Anyone tried these in the Hologen headlights? Supposed to be better than stock and recently put in SilverStar Ultra's which weren't a big difference.

Converting to the better Xenon a little too pricey and sketchy for this model year.

 

I tried those bulbs when I first got my mini 2 years ago. Its way better than the OEM H13 bulbs for sure. But they do tend to run quite hot, so my lens need to be polished every 2 weeks. Those bulbs do have short life, they go dim in 4-5 months. After that, I went to silverstar ultra. Which is the worst bulb I've ever had, they are even hotter than the xtremevision, but not brighter. Took it of in 3 days to prevent further damage. Then I use philips crystalvision, not too bad, not as bright as xtremevision, but a tad with whiter and longer life (cooler too). It last about 1 year before I ditch them for a set of 25w xenons. What year you got? Mine is a 09 built in 08, but I still manage to use the xenons.

 

Mine's a 2007. Would love to update to the Xenon as mentioned. Meanwhile - I guess I'm using the worse ones - my wife has night blindness and doesn't like them. The old ones must have been used because I thought they are brighter. Can't have lens damage so I best get rid of them. crystal vision?

 

If thats my $, I will go for crysralvision or just blow the bank and get the xenons! But make sure either you know how to code it or you can find someone to code it for you for the xenonss. (I did learn how to code the car because of the lights lol, either dealer say mine was too old to be fitted by them(9/09 is the cutoff) or the indy's want $400 for 8 screws and code it and they need 1 millions days advance to make appointment and take a whole day to it WTF) they do really light up the road very well like the 35w factory stuff except they arent intense compare to the 35w, still 10000000000000000% better than halogens. They are too dim and the beam is too narrow

 

Problem I read about in converting is the retro is only for 2009+ so I'm out of luck. Some people I read had success but its sketchy and you need to find a good dealer for programming. And then its about $1000K Just don't have the budget right now. If the X-treme run cooler than the SilverStar Ultra that would be better although I best check the state of the lens' and hope they didn't damage. I'll look into the crystal vision. Too bad not available locally.

 

good old amazon has $10 discount for the crystalvison if you buy directly from them. I am one of the people who got the xenon working on a pre 9/09 takes a while and some trial and error tho........

 

Hmmm. For the first time - wished we lived in SoCal still. Would need someone comfortable getting them working in Portland Oregon.

 

find someone who know how to code bimmer would do as well, I've seen lots of post about people retrofitting xenons to E90 too. Too bad you are out of my reach lol ones sticking to canada, ones sticking to mexico OR why not make a good excuse to learn how to code your car urself??????

 

Yikes! I just saw the heat issue on the lenses from the Sylvania's. What did you use to clean them. I have to get rid of those asap.

 

try meiguiars plastix first, if it doesn't work, go for 3m headlamp restore kit, that's really heavy duty stuff. Is the heat marks concentrated on the uppermost part of the lens?

 

Yes the heat marks are right where you expect - upper part of the lens. Rest is fine and clear.

 

looks like white fine hairline scratches???

 

I'll try and take a photo. Its looks like its in the plastic itself, but yes, hairline scratches.

 

Here's shots of both headlights. Obviously I need to get rid of the SilverStar's ASAP.

 

If it's inside, then it's pretty much shot unless you are willing to tear it apart and buff it up. If it's outside, u might be able to getaway with 3m. But still, I will remain 25w xenon is the king lol, no buff or 3m, just coding

 

Its on the outside. Tried Plastix but it wasn't strong enough. What 3M product?

 

3m headlamp restore kit. It ccome with a couple of sand paper discs ,some polishing compound and a foam applicator. You can find those in amazon or walmart.

 

This one?http://3mauto.com/products/headlight...it-39084.html#

 

Yup

 

thx!