Matching fog lights to the Xenon?

joq3 · 01-20-2016, 03:39 AM

Hi,

I have a 2013 328i F30 with Xenon headlights and fog lights (non-M).
But the foglights are very yellow compared to my Xenon and angel eyes.

I want to match them, are there any LED-bulbs that works error free and with the same colour?

If not, what colour temp should I use? Anyone who has done this?

Thanks!

speed608 · 01-20-2016, 06:16 AM

Hi,

I haven't changed to LED , but what i did was to change the standard bulbs to Phillips Diamond Vision 5000k and the colour temp between the Xenons and spots is much closer now and don't have to worry about errors and overheating LED's.

BimmerF32_430i · 01-20-2016, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by speed608

Hi,

I haven't changed to LED , but what i did was to change the standard bulbs to Phillips Diamond Vision 5000k and the colour temp between the Xenons and spots is much closer now and don't have to worry about errors and overheating LED's.

Can you post a pic? I ordered some off of eBay but I accidentally chose 6000k so I'm pretty sure they're gonna end up being too white

theblues · 01-20-2016, 10:38 PM

Check this out:

http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1048251

speed608 · 01-21-2016, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by chaudhrysn

Can you post a pic? I ordered some off of eBay but I accidentally chose 6000k so I'm pretty sure they're gonna end up being too white

Sure , I will try and take a pic one of the evenings and post it for you

BMW3291 · 01-21-2016, 10:41 AM

I changed them to LED, using Philips X-Treme Vision LED 6000K.
I think I need to change xenon bulbs to match the color temp.

BimmerF32_430i · 01-21-2016, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by BMW3291

I changed them to LED, using Philips X-Treme Vision LED 6000K.
I think I need to change xenon bulbs to match the color temp.

Did you do any coding so they don't flicker? I also ordered the 6000k LED ones.

Gabreigns · 01-21-2016, 11:22 AM

I have some for sale if you are interested. Extremely bright.

speed608 · 01-22-2016, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by speed608

Sure , I will try and take a pic one of the evenings and post it for you

Took a quick picture , hope this helps you.

BMW3291 · 01-22-2016, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by chaudhrysn

Did you do any coding so they don't flicker? I also ordered the 6000k LED ones.

Yes, I did.

963mw · 01-22-2016, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by BMW3291

I changed them to LED, using Philips X-Treme Vision LED 6000K.
I think I need to change xenon bulbs to match the color temp.

Can you please post a picture of the fogs only without the Xenons? Really really interested in this product.

Thanks

BimmerF32_430i · 01-23-2016, 04:37 PM

These are 6000K LED from eBay on the right vs the GP Thunder 7500k on the left (so freaking yellow!!). I don't get how the GP Thunder can be anywhere near 7500K but whatever. Unfortunately, one of the fog light bulbs was different from the other so I'm gonna have to send it back, but I'll take a picture at night to see if it's too white

BimmerF32_430i · 01-23-2016, 07:13 PM

Here's the difference at night. Sorry for the crappy pics but was in a hurry. There's just a huge difference in color and output. These match much better than the others

BMW3291 · 01-24-2016, 10:58 AM

Fogs light only

DJ Rocc · 02-22-2016, 07:18 AM

So which would you guys recommend, the 5000 or 6000k to match?

joq3 · 02-22-2016, 07:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chaudhrysn

These are 6000K LED from eBay on the right vs the GP Thunder 7500k on the left (so freaking yellow!!). I don't get how the GP Thunder can be anywhere near 7500K but whatever. Unfortunately, one of the fog light bulbs was different from the other so I'm gonna have to send it back, but I'll take a picture at night to see if it's too white

Which ones did you order from eBay?
Do they match the OEM Xenon perfectly or are they more blueish than the Xenon?

Exterminador · 02-28-2016, 09:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chaudhrysn

Here's the difference at night. Sorry for the crappy pics but was in a hurry. There's just a huge difference in color and output. These match much better than the others

Which ones do yo recommend and where did you buy them?

Thanks

AGONXF30 · 02-29-2016, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by BMW3291

I changed them to LED, using Philips X-Treme Vision LED 6000K.
I think I need to change xenon bulbs to match the color temp.

Are these worth it on the halogen housing? I have been debating purchasing LED OEM ones, but if these are that good I might get them. I use my fogs during precipitation low visibility a lot so I need them to be worth a while.

joq3 · 03-01-2016, 03:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chaudhrysn

These are 6000K LED from eBay on the right vs the GP Thunder 7500k on the left (so freaking yellow!!). I don't get how the GP Thunder can be anywhere near 7500K but whatever. Unfortunately, one of the fog light bulbs was different from the other so I'm gonna have to send it back, but I'll take a picture at night to see if it's too white

What coding did you do?
I have purchased a CREE LED H8 bulb for my fog lights. But I can't find any info on what to code, did you need a resistor for it to work?

BimmerF32_430i · 03-01-2016, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Exterminador

Quote:

Originally Posted by chaudhrysn

Here's the difference at night. Sorry for the crappy pics but was in a hurry. There's just a huge difference in color and output. These match much better than the others

Which ones do yo recommend and where did you buy them?

Thanks

I just ended up getting some 6000K LED bulbs off of amazon (SiriusLED). It says they are 600 Lumen. They're a little more white than my xenon's so I probably should have gone with 5500K or so

BimmerF32_430i · 03-01-2016, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by joq3

Quote:

Originally Posted by chaudhrysn

These are 6000K LED from eBay on the right vs the GP Thunder 7500k on the left (so freaking yellow!!). I don't get how the GP Thunder can be anywhere near 7500K but whatever. Unfortunately, one of the fog light bulbs was different from the other so I'm gonna have to send it back, but I'll take a picture at night to see if it's too white

What coding did you do?
I have purchased a CREE LED H8 bulb for my fog lights. But I can't find any info on what to code, did you need a resistor for it to work?

I haven't done any yet, just been too lazy to get the computer out. But you need to do coding to get rid of the flickering and have the car recognize these are LED bulbs
I guess you might be able to get rid of the error message if you throw some resistors on. You could try that and see how it works

BimmerF32_430i · 03-01-2016, 11:28 AM

Whoops. Double post

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