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#1 ·
I want to upgrade to 8000k bulbs but I don't know kind of bulbs 2001 325i uses, anyone know?
 
#3 ·
+1 don't go above 6000k. The higher you go, the less light output you get.

I personally would never use anything above 5000k.
 
#5 ·
Take note of the light color on the walls of the black enclosure. Black absorbs light the most so this testing rig is as close as possible to the true color.

6000k has a some blue. 5000k is pure white.
 

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^ Hard not to post good information; you’ve got a lot of good guides out there. :thumbup:

+1 on Osram CBI bulbs. Well worth the money, IMO. OP, the color of 8,000K may be desirable, but I promise the light output won’t be. Compared to quality bulbs, there’s a night and day difference.
 
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