[szlee]

Hi. I'm fairly new and not too car savvy.
I just leased a 2011 328xi, which comes with halogen lights
however i wanted to change to HID.
If i go through the dealership, it's mighty expensive -
however, i'm afraid if i go after-market and get it done for less, my warranty gets void. Any suggestions how this can be done in the most cost efficient way?

[Jeff@TopGearSolutions]

HId kits are plug and play and removal is all of 10 minutes.

Get a kit, and go back to stock for warranty if you foresee a problem.

Having your cake and eating it too.

www.highperformancebulbs.com sells a Canbus HID kit that will be Error Free on your BMW for a nice price.

I made a thread about them not too long ago. http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=435925

[sleepyx637]

Originally Posted by JPSlick

HId kits are plug and play and removal is all of 10 minutes.

Get a kit, and go back to stock for warranty if you foresee a problem.

Having your cake and eating it too.

www.highperformancebulbs.com sells a Canbus HID kit that will be Error Free on your BMW for a nice price.

I made a thread about them not too long ago. http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=435925

except if you get the HID kit for your headlight without the projectors, you're going blind all oncoming traffic.

you didn't do your research before leasing your car. do your research this time before you just buy a hid kit without the proper housing. hid kit with stock fog light housing is okay as it's too low to blind oncoming traffic.

[mattsten]

To the best of my knowledge, there is not an h7 based hid bulb available that is short enough to fit in the housing. The h7 based hid bulbs are a bit longer than a standard h7 halogen bulb and hit the shield in the housing. Obviously this will not work. So, even if you were going to get a shielded d2r bulb which should eliminate the glare and blinding, it simply will not work unless you modify the housing.

[JayKay335i]

Originally Posted by JPSlick

HId kits are plug and play and removal is all of 10 minutes.

Get a kit, and go back to stock for warranty if you foresee a problem.

Having your cake and eating it too.

www.highperformancebulbs.com sells a Canbus HID kit that will be Error Free on your BMW for a nice price.

I made a thread about them not too long ago. http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=435925

Except its ILLEGAL to put xenon lights in halogen housings. Besides blinding oncoming traffic and making your car look like an 87' civic.