Xenon Question..

yujini · 01-26-2006, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Tova

Want more blue? These bulbs are interchangeble with the current xenon bulbs in the E90. No need to change ballasts.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/OSRAM...spagenameZWD1V

So are you saying this is a plug and play job if I purchase this OSRAM 6000k bulb?
I wonder how white 6000k is. I know e90 uses D1S bulbs but I thought they weren't plug and play?

poldim · 01-26-2006, 11:26 PM

Bulbs always have been and probably will be expensive.

Tova · 01-27-2006, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by yujini

So are you saying this is a plug and play job if I purchase this OSRAM 6000k bulb?
I wonder how white 6000k is. I know e90 uses D1S bulbs but I thought they weren't plug and play?

Plug and play, yes. They definitely work with no complaints from the electrical system being that the power rating is the same. As for getting to the original bulb itself, I can't answer that for you since I haven't had a chance to look at an E90 xenon headlamp housing. I was talking to zuka from japan the other day, a member on this forum, and he was able to do it.

poldim · 01-27-2006, 08:17 PM

Are you guys considering these upgrades from what the lights look like on the exterior or what they look like to you from the interior?

Tova · 01-27-2006, 08:50 PM

I'm not considering anything. When I get my E90, I plan on keeping the stock xenons. Being that 4200k is optimal in terms of brightness, that is more than reason enough for me to keep them oem. Besides, when I first got my e46, my xenons were very white, with some hints of yellow. A few months later, it literally went completely white/blue. Give the xenons a good 100 hours or so to burn in. The color temperature will increase (brightness decreasing slightly). You will definitely see a difference from when you first got it.

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Tova Enlisted Member 0 Rep 47 Posts Drives: E90 330i Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Portland, OR iTrader: (0)	I'm not considering anything. When I get my E90, I plan on keeping the stock xenons. Being that 4200k is optimal in terms of brightness, that is more than reason enough for me to keep them oem. Besides, when I first got my e46, my xenons were very white, with some hints of yellow. A few months later, it literally went completely white/blue. Give the xenons a good 100 hours or so to burn in. The color temperature will increase (brightness decreasing slightly). You will definitely see a difference from when you first got it.
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