new to the BMW world and need headlight help

jobs914 · 01-03-2011, 10:30 PM

i have a 2007 328xi coupe. i can't stand the yellowish look in the headlights so i recently bought mtec d1s 8000k ge bulbs. installed them but the outer ring is still that yellowish color. what can i do to get that yellowish color to disappear? is that what the LUX H8 are for? did i buy the wrong thing? or can the MTEC bulbs that i bought work with the LUX H8? like i said im new to all of this. laymans turns may help too.

aretardedorange · 01-03-2011, 10:40 PM

You just bought and upgraded your HID bulbs. 8k looks nice though

. To get rid of that yellow look from the angle eyes (yellow rings) you can get Lux H8 or any LED H8 bulb. Get white/blue..or red.

In westchester the cops don't care much about ANYTHING LOL.

jobs914 · 01-03-2011, 11:02 PM

so i can leave in the MTEC 8000k bulbs and just buy LUX H8 to get rid of the yellow? or does the LUX H8 replace the MTEC bulbs?

dominicanpsycho42 · 01-03-2011, 11:36 PM

Yea I feel ya, but you'll have to upgrade those LEDs separately. I need help myself. I just bought LEDs for my 335i but I just can't find ANYONE who would install them. I'm in Miami, anyone got connects??

E92White · 01-12-2011, 01:16 AM

Can you post some pics of your mtec 8000k ?

Stuart@BMRAutowerkes · 01-12-2011, 01:56 AM

I think what you've done is changed your driving bulb to an 8000k bulb.

This will not affect the colour of the angel eyes.

To change the colour of the angel eyes you need a different 'temperature' bulb with a H8 base.

To answer your question the Lux H8 will not replace the MTEC D1s bulbs you bought, they will be used in a different position giving a different lighting effect.

The H8 bulb does not have to be 'LED', it can be a regular gas discharge bulb. MTEC makes some and another popular brand are the GP Thunders.

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jobs914 New Member 0 Rep 11 Posts Drives: AW 3 coupe Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: westchester, ny iTrader: (0)	new to the BMW world and need headlight help i have a 2007 328xi coupe. i can't stand the yellowish look in the headlights so i recently bought mtec d1s 8000k ge bulbs. installed them but the outer ring is still that yellowish color. what can i do to get that yellowish color to disappear? is that what the LUX H8 are for? did i buy the wrong thing? or can the MTEC bulbs that i bought work with the LUX H8? like i said im new to all of this. laymans turns may help too.
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aretardedorange Banned 179 Rep 609 Posts Drives: E60 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Empire State iTrader: (6)	You just bought and upgraded your HID bulbs. 8k looks nice though . To get rid of that yellow look from the angle eyes (yellow rings) you can get Lux H8 or any LED H8 bulb. Get white/blue..or red. In westchester the cops don't care much about ANYTHING LOL.
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jobs914 New Member 0 Rep 11 Posts Drives: AW 3 coupe Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: westchester, ny iTrader: (0)	so i can leave in the MTEC 8000k bulbs and just buy LUX H8 to get rid of the yellow? or does the LUX H8 replace the MTEC bulbs?
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dominicanpsycho42 Registered 0 Rep 1 Posts Drives: BMW 335i Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (0)	Yea I feel ya, but you'll have to upgrade those LEDs separately. I need help myself. I just bought LEDs for my 335i but I just can't find ANYONE who would install them. I'm in Miami, anyone got connects??
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E92White N54 Power Baby 31 Rep 680 Posts Drives: E82 135i SGM Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brownsville,TX iTrader: (3)	Can you post some pics of your mtec 8000k ?
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Stuart@BMRAutowerkes Major General 837 Rep 5,530 Posts Drives: a black car Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Sydney iTrader: (3)	I think what you've done is changed your driving bulb to an 8000k bulb. This will not affect the colour of the angel eyes. To change the colour of the angel eyes you need a different 'temperature' bulb with a H8 base. To answer your question the Lux H8 will not replace the MTEC D1s bulbs you bought, they will be used in a different position giving a different lighting effect. The H8 bulb does not have to be 'LED', it can be a regular gas discharge bulb. MTEC makes some and another popular brand are the GP Thunders.
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