Pre-LCI corner lights

F30guy · 10-16-2011, 11:40 PM

Is the light itself orange or is there orange plastic in the light housing also? I was wondering if I can just change the bulb to make it white.

Cuba · 10-16-2011, 11:45 PM

the light itself is orange.. i changed mine to a white halogen bulb with a chrome housing around it and got myself some ambergones for the reflector and it looks 100x better.

I'm still looking for a LED solution that won't throw errors but may just settle for coding and throw an led bulb in there

F30guy · 10-17-2011, 12:05 AM

Thanks!

turbocomppro · 10-17-2011, 12:06 AM

BMW actually sells "silver" bulbs. They look better and cost a little more then eBay versions. They are not as aggressively coated in chrome so the light output matches the ones without the chrome coating. They look chrome but lights up yellow.

Here's mine. This is probably not your bulb type but they sell different bulb types too.
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fdriller9 · 10-17-2011, 12:16 AM

I use solaris invisibulbs for my car. Though my passenger side went out so I need to buy a new set. :/

F30guy · 10-17-2011, 12:28 AM

Yeah I think I'm going with the BMW dealer bulbs, I rather pay more then have to replace them more often.

fdriller9 · 10-17-2011, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by aolsux00

Yeah I think I'm going with the BMW dealer bulbs, I rather pay more then have to replace them more often.

I mean I had the bulbs in there for the past 2 and 1/2 years. But I didn't know about the one's the dealer sold so I may look into that.

Or I might just make my own LED bulbs.

10-16-2011, 11:40 PM	#1
F30guy Private First Class 33 Rep 151 Posts Drives: BMW 430i Convertible Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Pre-LCI corner lights Is the light itself orange or is there orange plastic in the light housing also? I was wondering if I can just change the bulb to make it white.
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Cuba Cuba 88 Rep 1,676 Posts Drives: 07 328xi Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: PA iTrader: (12)	the light itself is orange.. i changed mine to a white halogen bulb with a chrome housing around it and got myself some ambergones for the reflector and it looks 100x better. I'm still looking for a LED solution that won't throw errors but may just settle for coding and throw an led bulb in there __________________ 07 328xi Monaco Blue\|Premium\|Cold\|Navi\|CA\|LLumar\|Mtec\|DDM\|aFe\|Ambe r-Gone\|Rear Fogs\|Bimmian\|PY-Speed\|OEM\|e92-lighting\|V1\|BavAuto\|Weisslicht\|Cyba\|Beyern\|Falken\| Sonic Tuning\|ECS Tuning\|JL Audio\|Rockford Fosgate
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F30guy Private First Class 33 Rep 151 Posts Drives: BMW 430i Convertible Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Thanks!
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turbocomppro First Lieutenant 69 Rep 310 Posts Drives: 2022 M340i Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: El Monte, CA iTrader: (0)	BMW actually sells "silver" bulbs. They look better and cost a little more then eBay versions. They are not as aggressively coated in chrome so the light output matches the ones without the chrome coating. They look chrome but lights up yellow. Here's mine. This is probably not your bulb type but they sell different bulb types too.
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fdriller9 Banned 263 Rep 7,089 Posts Drives: '06 AW 330xi Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North Jersey/Philly/NYC iTrader: (4) Garage List 2006 330xi [6.44]	I use solaris invisibulbs for my car. Though my passenger side went out so I need to buy a new set. :/
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F30guy Private First Class 33 Rep 151 Posts Drives: BMW 430i Convertible Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Yeah I think I'm going with the BMW dealer bulbs, I rather pay more then have to replace them more often.
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