[95wildtt]

Originally Posted by danniexi

ah yes.. the infamous halogen gp thunder 7500K halogen bulbs back in 08'... and then moving onto the LUX H8 bulbs... memories.

Same... the LUX really made a difference in the old style Angel Eyes, on my 08 X5.

[cehrl7]

Originally Posted by Shaun170

I’m not a fan of the yellow DRLs. It reminds me of 80’s French cars.

Originally Posted by MontegoMarina

Absolutely concur. In my E46 and E92 days, it was all about getting rid of the incandescent yellow/orange lights. Especially the angel eyes on the E92. We all wanted the clean 5000-7500k white, nearly blue look. Now folks appear to be going to extreme lengths to have the yellow look again. Strange days.

I really don’t get the yellow drl’s. I think they look terrible, just my opinion. What is wrong with stock, they look fantastic.

[MontegoMarina]

Originally Posted by danniexi

ah yes.. the infamous halogen gp thunder 7500K halogen bulbs back in 08'... and then moving onto the LUX H8 bulbs... memories.

but yeah, BMW M changed all that with the M5CS as well as the M4 CSL. yellow is in. again.

The GP Thunder 7500k! Blast from the past. I never would have remembered that name if it didn’t come up here. Here’s mine in the Stage 3 Dinan E92.

[Ev0lutionx]

Originally Posted by Thtshowiroll47

Installed yellow DRL’s today. More photos to come.

Were you able to do this without removing the bumper and just accessing through the wheel well?

[Thtshowiroll47]

Originally Posted by Ev0lutionx

Were you able to do this without removing the bumper and just accessing through the wheel well?

Yes, but you have to unscrew the headlights and pull the forward. The passenger side outer module is more of a pain than the driver’s side. I watched a lot of different youtube videos on installing BMW DRL’s.

[Thtshowiroll47]

Ongoing mods…

[gapband]

I was a little kid 20 years ago. I like the CS style lights.

[Jarocki]

Originally Posted by EricP3

How was the install of the wiring for this? Do you need anything else or do you wire it into the existing amp?

Originally Posted by ASAP

same question

The only things needed wiring wise is a 8 gauge amp kit (got mine from Crutchfield) and this harness kit, optioned for the LOC150
https://technicpnp.com/product/hk-op...oster-systems/

Followed the instructions from someone else to wire the power to one of the two main output power wires on the distribution block to the right of the battery and works great.

Overall, in my opinion it’s the correct supliment of bass that the factory should have had. It won’t win any SPL awards, but for under $900 all in, and hour of my Sunday to wire, and completely hidden from view while retaining cargo space, it’s a major win

[Sayzar]

Had the front windows tinted 20% with XPEL ceramic film.

IMG_5287-2 by , on Flickr

[diirk]

Originally Posted by Sayzar

Had the front windows tinted 20% with XPEL ceramic film.

IMG_5287-2 by , on Flickr

Looks great
Is 20% the tint that matches the factory privacy glass on the rear windows?

[Sayzar]

Originally Posted by diirk

Looks great
Is 20% the tint that matches the factory privacy glass on the rear windows?

Yes the rear are 20%

[EricP3]

Originally Posted by diirk

Looks great
Is 20% the tint that matches the factory privacy glass on the rear windows?

My 2023 measured slightly over 20% on the rear windows according to my tint place, I think the number was 22%. I went with 35% because I thought 20% was too dark and no complaints. It doesn't match perfect to the rears but still pretty close.

[diirk]

Originally Posted by EricP3

My 2023 measured slightly over 20% on the rear windows according to my tint place, I think the number was 22%. I went with 35% because I thought 20% was too dark and no complaints. It doesn't match perfect to the rears but still pretty close.

Thanks for the info. Any pics? Looking to do something similar. I do like to try and match the back, but also don't want it too dark. Need to find that middle point for privacy and protection and not pissing off the local PD and still being able to see.

[Sayzar]

Originally Posted by diirk

Thanks for the info. Any pics? Looking to do something similar. I do like to try and match the back, but also don't want it too dark. Need to find that middle point for privacy and protection and not pissing off the local PD and still being able to see.

Go with 20% for the perfect match. 35% is a nice (I have that on my F36) but it won't match the rear. I wanted 35% but the tint shop has done a dozen X3M and X4M and stated that 20% is the perfect match. With the 20% it may look lighter in the day because of the light that comes in from the windshield, but at night it's dark.

Here are 2 photos
20%
DSC02170-2 by , on Flickr

F36 with 35% front and rear
DSC00222-2 by , on Flickr

[EricP3]

Originally Posted by diirk

Thanks for the info. Any pics? Looking to do something similar. I do like to try and match the back, but also don't want it too dark. Need to find that middle point for privacy and protection and not pissing off the local PD and still being able to see.

In this lighting you can see that the 35% in front actually looks pretty close to the rear.

[diirk]

Originally Posted by EricP3

In this lighting you can see that the 35% in front actually looks pretty close to the rear.

Thank you for posting the photo.
I agree that it looks very close and love the overall look on your car.
Once our car arrives, we'll be doing similar and I'll be sure to post it up.

The tint really does a nice job of contrasting to the BGM color. It's almost a necessity for aesthetics, if not for function.

[diirk]

Originally Posted by Sayzar

Go with 20% for the perfect match. 35% is a nice (I have that on my F36) but it won't match the rear. I wanted 35% but the tint shop has done a dozen X3M and X4M and stated that 20% is the perfect match. With the 20% it may look lighter in the day because of the light that comes in from the windshield, but at night it's dark.

That does look really good. I have 35% on my car but it looks darker because it's so small. I'm sure 35% on an SUV will look a lot lighter. I'll see what my installer recommends since different companies have different tint options. I think he's still using Suntek for ceramic tint which has a 30% option.

[EricP3]

Originally Posted by diirk

Thank you for posting the photo.
I agree that it looks very close and love the overall look on your car.
Once our car arrives, we'll be doing similar and I'll be sure to post it up.

The tint really does a nice job of contrasting to the BGM color. It's almost a necessity for aesthetics, if not for function.

I got an appointment within a week of getting the car. No tint on the front 2 windows was terrible haha.

[diirk]

Originally Posted by EricP3

I got an appointment within a week of getting the car. No tint on the front 2 windows was terrible haha.

I hear that. It would drive us crazy. I've already reached out to my installer for PPF and tint so he knows it's coming. Once I have a firm date on arrival and pickup, I'll firm up the appt date. Then drive it home from the dealer via surface roads to reduce the likelihood of any damage from the freeway's, which are a mess from the winter madness we've been dealing with.

[Jarocki]

H&R springs went on - really pleased with the difference so far, and from a limited amount of seat time, ride quality appears to even have improved

[MisPWR]

Originally Posted by gapband

I was a little kid 20 years ago. I like the CS style lights.

Looking good!

Can anyone with some time do a write up on installing these without removing the front bumper? I’ve had the modules for a couple weeks now, no chance in installing them since the weather has either been frigid or just plain sh*t. Thanks in advance!

[PNTDG42]

Originally Posted by Jarocki

H&R springs went on - really pleased with the difference so far, and from a limited amount of seat time, ride quality appears to even have improved

Did you DIY? I need to install mine soon. Curious how bad it is.