6000k d1s and 6000k hid fogs installed E92. Pics and Vids

youyou · 11-12-2007, 12:05 PM

So i ended up ordering the 6000k d1s bulbs and the 6000k hid fog lights from Creative Autoworks...
The fog lights gave me errors automatically and they constantly flickered. My installer then decided to try addidng a capacitor. That definitely did the job of stopping the flickering. It also too away the error message but only for a short while...
We proceeded at installing and closing everything up. When i left the shop there was no errors... Later on that evening errors started showing up and it goes away after about 5 seconds and does not come back unless you turn off the car or turn off the fogs and turn them back on...
You can see exactly what i'm talking about in the video i uploaded.
The 6000k d1s headlight bulbs look great as well and is a definite must in my opinion.
All in all i am very satisfied...
By the way my Angels are Gp Thunder's 8500k

Sorry for the Huge Pics...

Here is the link to the Video :

Joonsup · 11-12-2007, 12:56 PM

Looks very nice. what brand are the d1s bulbs?

youyou · 11-12-2007, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by joonsup

Looks very nice. what brand are the d1s bulbs?

Honestly i'm not sure... They come from Creative Autoworks...
But definitely makes a huge difference over stock. This is what xenons should look like...

mgl · 11-12-2007, 01:57 PM

maybe its my monitor here at work... but do the fogs match the headlights?

NeoChaser · 11-12-2007, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by mgl

maybe its my monitor here at work... but do the fogs match the headlights?

yeha was gona say that

unless, the fogs were just turned on, the temp is not up to par.

youyou · 11-12-2007, 02:09 PM

Well honestly the pictures don't do justice at all...
The colors match perfectly in person... Don't forget though that the headlights are projectors so the projection of the light is a little different...
Scroll up to the first post i added the link to the video i made...

Soni · 11-12-2007, 04:17 PM

you need to get the info on the capacitors and where to add this capacitor from your installer ?

retrodrive · 11-12-2007, 04:40 PM

Glad you like how it looks. This lighting has that "supercar" look I was always looking for. The picture does not match how it looks in real life but I like it nevertheless!

I am really surprised you had some issues with the fogs. Mine worked without any capasitors at all.

youyou · 11-12-2007, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by retrodrive

Glad you like how it looks. This lighting has that "supercar" look I was always looking for. The picture does not match how it looks in real life but I like it nevertheless!

I am really surprised you had some issues with the fogs. Mine worked without any capasitors at all.

Ya the look is exactly the "supercar" look... Just what i was looking for. Couldn't be happier...
In terms of the fogs , well ya it sux that its giving me errors and that i had to spend extra $$ on the capacitor but at the end of the day it works and the error goes away after 5 seconds... So i can live with it... But i'll definitely be calling James up because it ain't error free as he states it is.

jerrym · 11-12-2007, 05:34 PM

looks good.

Kit523 · 11-12-2007, 06:37 PM

how much is the 6000k d1s from Creative Autoworks?

youyou · 11-12-2007, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Kit523

how much is the 6000k d1s from Creative Autoworks?

150$

hl0m4n · 11-12-2007, 06:51 PM

thanks for the pics man they got me thinking. the oem bmw setup the halos are a bit yellow while the light is white so the halos stick out.

i too was thinking about a whole 6k setup but now im thinking get 6k for fogs, d1s, and corner and have a higher k halo like 8k to make it stand out or vice versa.

youyou · 11-12-2007, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by hl0m4n

thanks for the pics man they got me thinking. the oem bmw setup the halos are a bit yellow while the light is white so the halos stick out.

i too was thinking about a whole 6k setup but now im thinking get 6k for fogs, d1s, and corner and have a higher k halo like 8k to make it stand out or vice versa.

Exactly what i'm looking to do but there's nothing out there for the Halo's besides those crappy h8 bulbs...
So hopefully mds or someone will come out with something soon

ChaneRZ · 11-12-2007, 07:45 PM

i'm also dissapointed with the stock xenon. it has a yellow tint on them. i'm deciding on getting 6000k d1s too. do you have any cutoff pics?

hl0m4n · 11-12-2007, 07:47 PM

same waiting for mds on the lux for e92 and even the umnitza bulbs from jlevi.

if the lux is 6k like mds said it most likely will be im thinking of going rest 4500k or 5k. so halos bright and standing out while the others are a bit dim. or vice versa going into the 7+k range. 8k lights with 6k halos would look pretty nice too.

Kev · 11-12-2007, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by hl0m4n

same waiting for mds on the lux for e92 and even the umnitza bulbs from jlevi.

if the lux is 6k like mds said it most likely will be im thinking of going rest 4500k or 5k. so halos bright and standing out while the others are a bit dim. or vice versa going into the 7+k range. 8k lights with 6k halos would look pretty nice too.

The Kelvin (K) rating has nothing to with the brightness of the light (measured in Lumens). The Kelvin is a scale of color temperature, the higher the color temp, the closer to the blue / violet side of the color spectrum. As you climb up the Kelvin scale in xenon lighting, you tend to lose light output. For example, if you switch your 4300K stock bulb to a 6000K bulb, you lose about 15-25% of the light output depending on the quality of the bulb.

So your plan wouldn't work coz the lumens output for LED (mds82's solution) is different from xenon lights.

hl0m4n · 11-12-2007, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Kev

The Kelvin (K) rating has nothing to with the brightness of the light (measured in Lumens). The Kelvin is a scale of color temperature, the higher the color temp, the closer to the blue / violet side of the color spectrum. As you climb up the Kelvin scale in xenon lighting, you tend to lose light output. For example, if you switch your 4300K stock bulb to a 6000K bulb, you lose about 15-25% of the light output depending on the quality of the bulb.

So your plan wouldn't work coz the lumens output for LED (mds82's solution) is different from xenon lights.

guess we would need to experiement once they are out.

MMAJNKE · 11-13-2007, 08:18 PM

guess you finally decided on a pair Im going with the 8500k's hopefully I dont get that error message it looks very annoying

youyou · 11-13-2007, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by second_2_nun

guess you finally decided on a pair Im going with the 8500k's hopefully I dont get that error message it looks very annoying

Ya i ended up going with 6000's instead of 8000's ....
Honestly the error doesn't bother me at all. It lasts a total of 3 seconds and then goes away completely. No signs of errors whatsoever after that.

MMakoto · 11-15-2007, 01:47 AM

what's that yellow light on top of the green light from the video? and it was 2 in the morning when you filmed this. i see how much you love your new mods. congrats.

Soni · 11-22-2007, 10:12 PM

has anyone figure out what capacitor we need to add to get error free Creative Autowork Fog Light Kit??

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youyou Banned 101 Rep 2,453 Posts Drives: Porsche 997 C4S Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Montreal iTrader: (0)	6000k d1s and 6000k hid fogs installed E92. Pics and Vids So i ended up ordering the 6000k d1s bulbs and the 6000k hid fog lights from Creative Autoworks... The fog lights gave me errors automatically and they constantly flickered. My installer then decided to try addidng a capacitor. That definitely did the job of stopping the flickering. It also too away the error message but only for a short while... We proceeded at installing and closing everything up. When i left the shop there was no errors... Later on that evening errors started showing up and it goes away after about 5 seconds and does not come back unless you turn off the car or turn off the fogs and turn them back on... You can see exactly what i'm talking about in the video i uploaded. The 6000k d1s headlight bulbs look great as well and is a definite must in my opinion. All in all i am very satisfied... By the way my Angels are Gp Thunder's 8500k Sorry for the Huge Pics... Here is the link to the Video : Attached Images Last edited by youyou; 11-12-2007 at 02:10 PM..
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youyou Banned 101 Rep 2,453 Posts Drives: Porsche 997 C4S Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Montreal iTrader: (0)	Well honestly the pictures don't do justice at all... The colors match perfectly in person... Don't forget though that the headlights are projectors so the projection of the light is a little different... Scroll up to the first post i added the link to the video i made...
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retrodrive Lieutenant Colonel 154 Rep 1,938 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Irvine, CA iTrader: (8)	Glad you like how it looks. This lighting has that "supercar" look I was always looking for. The picture does not match how it looks in real life but I like it nevertheless! I am really surprised you had some issues with the fogs. Mine worked without any capasitors at all.
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hl0m4n Major General 2434 Rep 5,627 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NY iTrader: (58)	thanks for the pics man they got me thinking. the oem bmw setup the halos are a bit yellow while the light is white so the halos stick out. i too was thinking about a whole 6k setup but now im thinking get 6k for fogs, d1s, and corner and have a higher k halo like 8k to make it stand out or vice versa.
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ChaneRZ If You Aint First, You're last !!! 106 Rep 2,508 Posts Drives: 08 BMW 335i, 01 Honda Prelude Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: California iTrader: (0)	i'm also dissapointed with the stock xenon. it has a yellow tint on them. i'm deciding on getting 6000k d1s too. do you have any cutoff pics? __________________ 08 BMW BSM 335i 6MT (Sports, Premium, NAV, PDC, AS, IPOD, HD Radio, Rear Sunshade, OEM Alarm) Angel iBright V3, Luminics Fog Bulb, Turbo Tuner, K&N Drop in Filter, Dinan Exhaust, Dinan Pedals, Vorsteiner CF Front Lip, and CF Rear Diffuser. Ordered:08/25/07 Started: 09/09/07 Finished: 09/14/07 On Ship: 09/15/07 Arrived: 10/08/07 Delivered: 10/10/07
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hl0m4n Major General 2434 Rep 5,627 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NY iTrader: (58)	same waiting for mds on the lux for e92 and even the umnitza bulbs from jlevi. if the lux is 6k like mds said it most likely will be im thinking of going rest 4500k or 5k. so halos bright and standing out while the others are a bit dim. or vice versa going into the 7+k range. 8k lights with 6k halos would look pretty nice too.
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MMakoto Lieutenant 16 Rep 467 Posts Drives: lookin' Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NyC iTrader: (3)	what's that yellow light on top of the green light from the video? and it was 2 in the morning when you filmed this. i see how much you love your new mods. congrats.
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Soni Major General 226 Rep 8,375 Posts Drives: Just a car Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: CANADA eh! iTrader: (35) Garage List 2007 335i Coupe [9.00]	has anyone figure out what capacitor we need to add to get error free Creative Autowork Fog Light Kit??
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