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The sixth generation 3 series, chassis code F30. 2013 model year 328i and 335i sedans now in production. Read the F30 frequently asked question thread for all your basic question and dive into all the details in the ultimate F30 information thread.

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Old 03-04-2013, 05:01 PM
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changing fog light bulbs

Want to change the light bulbs on my fog lights to match my head lights, i have Xenon lights so what bulb should i get, or do i need some type of kit to make them match?
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Old 03-04-2013, 06:49 PM
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Do you care about actual fog light performance? Or you are going mainly for looks?
If it is only the looks, you could try some LED bulbs... Fogs are H8 bulbs so maybe something like this:
http:// http://www.vleds.com/6k-whit...h8-1-pair.html
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Old 03-05-2013, 02:20 PM
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The HID's are 4300k in color, so if you want to change the bulbs and stay halogen (which is what the stockers are), then peeps have used Hoen bulbs or GP Thunders in the 7500k range. Keeping the halogens will prevent you from getting error codes too.

Hoen HID match bulbs..........

GP_Thunder info.............

I've been debating using error code eliminators and poutting HID's in the fogs, but without having projectors, that might be a waste (and blinding for oncoming traffic too).
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Old 03-05-2013, 02:24 PM
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The HID's are 4300k in color, so if you want to change the bulbs and stay halogen (which is what the stockers are), then peeps have used Hoen bulbs or GP Thunders in the 7500k range. Keeping the halogens will prevent you from getting error codes too.

Hoen HID match bulbs..........

GP_Thunder info.............

I've been debating using error code eliminators and poutting HID's in the fogs, but without having projectors, that might be a waste (and blinding for oncoming traffic too).
Thanks for this info. It actually looks like a much better (and safe to avoid error codes) approach to the LED lights, I had found.
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