Your HID Headlight Bulbs Are Fading Away! Are Yours Old?
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- Опубликовано: 29 май 2020
- In this video I show you how your xenon or HID bulbs slowly lose brightness as they age. Just because the bulb is still working doesn't mean it isn't failing. It happens very gradually and might be hard to notice.
They start to go from white to yellow to pink and they can drop luminosity by as much as 50% until the fail altogether.
I installed a set of pure white 6000K D1S bulbs and am happy with the results and especially happy with the price at $25 for the set. If you are interested in pickup up a set for yourself you can do so here (affiliate):
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I install these bulbs in my 2008 BMW E90 335i but this video would apply to any vehicle running xenon or HID bulbs. The factory bulbs are likely 4300K and going to 6000K pure white bulbs is an upgrade in itself.
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Omg perfect timing! I’ve been questioning my headlights at night
Same exact bulbs installed 15 months ago on an e90 and an e91. They are still working perfectly. They are much brighter than the originals.
Same bulbs I rolled the dice with. They work and look great for over two months now.
Ah perfect! I’ve had these for awhile but never put them on my e90 yet. Wanted to know how it looked on one. Nice!
Thanks for all the videos, this has been really helpful
thanks for the recommendation, bro!
This confirms it, I need new bulbs.. THANKS!!!
Can vouch for these, I have the same one's. Been about 6 months, still working just fine.
changed mine like 6 months ago and the difference was huge. No idea how old they were but they looked a bit burnt. New bulbs Osram Night Breaker Laser Xenarc d1s.
Bought the same ones here in Toronto - look great!
Your the best love your videos
Hey man I always enjoy watching your videos learn a lot from you thanks keep it up. So I had to replace my driver side light and the only one that buddy had was in an accident and its pointed inwards can that be fixed I have the Angel Eyes adaptive headlights.
I've been using these for months now with no issues.
Was going to buy some Osram CBIs but I’ll have to try these at that price point
I would love to see you do a video on how to paint correct, polish and then ceramic coat the e90!
Waaaaaaaao! You actually read my mind. I was thinking on hitting you up to ask you about the FRM module and if it needs to be coded.
Shoot me an email if you want. You can find my email on the contact section of my channel.
depends what u want to code, you can do with Bimmercode using your phone and obd adapter. little search will help. ))
Do you know if I can use a higher wattage HID bulb on the factory 35W ballast? Thanks.
Awesome video! I was just messing with my headlights recently and when I tried to adjust the passenger side beam height, I found out my adjuster is spinning freely. Do you have any insight on what I could do? Thanks a lot, love your content!
long beam BMW e90 LCI what kind of bulb is it? thanks
When I changed the bulb the bulb area pivoted down and was loose. I move it back where it was. no errors, but when I drive I can see my lights are moving/vibrating. Is that correct?
love your videos, I am from the houston area too
I believe the small opening BMW create is to not need you to take off the whole cover.
Thanks for sharing. Would like to know if possible to reaim the headlights as well (my car is also lowered)? I assumed the auto leveling function takes care of it? please make a video on that, thx
I'll look into it.
I had to adjust mine E92 after lowering.
is it gonna work with a non-xenon light?
I actually replaced my E90s headlight bulbs with those light's. Worked ok for a few month's but then my left one burnt out way early.
Love your videos!!! Did you retrofit lci headlights????
Also what angel eye bulbs are you using I need to upgrade mine as I have a bulb out and mine are yellow and can’t decide on what to get is there any brand or bulbs you can recommend?
Thanks! I did retrofit LCI headlights. I changed out the angel eye rings to LED on them. I originally had Lux Angel eye bulbs and they were pretty good.
Vehicular DIY thank you very much for this will look thru your channel to find the video and as always love the content and keep up the great work!
Were there any error codes on the dash?
I love you. #335i
I have those same bulbs one went out about 8 months after. Waiting on replacements now . Also I'm pretty sure the reason OE bulbs are yellow looking is just because if their ~ 4000k color.
Thanks for the feedback. The bulbs in my X5 are the same but they are much more white.
When you driving with new one on the top middle you got some YELLOW color.... why?? I bought mine yesterday fit today and I've got same YELLOW color on top. With my old one same Celvin wasn't yellow top LINE or YELLOW MIDDLE??? Why is that??
You mentioned adjusting the angle of the lights, will you be showing us how in a future video? Because I believe one of my headlights is angled downwards
Sure I can look into that. There are a bunch of decent ones already on RUclips but I've always wondered if there is a way to verify height in INPA.
I wish I'd seen this before I spent a lot of money on some OSRAM bulbs last year. Keep us updated on how those RCP bulbs hold up over time.
Will do.
how long did they last? Also Amazon link to the bulb is not working anymore…
Hey, I feel that the Philips XV Gen2 D2S I have used in the DIY retrofit are losing their brightness. The thing is they cost me around $150 for the pair and it's a little over two years now!!! I'm highly disappointed, they lost like 50% of brightness already. So, I was just thinking about changing the ballast to see if there's any difference, but it looks like there isn't going to be any. In your case, did you just change the ballast along with the bulbs or only the bulbs? And what was the brand of the bulbs before? And after how many years did they lose brightness? Thank you so much!
Lunex make Ive used with good results and only £22 EBay......I’ve always found Phillips and Osram are overpriced.
what year is your car brother ? love the vids !!
Thanks! It's a 2008.
Hi, I am surprised that you use the same diesel oil as I use on my BMW 35D! Is it good for gasoline engine as well?
Yeah I've been using it for years. It's a great value and works great on high performance turbocharged cars in my opinion.
The Rotella T6 5w-40 oil is widely used buy enthusiasts of gasoline powered turbocharged vehicles. It is a great oil for that application. I also us it in my N54.
Nice video but personally I wouldn’t recommend RCP. I recently used their brand for some led fog lights. After a few months, the seals inside the housings weren’t sealed that well and the insides of the connectors corroded to the point of flicker/error message.
I just don’t believe RCP lights are rated for colder climates.
I would suggest oem Philips/Osram xenons, you just can’t go wrong with those.
Using the bulbs he installed without issue for months now. $25. I’ll roll the dice.
good to see actual road test before and after, "Manual" Why would u want manual?
It would have been nice if you compared just the bulbs to each other once you got the original OSRAM bulbs removed, just to note if there were any labeling or physical differences. Also for the comparison shot beginning at 2:34, getting both bulbs in frame would have been beneficial because the camera can automatically adjust things like exposure and white balance. If they are both in frame then it levels the playing field.
The price of those bulbs you used is much lower than the comparable name brand. Best price I can find for the OSRAM 66140/66144 (I don't think they make the 66142 any more, or is it an OE only part) is about 45 USD (for a single bulb). Considering the price difference I hope they last for you. My original bulbs have 180,000 miles and 13+ years on them. All bulbs are subject to degradation over time, but they do still work. Not saying there aren't deals to be found out there, but OSRAM is a state-of-the-art lighting company.
It's not like when you are looking at ECS and they have a BMW part for one price and the same part branded with the OEM name instead for half the price. The TRW M3 control arms are a good example. If you buy the TRW brand you get the exact same arms, someone has just ground off the "//M logo" with a die grinder because they legally can't sell them as TRW with that logo. They are produced in TRW's factory under contract with the "//M" logo licensed from BMW. It's just a legal issue. The arms are the exact same. OSRAM is the OEM so they don't contract their manufacturing to another company. The bulbs you bought were probably copied and then produced in China. They can sell them for cheap because they don't need to cover all the engineering costs OSRAM would have spent developing the bulbs. You might see them offered using different brands on Amazon or Ebay but they probably come out of the same factory in China.
I am not trying to criticize your decision to buy these bulbs, its your money and your car - live and let live. I just wanted to add a little context about the R&D that OSRAM and all OEMs needs to pay for to develop their products. I am a product design engineer and this issue is close to my heart. What your are paying for when you buy OSRAM or Phillips DS1 HID bulbs is the payroll and overhead for companies to produce products in factories up to western health, safety and environmental standards (both OSRAM and Philips are MFG in Germany). The workers then go home and put food on their tables for their families whose kids go to a school that teach them facts and not propaganda. They have access to the actual world-wide-web in their schools and homes, not a censored version. They can be critical of those in power without fearing for their lives (see: Hong Kong). People in China gotta eat too, but as a consumer I am going to prefer work and cultural standards of western companies instead of Chinese ones. I don't have anything against the Chinese, but I want to use my dollar to make the choice. That is capitalism.
The unfortunate truth is when you buy cheap stuff from China your are perpetuating the copy and produce cheaply industry. Amazon just wants your money, they don't care where the products come from. You can't even buy NGK spark plugs from them without worrying if they are knockoffs.
RUclips is destroying my formatting. I apologize for the apparent lack of paragraphs.
Yeah without a doubt Philips and Osram were the leader in Xenon headlight technology and they put a lot of R&D into refining the technology. Truth be told if I didn't have this RUclips channel I would have purchased a set of Philips bulbs to replace them. I like their Ultinon series. I tend to install cheap parts on my car that have good ratings to show people cost effective options to keep their cars on the road. Strictly to be a guinea pig.
@@VehicularDIY That's fair. Like I said it's your money, your car and your channel. I wasn't trying to criticize you. I just wanted to offer a perspective on cheap knock offs.
Over the past couple of years I've become more and more aware of the BS China is pulling with intellectual property. Micron, an America semiconductor company, had designs stolen by some of their workers who fled to China and a Chinese company called United Microelectronics Corp (UMC) used the designs to patent and produce computer memory in China. Then UMC sued Micron because they claimed Micron was violating the Chinese patents held by UMC. Of course the Chinese company won in a Chinese court and Micron was no longer allowed to sell that product in China. That's BS.
I worked for a defense contractor who had IP stolen like 15 years ago and later we found Chinese knock offs of our product. It wasn't anything secret, but it was ITAR controlled.
I am not a isolationist and I generally agree with the principles of global trade. Rising tide raises all ships, so to speak. However, I don't want to do business with bad actors. China wants to expand their economy rapidly and they don't care how they do it. I try not to be a part of that whenever possible, but it is honestly difficult. I recognize that many things are made in China, but if they are designed elsewhere at least you can be assured the quality will be there (most of the time, especially from companies with good reputations). Knock offs are a different category and I stay away from them whenever possible. They would be illegal in any country with reasonable IP laws, but the Chinese government looks the other way in the name of self-interest.
my left headlight stop working, only helps and day time running light work, does anyone have any idea what it could be? I replaced both bulbs
You might want to check the wiring inside your headlight. It can crack and deteriorate over time. Or you could also check your ballast.
Vehicular DIY I would’ve never looked into the ballast, thanks man
2011 335 will fit? thankyou
Yes they would.
SYLVANIA D1S High Intensity Discharge (HID) Bulb
Are the e90 bulbs the same for e92
Yes the e92 uses the same D1S bulb.
Vehicular DIY Thanks love the videos man, going to get my self a pair
What is that digital glass speedometer on top of your dash?
It's a head up display retrofit that BMW used to offer. I made a video about it on my channel before
what happened to those rims?
Paint cracked.
Aftermarket HUD?
It's a retrofit that was offered by BMW at one time. I made a video on it.
I dont think it a particularly fair comparison if you're changing old 4300k bulbs with new 6000k bulbs. Would have wanted to see like for like replacement
Let us know how they hold up. You paid $50 vs $170 for Osram OSR-39663.
Will do, it was actually $25 for the set.
They gonna last you few months save your old ones 😁
Lol I'll definitely let you guys know if that ends up happening. The reviews were positive enough.
After 2 years of using these bulbs, 1 bulb died. Lasted 2 years with minimal driving time. Not reliable! Now looking for other bulbs.
I put 8K in mine
Are they very blue in color?
Do u wanna sell ur e30 m3
I don't have it anymore, sold it a while back.
Vehicular DIY how much did you sell it for
Mine is £80
So we are just gonna ignore the free gloves and not use at all?...lol
Your heads are aimed too low...just my opinion
no way id buy hid bulbs for 25 bucks...china