Xenon lights... Who's right??
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Evening,
So i have owned 3 E46s with xenon headlamps, all factory fitted. As with all other BMWs i see on the road with xenons, they have a blue tint to them.
Never had to change a xenon before but this week my E46 M3 bulb flickered when turning the lights on, along with warning light bulb, eventually it died.
I got the replacement bulb from halfords (D2S) fitted for £70!
After an hour or so i noticed that it was definitely not the same colour as the other one,
I phoned Halfords who bulled me about it being the other bulb is on its way out so is a different colour. Now i aint that stupid so went to my local BMW specialist who is usually great, he fitted his own xenon bulb, after a minute or so it turned more white again, nothing like the original bulb still in on the other side.
I got the impression he didnt know what was up either stating that they must of been aftermarket bulbs, which is why the original one still in is a bluer tint.
So, unless ALL my previous 3 BMWS with factory xenons have been replaced by bluer lights, and infact every other e46, e92 and e39s out there i have seen, i must be in the wrong.
Its weird because you turn the lights on and they do seem the same colour, the new bulb however seems to change colour once heated or whatever happens.
Any advice cheers.
67
So i have owned 3 E46s with xenon headlamps, all factory fitted. As with all other BMWs i see on the road with xenons, they have a blue tint to them.
Never had to change a xenon before but this week my E46 M3 bulb flickered when turning the lights on, along with warning light bulb, eventually it died.
I got the replacement bulb from halfords (D2S) fitted for £70!
After an hour or so i noticed that it was definitely not the same colour as the other one,
I phoned Halfords who bulled me about it being the other bulb is on its way out so is a different colour. Now i aint that stupid so went to my local BMW specialist who is usually great, he fitted his own xenon bulb, after a minute or so it turned more white again, nothing like the original bulb still in on the other side.
I got the impression he didnt know what was up either stating that they must of been aftermarket bulbs, which is why the original one still in is a bluer tint.
So, unless ALL my previous 3 BMWS with factory xenons have been replaced by bluer lights, and infact every other e46, e92 and e39s out there i have seen, i must be in the wrong.
Its weird because you turn the lights on and they do seem the same colour, the new bulb however seems to change colour once heated or whatever happens.
Any advice cheers.
67
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