[streetdreamz335i]

Sup guys looking to do an upgrade by changing out the stock angel eye bulb in an e90 pre lci I have searched and no one really says what's the size of the bulb or wattage I know it's going to be a pita but I'm always game for a diy so if anyone knows the type of bulb that is used can u guys let me know thanks!

[Reckless335]

https://www.sylvania.com/en-us/appli...s/lrgmain.aspx

[streetdreamz335i]

Originally Posted by latino1ny

https://www.sylvania.com/en-us/appli...s/lrgmain.aspx

Thanks but hat doesn't tell me the actual size of the angel eye bulb I want to remove it out of the oem housing and put in an led bulb but need to know the size before I pull them out

[Sean_335i]

Im not sure about your E90 but on my E92 the angel eyes are H8 bulbs, although I'm pretty sure they are the same. The wattage can be anything you want but make sure it doesn't cause an error code. I got these: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ECSMAN6 10W is a but dim, you might want to get something brighter it all depends on how much you want to spend.

[LuxAngelEyes]

The pre lci e90 uses a unique bulb that you can't replace with anything off the shelf. It's a 10w halogen bulb encased in its own reflector and it's permaninaty attached in there. The easiest thing is to purchase a led style replacement which will be much brighter and significantly better color as well. As an example we offer the Lux E90 v5.2 angel eyes which are a 6500k white color and as bright as we can make them.

[Jeff@TopGearSolutions]

Originally Posted by streetdreamz335i

Thanks but hat doesn't tell me the actual size of the angel eye bulb I want to remove it out of the oem housing and put in an led bulb but need to know the size before I pull them out

I you are looking for an aftermarket angel eye upgrade we offer a pre lci e90 one.

It's a 40 Watt which is the output. It will be significantly whiter then stock and offer a nice white output. They are compatible with your vehicle and error free.

The e90 pre lci is a weird bulb and it's not readily available off the shelf. That is why you see a few companies like ourselves offering this upgrade as it's custom made.

Here is a picture from one of our customers:

Originally Posted by Sean_335i

Im not sure about your E90 but on my E92 the angel eyes are H8 bulbs, although I'm pretty sure they are the same. The wattage can be anything you want but make sure it doesn't cause an error code. I got these: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ECSMAN6 10W is a but dim, you might want to get something brighter it all depends on how much you want to spend.

The e90 pre lci is not an H8.

[sbmin]

Jeff, I'm going to pick up the 40 Watt bulbs for my 2008 335i. What bulbs would you recommend I use for the fog lights? Thanks!

[Pinscher]

In case someone's reads this relatively useless thread... Sedans and coups use differ bulbs. Sedans have the proprietary bmw engel eye bulbs.

Coups have a standard bulb

[XCT]

pre lci sedans have a ba9s 10W bulb that you can replace if you scrape on the black plastic melting connection to separate it from the metalic reflector

[Mathew87]

Adding my two cents here: doing the upgrade to the LED version of this proprietary BMW bulb is worth it. It is both cheaper and brighter than the 10W original bulb.

However, the LED bulbs end up flickering every time the car is stared (which is goofy and totally embarassing for a BMW), unless the car is recoded with an easy to use app such as Bimmercode, which has the option of instructing the car that various bulbs have been upgraded to their LED version. What this does is to actually deactivate the check control of the bulb upon starting the car, which sends short electrical impulses to check the condition of all outside bulbs, and ends up making any LED bulb flicker.

[oVeRdOsE.]

Originally Posted by Mathew87

Adding my two cents here: doing the upgrade to the LED version of this proprietary BMW bulb is worth it. It is both cheaper and brighter than the 10W original bulb.

However, the LED bulbs end up flickering every time the car is stared (which is goofy and totally embarassing for a BMW), unless the car is recoded with an easy to use app such as Bimmercode, which has the option of instructing the car that various bulbs have been upgraded to their LED version. What this does is to actually deactivate the check control of the bulb upon starting the car, which sends short electrical impulses to check the condition of all outside bulbs, and ends up making any LED bulb flicker.

even if it's a old thread (bots again), ill put also my 2cents.

I tried a lot of cheap LED' since I didnt want to spend 300$ cad for lux, it was my beater car...

Found out all amazon with good review had issues , BUT code and flicker.
Color match wrong, burned after 1 month, dimmer than the other.

And I was running the car in winter only so 5°C to -26°C.

I finally found a set that still work after almost 2 years, the one with the resistor out of the headlight housing.

HOWEVER, this is also shit, since you need to drill a hole in the AE cap to let the wiring out. And this can fog the headlight if you don't seal it good.

I strongly suggest to do the job with headlight out, I had so much hard time to do a clean job while the head light was on the car.

I couldn't find the ali link, it's been 3+ years, but looks like the picture, and I was 30$ cad

[crashoverride]

Wow a close to ten year old thread... and it was resurrected with bad incorrect advice... especially in light of no one ever wants to go back to factory when replacing.

[vtrtb]

Originally Posted by XCT

pre lci sedans have a ba9s 10W bulb that you can replace if you scrape on the black plastic melting connection to separate it from the metalic reflector

Have you done it, or do you have a source to share?

[.darK]

Originally Posted by oVeRdOsE.

even if it's a old thread (bots again), ill put also my 2cents.

I tried a lot of cheap LED' since I didnt want to spend 300$ cad for lux, it was my beater car...

Found out all amazon with good review had issues , BUT code and flicker.
Color match wrong, burned after 1 month, dimmer than the other.

And I was running the car in winter only so 5°C to -26°C.

I finally found a set that still work after almost 2 years, the one with the resistor out of the headlight housing.

HOWEVER, this is also shit, since you need to drill a hole in the AE cap to let the wiring out. And this can fog the headlight if you don't seal it good.

I strongly suggest to do the job with headlight out, I had so much hard time to do a clean job while the head light was on the car.

I couldn't find the ali link, it's been 3+ years, but looks like the picture, and I was 30$ cad

Is there anyway you can find a link to the ones youre talking about because everything ive found on amazon is garbage and i dont want to just guess..would be much appreciated

[.darK]

Originally Posted by XCT

pre lci sedans have a ba9s 10W bulb that you can replace if you scrape on the black plastic melting connection to separate it from the metalic reflector

I have been alllll over the internet, forums (this and others) trying to find a solution to the Pre-LCI angel eyes bulb replacement without aftermarket swap and most everything says "it cant be done" "specialized bulb" "expensive from dealer if you can find" and other similar daunting explanations before I ever even pulled out the bulb to look. Then i came to this thread where XCT is talking about removing/breaking the plastic tabs(which are slotted then melted in place) to get the bulb from the back of the housing and then have to figure out how to put the pieces back together orrrr...

You can modify them in about 5 min or less without having to crack the housing:

Press down on bulb and half turn to release (it should move up and down now)

Pull out bulb, separating it from the base, then proceed to pull out the base with needle nose or similiar, which is stuck inside the housing because the locking nubs on the bulbs base are just bigger than the inner diameter.

Then take any metal drill bit around 3/8" and drill a tiny little bit into the inner diameter housing to widen it slightly and youre done.

Now you can replace with stock 10W ba9s halogen or any other LED bulb with that base, just top load and twist lock. Like others have mentioned if the car throws a code from non-stock bulb youll have to code that out but replacing with stock bulb was a breeeeeeze

This mod is so simple, cheap, with nearly zero risk and now you can replace with ease..i just did this today on a 2006 e90 325i so 20 year old housing and was cake

[Joe E. Dinkel]

Some interesting, all over the place, comments. I'm fighting a little bit of a different issue in replacing the OEM angel eyes. 2009 328i xDrive E90 LCI. I have installed the Lux E90 LCI Halogen V4 bulbs. They went in easy, and they look great! They are giving me the TPMS interference message though and I have not been able to clear it. After about 10 minutes of being turn on I get the interference message like clockwork. I have verified that it is the Lux bulbs that are causing the interference message by isolating all other bulbs and only having the angel eyes on. I have installed ferrite beads with no change. I have installed RFI blocking material with no change. I even tried the age-old aluminum foil fix. It's frustrating. The Lux angel eyes look great.

I ordered a set of the TopGearSolutions HPB angel eyes and will give them a try. They state they don't cause the TPMS interference issue so we shall see shortly.

The yellowness of the stock OEM halogen lights drives me nuts and getting the TPMS interference warning message drives me nuts too. One way or another I'm going to have to figure it out and get something to work!