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<blockquote data-quote="humms" data-source="post: 708414" data-attributes="member: 41986"><p>the first time the HID xenon lights were turned on when i got my car more than a year ago, i realised how yellow the light was compared to my volkswagen golf. i thought it needed some burning in, but the light is still so yellowish! forget about stock, time to look for replacement bulbs. </p><p></p><p>my first choice was osram's CBI (cool blue intense, product code 66240) because it is highly recommended at 5000k and having the same lumens as stock bulb, at 3200 lumens. i think the stock xenon bulb fitted in bmw are rated at 4300k, therefore the yellowish tinge. </p><p></p><p>as you may have known, the higher the K (temperature), the whiter/bluer/purplish it'll be and the lumens will drop, therefore hampering visibility especially during rain or heavy fog. however, if you wanna look cool, you usually will opt for higher K, sacrificing the brightness / luminosity.</p><p></p><p>that's when Philips released their new xenon bulb in late 2012/early 2013 called philips x-tremeVision headlight bulb 85415XVC1 D1S 85V 35W. it is currently only available in europe. </p><p></p><p>product brochure: <a href="http://download.p4c.philips.com/files/8/85415xvc1/85415xvc1_pss_.pdf" target="_blank">http://download.p4c.philips.com/files/8/85415xvc1/85415xvc1_pss_.pdf</a></p><p></p><p>the basic spec of the bulbs are:-</p><p>bulb type: D1S</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">• Voltage: 85 V</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">• Wattage: 35 W </span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="color: rgb(5,105,166)">Lifetime </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="font-size: 14px">• Life time: B3/Tc = 1500/2500 </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="color: rgb(5,105,166)">Light characteristics </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="font-size: 14px">• Color temperature: 4800±600 K • Lumens: 3200 ±450 lm </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="font-size: 14px">upon some research on the internet, the bulbs after burning in will produce about 5000 - 5400K with a lumens of 3200 - 3600. Therefore, this xenon bulb is being marketed by philips as 50% brighter than stock and at the same time providing more visibility and comfort to eyes (whiter light similar to daylight). </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="font-size: 14px">i bought my set at USD220 from europe, slightly more expensive than the osram CBI. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="font-size: 14px"><img src="http://www.propertyzone.com.my/images/bmw/xenonbox.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.propertyzone.com.my/images/bmw/xenonbox2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.propertyzone.com.my/images/bmw/xenon-bulb.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.propertyzone.com.my/images/bmw/xenon-bulb-base.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.propertyzone.com.my/images/bmw/xenon-headlight-cover.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>to access the left headlight cover, you need to turn your front wheels to the right, and vice versa. </p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.propertyzone.com.my/images/bmw/xenon-cover-removed.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.propertyzone.com.my/images/bmw/xenon-lowbeam-cover-removed.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>i tried installing the lights earlier today, but i can't seem to remove the steel clips holding the xenon bulb in place in the headlight socket. tried to do some search on the internet and there's no images or videos showing how to unclip those steel retainers. anyone has any idea how to unclip it? else i would need to remove the entire wheel to really get a good view of the retainers. </p><p></p><p>any feedback will be appreciated!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="humms, post: 708414, member: 41986"] the first time the HID xenon lights were turned on when i got my car more than a year ago, i realised how yellow the light was compared to my volkswagen golf. i thought it needed some burning in, but the light is still so yellowish! forget about stock, time to look for replacement bulbs. my first choice was osram's CBI (cool blue intense, product code 66240) because it is highly recommended at 5000k and having the same lumens as stock bulb, at 3200 lumens. i think the stock xenon bulb fitted in bmw are rated at 4300k, therefore the yellowish tinge. as you may have known, the higher the K (temperature), the whiter/bluer/purplish it'll be and the lumens will drop, therefore hampering visibility especially during rain or heavy fog. however, if you wanna look cool, you usually will opt for higher K, sacrificing the brightness / luminosity. that's when Philips released their new xenon bulb in late 2012/early 2013 called philips x-tremeVision headlight bulb 85415XVC1 D1S 85V 35W. it is currently only available in europe. product brochure: [URL="http://download.p4c.philips.com/files/8/85415xvc1/85415xvc1_pss_.pdf"]http://download.p4c.philips.com/files/8/85415xvc1/85415xvc1_pss_.pdf[/URL] the basic spec of the bulbs are:- bulb type: D1S [SIZE=14px][FONT=arial]• Voltage: 85 V • Wattage: 35 W [/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=arial][SIZE=14px][COLOR=rgb(5,105,166)]Lifetime [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=14px][/SIZE] [FONT=arial][SIZE=14px]• Life time: B3/Tc = 1500/2500 [/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=14px][/SIZE] [FONT=arial][SIZE=14px][COLOR=rgb(5,105,166)]Light characteristics [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=14px][/SIZE] [FONT=arial][SIZE=14px]• Color temperature: 4800±600 K • Lumens: 3200 ±450 lm [/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=14px][/SIZE] [FONT=arial][SIZE=14px]upon some research on the internet, the bulbs after burning in will produce about 5000 - 5400K with a lumens of 3200 - 3600. Therefore, this xenon bulb is being marketed by philips as 50% brighter than stock and at the same time providing more visibility and comfort to eyes (whiter light similar to daylight). [/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=14px][/SIZE] [FONT=arial][SIZE=14px]i bought my set at USD220 from europe, slightly more expensive than the osram CBI. [/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=14px][/SIZE] [FONT=arial][SIZE=14px][IMG]http://www.propertyzone.com.my/images/bmw/xenonbox.jpg[/IMG][/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=14px][/SIZE] [IMG]http://www.propertyzone.com.my/images/bmw/xenonbox2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.propertyzone.com.my/images/bmw/xenon-bulb.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.propertyzone.com.my/images/bmw/xenon-bulb-base.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.propertyzone.com.my/images/bmw/xenon-headlight-cover.jpg[/IMG] to access the left headlight cover, you need to turn your front wheels to the right, and vice versa. [IMG]http://www.propertyzone.com.my/images/bmw/xenon-cover-removed.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.propertyzone.com.my/images/bmw/xenon-lowbeam-cover-removed.jpg[/IMG] i tried installing the lights earlier today, but i can't seem to remove the steel clips holding the xenon bulb in place in the headlight socket. tried to do some search on the internet and there's no images or videos showing how to unclip those steel retainers. anyone has any idea how to unclip it? else i would need to remove the entire wheel to really get a good view of the retainers. any feedback will be appreciated! [/QUOTE]
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