Halo Bulb

HaiDef · 06-01-2011, 11:49 PM

The stock OEM one is pretty yellow and dim. Has anyone replaced these with after market ones to give them a much newer look like the new Bemers that are after 2011? Im talking about the fake projector ring on the inside of the xenon.

BlackMoupe · 06-01-2011, 11:54 PM

Tekarbon is the answer.

chickdr · 06-02-2011, 12:34 AM

There is a thread on one the boards about this. The stock bulbs are 10W and there is a 20W version(I have a set but have not installed them). They are quite a bit brighter, but nobody has left them in long enough to know if they will damage(i.e. melt) the housing. Someone tried an LED bulb and it set the bulb out indicator off.

ANUSTART · 06-02-2011, 09:23 AM

I have a set of Halo bulbs in my fog lights. Have had them on 5 months now and they are still going strong. So far they seem like a quality bulb.

chickdr · 06-02-2011, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by hogzilla

I have a set of Halo bulbs in my fog lights. Have had them on 5 months now and they are still going strong. So far they seem like a quality bulb.

What are "halo" bulbs? Is that a brand? Is the light shaped differently than the stock fog light bulbs?

HaiDef · 06-02-2011, 10:35 AM

Hmm ill search around and look for same wattage bulbs that emit stronger light. Ill look this up during down time at work

ANUSTART · 06-02-2011, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by chickdr

What are "halo" bulbs? Is that a brand? Is the light shaped differently than the stock fog light bulbs?

Ah, I think I was confused by "halo." I have Halo brand H11s in my fog lights. It sounds like what he's looking for is the halo style of lighting assembly. Halo brand is a quality bulb though.

HaiDef · 06-02-2011, 02:20 PM

yeah im talking about the angel eyes in our z4s. Our cars arent true angel eyes. They are just normal bulbs being reflected from that halo

beta · 06-02-2011, 03:55 PM

Your options afaik are: tekarbon (send them your lights, they modify them and send them back), do it yourself see this diy, or buy ebay headlights.

I'd like to do tekarbon, but since my car is a DD i'd have to get a second set of lights or borrow a car from someone.

HaiDef · 06-02-2011, 04:39 PM

Wow i dont think ill be doing that. I just wanted to see if someone else dropped different bulbs in there and got the same results. bulbs beeing the typical 9006 or 9007 or whatever bulbs this car takes lol. Like sylvania or philips silverstar. Any error code or melted wires etc

chickdr · 06-03-2011, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Hdoan86

Hmm ill search around and look for same wattage bulbs that emit stronger light. Ill look this up during down time at work

Here is the thread:

http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=417609

mfanatic325 · 06-07-2011, 03:06 AM

wow seems like too much work...
Especially since only the inner angel eyes get "upgraded" =/

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HaiDef Lieutenant 24 Rep 416 Posts Drives: M240i Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Houston iTrader: (2)	Halo Bulb The stock OEM one is pretty yellow and dim. Has anyone replaced these with after market ones to give them a much newer look like the new Bemers that are after 2011? Im talking about the fake projector ring on the inside of the xenon.
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chickdr Lieutenant Colonel 140 Rep 1,991 Posts Drives: 2006 M Roadster Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buford, GA iTrader: (0)	There is a thread on one the boards about this. The stock bulbs are 10W and there is a 20W version(I have a set but have not installed them). They are quite a bit brighter, but nobody has left them in long enough to know if they will damage(i.e. melt) the housing. Someone tried an LED bulb and it set the bulb out indicator off.
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ANUSTART Captain 35 Rep 956 Posts Drives: Z4 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: IL iTrader: (0)	I have a set of Halo bulbs in my fog lights. Have had them on 5 months now and they are still going strong. So far they seem like a quality bulb.
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06-02-2011, 10:35 AM	#6
HaiDef Lieutenant 24 Rep 416 Posts Drives: M240i Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Houston iTrader: (2)	Hmm ill search around and look for same wattage bulbs that emit stronger light. Ill look this up during down time at work
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HaiDef Lieutenant 24 Rep 416 Posts Drives: M240i Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Houston iTrader: (2)	yeah im talking about the angel eyes in our z4s. Our cars arent true angel eyes. They are just normal bulbs being reflected from that halo
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beta Lieutenant Colonel 80 Rep 1,663 Posts Drives: 2006 M Roadster Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: CA iTrader: (2)	Your options afaik are: tekarbon (send them your lights, they modify them and send them back), do it yourself see this diy, or buy ebay headlights. I'd like to do tekarbon, but since my car is a DD i'd have to get a second set of lights or borrow a car from someone. __________________ modification journal
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HaiDef Lieutenant 24 Rep 416 Posts Drives: M240i Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Houston iTrader: (2)	Wow i dont think ill be doing that. I just wanted to see if someone else dropped different bulbs in there and got the same results. bulbs beeing the typical 9006 or 9007 or whatever bulbs this car takes lol. Like sylvania or philips silverstar. Any error code or melted wires etc
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mfanatic325 ///M-fanatic 193 Rep 3,885 Posts Drives: '01 911 Turbo Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Cupertino, CA. iTrader: (23)	wow seems like too much work... Especially since only the inner angel eyes get "upgraded" =/
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