[l3eneficial]

I have a 2013 f30 with halogens headlights and I'm considering an aftermarket hid kit. I think the best brand is morimoto elite hids. I want to know if anyone install this brand on a 2012-2013 f30 yet. If so is there any errors? Thanks in advance.

[mjmonjure]

Originally Posted by l3eneficial

I have a 2013 f30 with halogens headlights and I'm considering an aftermarket hid kit. I think the best brand is morimoto elite hids. I want to know if anyone install this brand on a 2012-2013 f30 yet. If so is there any errors? Thanks in advance.

I ordered the H7: MORIMOTO ELITE HID SYSTEM from the The Retrofit Source and it will be here next week. I will try to remember to take pics and post.

[l3eneficial]

Originally Posted by mjmonjure

I ordered the H7: MORIMOTO ELITE HID SYSTEM from the The Retrofit Source and it will be here next week. I will try to remember to take pics and post.

Any updates mjmonjure? I heard Morimoto is coming out with a better version of their hids. release date is some time in June.

[mjmonjure]

Originally Posted by l3eneficial

Any updates mjmonjure? I heard Morimoto is coming out with a better version of their hids. release date is some time in June.

I installed the H7 Elite on the driver's side, and with some extreme frustration, finally got the bulb in (the ballasts are a piece of cake), bulb seating is a different story. The passenger side was disastrous. Access to the low beam bulbs are nearly impossible, workspace is very limited and you can't see the bulb head on.

The clips BMW uses for the bulbs to lock in are a very poor design and after wrecking my hand inside the bulb compartment trying to seat the bulb, the reflector sub-assembly separated inside the headlight. After countless efforts trying fix it, I finally had to give up as some of the plastics used to connect the 2 assemblies broke.

I now have to bring the car into my dealer, $508 for the headlight, $200 to put it in (the front bumper cover has to come off to get the headlight out).

The one I did get in was not the white I expected. It had the bluish tint and made the car look cheap. I did opt for for the XB-35 bulbs which were just supposed to be brighter than the 5000K 35w bulbs which supposedly are white. There were no errors or flickering.

In the end, I took the driver's side Morimoto's out, but still could not get the original halogen bulb back in. It looks/sounds easy when you read the manual, but it is very difficult.

You might be better off letting someone else take the risk.

[l3eneficial]

Hey thanks for the advice! I'll definitely bring it to a professional.

So you got the 5000k bulbs? I was worried that it would have the blueish tint which would make the car look cheap.

I guess I'm better of with the 4300k 35 watt bulbs.

Hey I appreciate the feedback. Thanks dude!

[l3eneficial]

Originally Posted by mjmonjure

I installed the H7 Elite on the driver's side, and with some extreme frustration, finally got the bulb in (the ballasts are a piece of cake), bulb seating is a different story. The passenger side was disastrous. Access to the low beam bulbs are nearly impossible, workspace is very limited and you can't see the bulb head on.

The clips BMW uses for the bulbs to lock in are a very poor design and after wrecking my hand inside the bulb compartment trying to seat the bulb, the reflector sub-assembly separated inside the headlight. After countless efforts trying fix it, I finally had to give up as some of the plastics used to connect the 2 assemblies broke.

I now have to bring the car into my dealer, $508 for the headlight, $200 to put it in (the front bumper cover has to come off to get the headlight out).

The one I did get in was not the white I expected. It had the bluish tint and made the car look cheap. I did opt for for the XB-35 bulbs which were just supposed to be brighter than the 5000K 35w bulbs which supposedly are white. There were no errors or flickering.

In the end, I took the driver's side Morimoto's out, but still could not get the original halogen bulb back in. It looks/sounds easy when you read the manual, but it is very difficult.

You might be better off letting someone else take the risk.

Hey thanks for the advice! I'll definitely bring it to a professional.

So you got the 5000k bulbs? I was worried that it would have the blueish tint which would make the car look cheap.

I guess I'm better of with the 4300k 35 watt bulbs.

Hey I appreciate the feedback. Thanks dude!

[mjmonjure]

Originally Posted by l3eneficial

Hey thanks for the advice! I'll definitely bring it to a professional.

So you got the 5000k bulbs? I was worried that it would have the blueish tint which would make the car look cheap.

I guess I'm better of with the 4300k 35 watt bulbs.

Hey I appreciate the feedback. Thanks dude!

No Problem - I got the X35 Bulbs, its a drop down after you select the kit and choose the ballasts, Can-bus/relay and bulbs. Default is the 5000K bulbs, which may actually be white, but I chose the X35 bulbs (additional $30) because the guys at TRS told me that they were just brighter.

My ultimate goal was just to get rid of the boring yellow. At some point, I will get the right bulbs, take the wheels off so that I can see into the reflector compartment and hopefully not destroy any more headlights. Here is a pic of the drivers side X35 bulb before I removed it, as compared with the passenger's side OEM halogen.

Good luck with yours!!

[Dcossio91]

Hey you should try http://www.undergroundeuros.com/ I got mine from them Excellent

[momo3605]

I got a set of generic HID's in 6k, and no errors, but they were unbelievably dim. So for the sake of safety I took them off. I ended up getting the BMW performance lights. Still yellow, but I can see them shining half a mile away haha

[wassystyle]

Originally Posted by momo3605

I got a set of generic HID's in 6k, and no errors, but they were unbelievably dim. So for the sake of safety I took them off. I ended up getting the BMW performance lights. Still yellow, but I can see them shining half a mile away haha

Do you have any pictures ?

[momo3605]

Originally Posted by wassystyle

Do you have any pictures ?

Of? The performance lights? do you want to see the a picture of the lights themselves? Or how they shine

[wassystyle]

Originally Posted by momo3605

Of? The performance lights? do you want to see the a picture of the lights themselves? Or how they shine

Sorry how they shine?

[momo3605]

Originally Posted by wassystyle

Sorry how they shine?

I'll do it for you tonight!