[bhushir]

So I've been snooping around this forum since a month or 2. I've recently bought the BMW 340i w/M Sport Package (my previous car was a MK6 GTI, and was cross shopping the S3, Merc C300 and Jag XE S)..

As an overall package - I felt BMW was the best bet, and hence I made the jump. Wont go into specifics of why I chose the bimmer over Mercs and the new Jag XE - I guess personally I felt the most connect with the car.

its but I feel a car is an extension of a one's soul. and one should buy a car where he/she feels that 'connect'


Anyway coming to the point - the part that I missed out while I was busy drooling over the car was - my 340i came with halogens instead of stock LED Headlights.

I really want to get LED headlights on my car (with nicely shaped DRLs). My questions are

1. Is there a way I can 'upgrade' to BMW stock LEDs (need not be adaptive) from stock halogen? Is coding needed for it? and whats the damage like?

2. If above is not possible - can I get aftermarket parts which can do the job well? I'm in Dubai - so i'll need to order via international shipping. I'm aware of

1. OneEighty - USA
2. MARS Performance - AUS

but unsure whether they have fitments for a LCI 340i w/halogens

Dear mod - i tried finding the relevent thread of an 3 Series LCI owner wanting to change his headlights but couldnt. so please dont ask me to

thank you all for the help.

[Jmpascual]

The 340i comes standard with LED lights. You should post pics of the lights.

[Adamr916]

He's correct, you should have LED's standard. BMW LED uses a reflector housing, so it looks like it's a halogen headlight until you turn the lights on.

[kromix]

Guys he's in Dubai, maybe it's different over there.....

[tex2670]

Originally Posted by Jmpascual

The 340i comes standard with LED lights. You should post pics of the lights.

I guess not in Dubai?

[Adamr916]

Who knows you can't even build a 3 series sedan on the BMW Dubai website to look

[tturedraider]

Folks, in the U.S. we get all kinds of things as standard equipment that they don't in other markets.

[stvding]

Halogen is sh1t.

[bhushir]

Originally Posted by Jmpascual

The 340i comes standard with LED lights. You should post pics of the lights.

Haha. I should have clarified this before posting

- So here in Dubai, the dealer get the inventory, based on his built, and we have to buy from his inventory

- there is an option to have a custom order but that would account for ~ 5% of all cars sold. plus the dealer doesnt give the additional freebies that come with a car which is in stock (freebies includes : free insurance / extended warranty & service plans etc)

But i'm sure I dont have
1. the angel LED DRLs
2. LED Headlights

[DaDarkUnicorn]

Originally Posted by bhushir

Haha. I should have clarified this before posting

- So here in Dubai, the dealer get the inventory, based on his built, and we have to buy from his inventory

- there is an option to have a custom order but that would account for ~ 5% of all cars sold. plus the dealer doesnt give the additional freebies that come with a car which is in stock (freebies includes : free insurance / extended warranty & service plans etc)

But i'm sure I dont have
1. the angel LED DRLs
2. LED Headlights

I'm pretty sure the dealer can retrofit the oem led headlights, but its going to cost you a lot and coding is necessary

[Jmpascual]

Originally Posted by bhushir

Haha. I should have clarified this before posting

- So here in Dubai, the dealer get the inventory, based on his built, and we have to buy from his inventory

- there is an option to have a custom order but that would account for ~ 5% of all cars sold. plus the dealer doesnt give the additional freebies that come with a car which is in stock (freebies includes : free insurance / extended warranty & service plans etc)

But i'm sure I dont have
1. the angel LED DRLs
2. LED Headlights

That sucks. BMW shouldn't even offer halogens on their cars. Even corollas come standard with LEDs.

[eluded]

Originally Posted by Jmpascual

Even corollas come standard with LEDs

[casualDIYer]

BMW LED upgrade? I'd say the housing alone would likely run US $1000-1400 per housing plus coding install etc so at least $3500. Pricey.

[bhushir]

Originally Posted by eluded

lol.. yeah folks rub it in.



I owned a MK6 GTI before this. Bought it 5 years back. Sadly that time the only one I could afford was the one with 'halogen' lights (xenon came in package 2)

5 years after - i'm still stuck with halogens!

[bhushir]

Originally Posted by menncars

BMW LED upgrade? I'd say the housing alone would likely run US $1000-1400 per housing plus coding install etc so at least $3500. Pricey.

Thank you!
this is the first ball park figure I got yet

Also - can pre-LCI housing (Angel lights + Xenons) fit the Post-LCI car?
If yes - i think it would be cheapest option do go for no?

[ji99lypuff]

Originally Posted by bhushir

Thank you!
this is the first ball park figure I got yet

Also - can pre-LCI housing (Angel lights + Xenons) fit the Post-LCI car?
If yes - i think it would be cheapest option do go for no?

I cant believe the 340i does not come with xenons or leds over there! Come on bmw, everyone has leds now. Smh

[Adamr916]

Originally Posted by bhushir

Thank you!
this is the first ball park figure I got yet

Also - can pre-LCI housing (Angel lights + Xenons) fit the Post-LCI car?
If yes - i think it would be cheapest option do go for no?

It's worth a try, but I don't know if they changed any of the wiring. I've found on ebay.de a set of the adaptive and non adaptive led housings for roughly $3,200 USD, I don't know what all is required internally though.

Just search for "BMW F30 LED Scheinwerfer"

[casualDIYer]

Originally Posted by bhushir

Thank you!
this is the first ball park figure I got yet

Also - can pre-LCI housing (Angel lights + Xenons) fit the Post-LCI car?
If yes - i think it would be cheapest option do go for no?

Likely the housing will fit but you'll need:

Housing x 2
Ballast x 2
Ignitor x 2 (although it may be part of the ballast)
Leveling Sensors x 2

Xeons might actually be more expensive than the LEDs. The thing is, if the Xeons burn out, you replace a bulb. The LEDs won't burn out but they may fail due to solder or other wiring faults. It's a $1000 swap out. This is the problem with LEDs on all models of car. The entire assembly needs to be replaced if even one LED goes bad.

[macrossVFX222]

Look for a thread in this forum. There is a couple of thread about a after Market M4 like LEDs. IT cost about 1200 ~ 1600 USD... but check it out

[bhushir]

Originally Posted by macrossVFX222

Look for a thread in this forum. There is a couple of thread about a after Market M4 like LEDs. IT cost about 1200 ~ 1600 USD... but check it out

Originally Posted by menncars

Likely the housing will fit but you'll need:

Housing x 2
Ballast x 2
Ignitor x 2 (although it may be part of the ballast)
Leveling Sensors x 2

Xeons might actually be more expensive than the LEDs. The thing is, if the Xeons burn out, you replace a bulb. The LEDs won't burn out but they may fail due to solder or other wiring faults. It's a $1000 swap out. This is the problem with LEDs on all models of car. The entire assembly needs to be replaced if even one LED goes bad.

Originally Posted by Adamr916

It's worth a try, but I don't know if they changed any of the wiring. I've found on ebay.de a set of the adaptive and non adaptive led housings for roughly $3,200 USD, I don't know what all is required internally though.

Just search for "BMW F30 LED Scheinwerfer"

Thank you all.
Yep I saw the M4-Like LED's in the forum already...
But the Xenons are great when wanting to give a "flash to pass" signal.

[V.I.P.]

So I did not find an answer here - is it plug&play?
I have preLCI adaptive LED headlights. I want to replace them to halogen headlights while I do some tuning on the LED headlights. Is it possible to do it? Is it plug&play (is the wiring the same)? Does it need some coding or it should work? Thank you!