H8 DRL replacement preLCI E91

F31-340i · 11-08-2014, 11:53 AM

Hi

Please can someone point me to the DIY for changing the H8(?) bulb for my factory standard bi-xenon DRL rings? One bulb has blown.

Also which bulbs can I use - any 35W H8? Which ones are good? I guess if I get two I can change from the current yellow to a whiter ring? May as well I guess.

Cheers

F31-340i · 11-09-2014, 03:14 AM

This looks like the right DIY - but from a LHD car.

It seems access is a PITA.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28879

Still not sure what I can fit to a pre-LCI. There is a suggestion this is a special BMW bulb (£55!), but there is a range of ebay options - it seems from ranging from £10 to £100 for a pair. With stories of error codes and overheating on cheap ones, but this could be bull from those selling the £100 bulbs!

Help! Its a minefield!

F31-340i · 11-09-2014, 06:31 AM

On a RHD car, access to the left hand (pax) light is not too bad, drivers side looks rather tricky unless you get the wheel arch off.

I think I understand now that the pre-LCI car has a none standard bulb, hence standard H8 bulbs are no good (H8 only for later LCI E90/91 and coupes I think).

--- on the bulbs themselves, for LED replacements:

Still, some charge £26 delivered.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E90-E9...item233dc4c991

Others £130! (yes I know it is an aussie link)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ANGEL-EYE-...item3a7f1e9d56

I've seen the name CREE pop up a few times, are they OK?

Can you get the stock BMW one, other than at a dealer? I might just get one stock one as the side that has gone is easy to replace.

dy63 · 11-10-2014, 03:26 AM

Horizon LED are recommended on here. i ordered 40w cree led and they worked great.

They are a pain to change though. remove wheel. remove arch liner and trying to pop the bracket off is a pain. theres 2 screws holding the bulb in place removing them isnt easy either if you got normal size hands

they are around £40 for them from their website. look in uk classified section there up the top in there

F31-340i · 11-11-2014, 04:23 AM

thanks cupra

I'm sure I found horizon led in the classfieds section sticky like you said, but now they have gone. odd.

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F31-340i Colonel 159 Rep 2,475 Posts Drives: BMW 340i Touring Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: ... iTrader: (1)	H8 DRL replacement preLCI E91 Hi Please can someone point me to the DIY for changing the H8(?) bulb for my factory standard bi-xenon DRL rings? One bulb has blown. Also which bulbs can I use - any 35W H8? Which ones are good? I guess if I get two I can change from the current yellow to a whiter ring? May as well I guess. Cheers __________________ 340i F31
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F31-340i Colonel 159 Rep 2,475 Posts Drives: BMW 340i Touring Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: ... iTrader: (1)	This looks like the right DIY - but from a LHD car. It seems access is a PITA. http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28879 Still not sure what I can fit to a pre-LCI. There is a suggestion this is a special BMW bulb (£55!), but there is a range of ebay options - it seems from ranging from £10 to £100 for a pair. With stories of error codes and overheating on cheap ones, but this could be bull from those selling the £100 bulbs! Help! Its a minefield! __________________ 340i F31
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11-09-2014, 06:31 AM	#3
F31-340i Colonel 159 Rep 2,475 Posts Drives: BMW 340i Touring Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: ... iTrader: (1)	On a RHD car, access to the left hand (pax) light is not too bad, drivers side looks rather tricky unless you get the wheel arch off. I think I understand now that the pre-LCI car has a none standard bulb, hence standard H8 bulbs are no good (H8 only for later LCI E90/91 and coupes I think). --- on the bulbs themselves, for LED replacements: Still, some charge £26 delivered. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E90-E9...item233dc4c991 Others £130! (yes I know it is an aussie link) http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ANGEL-EYE-...item3a7f1e9d56 I've seen the name CREE pop up a few times, are they OK? Can you get the stock BMW one, other than at a dealer? I might just get one stock one as the side that has gone is easy to replace. __________________ 340i F31
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dy63 Colonel 164 Rep 2,399 Posts Drives: F30 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: United Kingdom iTrader: (1)	Horizon LED are recommended on here. i ordered 40w cree led and they worked great. They are a pain to change though. remove wheel. remove arch liner and trying to pop the bracket off is a pain. theres 2 screws holding the bulb in place removing them isnt easy either if you got normal size hands they are around £40 for them from their website. look in uk classified section there up the top in there
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F31-340i Colonel 159 Rep 2,475 Posts Drives: BMW 340i Touring Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: ... iTrader: (1)	thanks cupra I'm sure I found horizon led in the classfieds section sticky like you said, but now they have gone. odd. __________________ 340i F31
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