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   Im keen on uprating my headlight bulbs. ive a E34 525ix. Anybody recomend anything brighter?

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43EWMB Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 18-November-2005 Status: Offline Points: 16	Topic: headlight bulb upgrade Posted: 27-November-2005 at 14:42
	Im keen on uprating my headlight bulbs. ive a E34 525ix. Anybody recomend anything brighter?

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523 iAN Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Really Senior Member II Joined: 17-September-2005 Location: close to Loch Lomond Status: Offline Points: 1258	Posted: 27-November-2005 at 16:18
	might be best buying one's that give more "white light" as ive knowin of folk who thought theyd up-grade the bulb watage to end up with either burnt wire's and melted plug's/connecters. (You could go for bigger watage, but you'd have to put the power through a relay) another option is to go "Xenon" but to do this proper can run into the hundreds of pound's have a look in Halford's, they have a good selection of brighter bulb's in keeping with the proper watage
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stephenperry Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Bavarian-Board Contributor Joined: 20-April-2004 Location: Elgin Status: Offline Points: 7213	Posted: 27-November-2005 at 16:32
	i have a spare boxed set of 4x Osram Silverstar headlight bulbs (55 watt, "50% more light") in H7 fitment for sale, pm me if you're interested Edited by stephenperry
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Dave E Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member II Joined: 27-November-2002 Location: Worcestershire Status: Offline Points: 173	Posted: 28-November-2005 at 05:26
	At the Donninngton Show I was quite taken by some Xenon headlam bulbs, but I politely declined at �80 for a set of four. I recently purchased a set of HB4 and HB3 Ice Blue Xenon headlamp bulbs 6500k from Autobulbsdirect of Romsey, no increase in wattage, for a much reduced price and they suit me fine. They now match the white lights of my Angel Eyes. Dave E E39

Andrew Rolland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Go away rain Joined: 19-August-2004 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 6579	Posted: 29-November-2005 at 02:53
	Where can you go to get these brighter bulbs? Not on t'interweb but a shop you can see all the different types and compare them. Halfrauds sell their own brand 'brighter bulbs' that will have the 9005 and 9006 fittings for the earlier E39's but I am not 100% convinced that I want an own brand Halfrauds bulb. Where can you go to browse over bulbs from such manufacturers as Bosch and Philips? Halfrauds only do their own and a very limited supply of Bosch 'upgraded' bulbs. Andrew
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Dave E Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member II Joined: 27-November-2002 Location: Worcestershire Status: Offline Points: 173	Posted: 29-November-2005 at 04:36
	Try www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk Dave E E39

eta. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Really Senior Member II Joined: 21-October-2002 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 599	Posted: 29-November-2005 at 05:54
	There was a report a few months back, might have been the CC mag, Philips bulbs came out very good overall.

Dave E Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member II Joined: 27-November-2002 Location: Worcestershire Status: Offline Points: 173	Posted: 30-November-2005 at 15:35
	The Auto Express of Sept 05 gave Phillips a top score in their "Blue Vision" and their "Vision plus". Dave E E39