12-09-2019, 10:55 AM | #1 |
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BMW X3 F25 (2015) Halogen Headlight
I've seen so many people on this platform regretting that they didn't opt in for the Xenon option when they ordered their F25. Sadly, I am one of those people as well. I've spent a long time looking for headlight retrofits or just seeing if the factory xenons would fit into my F25. But I learned that Xenons are not really just a "plug and go" and it requires extensive programming and installment that can be very costly. So now I'm at an impasse, I have no idea what to do, I had read another post in which they had found something, but it was for the pre - face-lift version of the headlights. I'm trying now to focus on the bulbs and whether I can just get brighter ones, but I have no idea what to get and where to start.
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12-09-2019, 11:33 AM | #2 |
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Not a bulb expert, but a thought:
Input last 7 of your car's VIN number here https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/select and go browse parts: lighting>headlights to verify the bulb type and wattage you have now. (here's example of what you'll see - https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/sho...diagId=63_1596) Then perhaps browse halogen bulbs with higher output - if bulbs show lumen ratings that is what you want to bump up as lumens represent amount of light emitted. You probably want to be cautious about using bulb that draws more power (higher wattage/amperage rating) as BMW electronics tend to be very sensitive to non-spec electrical items. I suppose LED might be an option - I'm not up on retrofitting with them so no comment. Good luck/Bill |
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You can mess around with LEDs, kinda hit or miss, try coding them to work properly, perhaps blinding oncoming traffic, may have less usable light output then stock, but the Halogens I linked will not blind people, are plug and play and will actually improve your usable light output. |
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12-12-2019, 07:52 AM | #6 |
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I bought my X3 as a CPO and never considered the lighting until after making the purchase. The first time I drove it at night I realized the lighting absolutely sucked. First, I was bummed out because it doesn't have the BMW trademark halo lights and secondly the halogens light output was horrible. Like you, I researched options quickly realizing those options were cost prohibitive. As a last resort I researched aftermarket H-7 bulbs and ended up choosing one that was more to the whiter range and had a much higher lumen output. This was a significant improvement over the original halogens. It still isn't in the range of the other BMW lighting options, but at least I can now see the road at night.
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Which brand and model bulbs did you used that have more lumens then the stock Halogen bulbs. |
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