kits. I see the OPT7 H7 kit and it's got great reviews but i'm concerned about light output in these projectors. I don't wanna blind everybody on the road and i don't want to waste money. Does anyone have the OPT7 LED kit in these headlights?

unrulyteach · 10-13-2016, 10:44 AM

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hows everyone liking these lights with the opt7 leds?

I'm going to order a set of the headlights soon. I was looking to do an HID kit but then I saw the LED kits. I see the OPT7 H7 kit and it's got great reviews but i'm concerned about light output in these projectors. I don't wanna blind everybody on the road and i don't want to waste money. Does anyone have the OPT7 LED kit in these headlights?

Why get led when u can get hid? Hid is better for these headlights as they aren't made for leds like the newer ones as the outputs for led aren't so great. Hid is your best bet

noah.s · 10-13-2016, 11:29 AM

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Why get led when u can get hid? Hid is better for these headlights as they aren't made for leds like the newer ones as the outputs for led aren't so great. Hid is your best bet

RKP has the OPT7 led with his headlights and said he thinks they're better than the HIDs. Just ordered the headlights and OPT7 LED so we'll see how it goes. If they don't work well I'll just return them.

mojobmw_e90 · 10-13-2016, 11:08 PM

Ali-E90 · 10-14-2016, 04:03 PM

Careful of which LED kit you get. I purchased on online, had great reviews, but doesn't fit inside the headlight housing. I think the housing is smaller/tighter than OEM.

mantis · 10-14-2016, 04:48 PM

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Careful of which LED kit you get. I purchased on online, had great reviews, but doesn't fit inside the headlight housing. I think the housing is smaller/tighter than OEM.

opt7 leds or opt7 hid 55 watt kit

noah.s · 10-14-2016, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Ali-323i

Careful of which LED kit you get. I purchased on online, had great reviews, but doesn't fit inside the headlight housing. I think the housing is smaller/tighter than OEM.

Which did you get?

mojobmw_e90 · 10-14-2016, 05:45 PM

I got a h7 hid kit as well. Fit perfect and no issues. No bulb errors and a very nice look at 5k

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00FC...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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