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      09-21-2018, 06:41 PM   #1
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2012 BMW Halogen Headlight Bulb options?

I am a new owner of a 2012 E91 (first BMW so still learning) that has the halogen lights and wondering if there are any plug and play bulb options that will be brighter than the stock ones. I can from an Acura TL with HIDs and definitely notice the difference during night driving. Any good bulbs out there I can drop in?
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      09-22-2018, 08:08 AM   #2
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Hi there these lights may increase way of look of yours stock rings, but not the vision. Still nice mod for the car. Easy plug and play ! Price of my V2 is $85 Shipped compering to brand new V3 $125 shipped.

https://www.luxangeleyes.com/product...lci-halogen-v3

https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1521232
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      09-22-2018, 11:27 AM   #3
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Hi there these lights may increase way of look of yours stock rings, but not the vision. Still nice mod for the car. Easy plug and play ! Price of my V2 is $85 Shipped compering to brand new V3 $125 shipped.

https://www.luxangeleyes.com/product...lci-halogen-v3

https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1521232
Appreciate the info and offer. I'll let you know if I'm interested in purchasing your used V2s.
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      09-22-2018, 07:53 PM   #4
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Hi there these lights may increase way of look of yours stock rings, but not the vision. Still nice mod for the car. Easy plug and play ! Price of my V2 is $85 Shipped compering to brand new V3 $125 shipped.

https://www.luxangeleyes.com/product...lci-halogen-v3

https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1521232
Appreciate the info and offer. I'll let you know if I'm interested in purchasing your used V2s.
sure, no problem
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      09-25-2018, 11:11 AM   #5
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The bulbs zajac posted aren't for the headlights though, they're for the angel eyes (park lights), if you're looking for a low and high beam bulb, i put Philips Xtreme Vision halogen bulbs in my E91, they're not 100% pure white, but they're whiter than stock, and much, much brighter, i'd recommend a pair. Not sure what bulb type is for the E92, but my E91 LCI (facelift) halogen headlights use H7 bulbs for both the low and high beams. Would 100% recommend these, i see a huge difference in night driving.
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      09-26-2018, 03:24 PM   #6
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The bulbs zajac posted aren't for the headlights though, they're for the angel eyes (park lights), if you're looking for a low and high beam bulb, i put Philips Xtreme Vision halogen bulbs in my E91, they're not 100% pure white, but they're whiter than stock, and much, much brighter, i'd recommend a pair. Not sure what bulb type is for the E92, but my E91 LCI (facelift) halogen headlights use H7 bulbs for both the low and high beams. Would 100% recommend these, i see a huge difference in night driving.
Cool, thanks for the info. I'll check these out.
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      10-16-2018, 01:54 PM   #7
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Cool, thanks for the info. I'll check these out.
I installed the Xtreme Vision H7 for my 2009 E90 back in 2016, and I highly recommended them. They are in no way white in color (just slightly less yellow than OEM halogen), but they are much brighter than the OEM halogen in night driving.
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      12-11-2018, 07:06 PM   #8
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The bulbs zajac posted aren't for the headlights though, they're for the angel eyes (park lights), if you're looking for a low and high beam bulb, i put Philips Xtreme Vision halogen bulbs in my E91, they're not 100% pure white, but they're whiter than stock, and much, much brighter, i'd recommend a pair. Not sure what bulb type is for the E92, but my E91 LCI (facelift) halogen headlights use H7 bulbs for both the low and high beams. Would 100% recommend these, i see a huge difference in night driving.
Im also thinking about switching out my LCI halogen bulbs, could you put a picture of your headlights here ? Thanks 😄
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      12-18-2018, 10:37 AM   #9
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Im also thinking about switching out my LCI halogen bulbs, could you put a picture of your headlights here ? Thanks 😄
Best pics i can find of my headlights, seperate halogen bulbs, one for high beam, one for low beam, both H7. Mine are manufactured by ZKW for europe, i think US cars have "valeo" headlights, which i know use a different bulb for the halo (angel eyes). Not sure if they use a different bult for the low or high beam, but if yours look like mine, and it says "ZKW" on the top if you open the hood, it should be H7 bulbs for both high and low beams
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      12-19-2018, 02:52 AM   #10
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Im also thinking about switching out my LCI halogen bulbs, could you put a picture of your headlights here ? Thanks 😄
Best pics i can find of my headlights, seperate halogen bulbs, one for high beam, one for low beam, both H7. Mine are manufactured by ZKW for europe, i think US cars have "valeo" headlights, which i know use a different bulb for the halo (angel eyes). Not sure if they use a different bult for the low or high beam, but if yours look like mine, and it says "ZKW" on the top if you open the hood, it should be H7 bulbs for both high and low beams
Yes i also live in europe and i actually have the Philips bulbs installed and iT really is a great improvement , i had a weird thing though with the water seal cap, one was a twist to unlock and one had like Brackets to unclip the seal which was kind of weird, idk if this is normal?
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Have you seen this?

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