02-27-2014, 10:05 PM | #1 |
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Lights - halogen or xenons?
Going with a 228 M Sport so have to decide on standard lights or xenon. How good are the standard and how much better are the xenon. I have the HID's on my GTI right now but they are not heads and shoulders above good halogens IMO.
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02-27-2014, 10:44 PM | #2 |
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Get the Xenon. If you don't you lose the signature BMW LED Halo headlights. To me without those any BMW just doesn't look like a modern BMW anymore. But perhaps even more importantly is the fact that BMW Xenon lights are REALLY good. You won't regret it.
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02-27-2014, 10:57 PM | #4 |
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My gf got non xenon on her x1 and she regrets it. Cuts your vision significantly. Def go for xenon.
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02-28-2014, 02:43 AM | #7 |
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I had adaptive xenon's on my M135i and they were awesome.
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02-28-2014, 12:30 PM | #9 |
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The adaptive lights on my 135i are the best headlights I've ever had in a car. Auto-cornering, auto-levelling, awesomeness... I have to chuckle a bit when I see people driving BMW's and Audis and Mercs and running the cheap headlights... You went that far to buy an expensive luxury car, but then you cheap out and get the sucky headlights... LOL!
Get the xenons, you won't be disappointed.
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02-28-2014, 01:52 PM | #11 |
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I'll go ahead and say Halogen.
Kidding. Go with xenon. You won't regret it. BS that you have to pay so much for them, but ultimately you get the iconic angel eyes and the adaptive lights are fantastic. |
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03-01-2014, 10:03 AM | #13 |
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No kidding. Too bad it's not even an option to get anything but outdated incandescent bulbs for taillights until 2-3 years with LCI. What a joke on $50k cars!
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03-01-2014, 11:06 AM | #14 |
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Halogen are beat looking imo
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03-01-2014, 01:29 PM | #15 |
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110% xenons. I will NEVER purchase another vehicle w/o either those or LED.
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get xenon or go home
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03-02-2014, 12:21 AM | #18 |
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if you dont get xenon dont buy BMW. last time i didnt get xenon, regreted so much.
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Xenons by a large margin - no comparison to the halogens.
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