05-19-2010, 03:37 PM | #1 |
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5 Series GT White daytime driving lights
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This is my first post. I have been lurking for a little while and I keep seeing discussions around changing to white daytime driving lights, but with nobody getting the OEM look for day and night time running. I keep seeing the 5 Series Gran Turismo on the road with its white day time driving lights. Has anybody tried to use the bulbs from the GT in their X6 headlights? I have put a query in with my local BMW dealer who has submitted a query to BMW themselves. IMHO the white lights look 1,000,000 times better than the yellow ones. |
05-19-2010, 03:45 PM | #2 |
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Yes there are a few topics on this and i completely agree.
I am a little peeved that they have just face lifted the X5 with the new lights and not the brand new X6 40d that i've ordered. |
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05-19-2010, 04:11 PM | #3 |
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I just cant see BMW re-designing the X5 headlight for the face lift, although I may be wrong.
The dealer I spoke to today must think its possible to complete the bulb swap or else he wouldn't have sent the request to BMW UK. Why don't one of the wealthy X6 M owners go and buy the bulb and see if it works? |
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05-20-2010, 02:10 PM | #4 |
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They have already done it
There is a topic on here with an X6 that someone has adjusted to add the new bulbs with pics, I am sorry i can't find it for you. Perhaps someone can help out. Looks AMAZING |
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05-21-2010, 12:30 AM | #6 | |
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http://www.xbimmers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=377242 from the OP: ..." The halo's are Weisslicht white bulbs, and the fog lights are PIAA silver star 5100K. .."
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05-21-2010, 12:31 AM | #7 | |
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also, the 5GT AE's are LED correct, while the x5 and x6 AE's are halogen H8 bulbs. Unless the bulbs have an internal resistor you will most likely get an error code if you just plug in the 5 GT bulbs..could be wrong tho...good luck..
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05-21-2010, 06:28 AM | #8 |
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Thanks for that. I will wait to see what the dealer comes back to me with. BMW are missing a trick if they don't offer a retrofit pack!
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I was the one who wanted to know this a few day's ago, here in Costa Rica they just made the introduction of the car so we still dont have 1 in the streets yet, please keep us informed, I will change mine to white inmediately too....
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06-10-2010, 04:09 AM | #12 |
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After waiting what seems an age on the question I put to my BMW dealer.
"Can the yellow bulb that light the daytime daytime lights or Halo rings be swapped for the white bulb thats in the new 3 series, 5 series GT and facelift X5 for that OEM look?" The dealer told me that the bulbs are identical and it is the rings that are coloured?!?!? I don't know where to go with this now, can anybody help or can they check with their dealer? |
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Its a shame as I have just had the best experience with the BMW bodyshop fitting the 5.0i exhaust then to be fed crap by the parts dept ruined the experience a bit. IMHO the white daytime rings totally change the look of the car and I cant understand why nobody hasn't looked into this already. Am I the only one who wants the ultra bright white daytime look? |
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06-10-2010, 04:11 PM | #15 |
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I'm after the look myself, just bought some LED bulbs to try, I'll post some pics when I have them fitted, but they look great on an M3 seen on here already though...
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Which ones have you chosen? How much are you paying? Who's fitting them? |
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06-10-2010, 06:55 PM | #17 |
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I got some of the PIAA ones, I've seen them slated on here before but I've also seen them praised too so I thought I'd give them a try myself, they were £180. I'll be fitting them once I get home, its a bit fidly but thats just down to where the bulbs are.
I had the white H8 GP Thunder bulbs in for a while too but they didn't last long, passenger side blew up taking the back of the light off with it after less than a week, decidedly unimpressed. |
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I got a call from my dealer today and he told me that 5 Series GT uses another type of bulb, is not an H8 type like the one used on all X6's ......
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