Xenon Light Upgrade Issue

lostinlodi
Fri, 06 Jul 2012 17:55:15 +0000
Maintenance/Repairs

I have a 2003 BMW 530i which I love except for one thing. The car came with standard halogen headlights which are inadequate. I bought and had installed a Xenon upgrade kit but am not satisfied. The lighting is no better than before. The shop where I had them installed checked them again and tried to aim them more accurately but also said that the halogen projection system is not really designed for the Xenon system and results will never be like the OEM HID optional lightings system. I did some research on the internet and there are some reports that the electrical system for the halogens does not have enough power. Is there a way to fix this to make the Xenon system really work? Would the brighter bulbs one can now buy for standard halogen lighting systems a better solution? Is there a better solution as I really like this car otherwise.

26 posts - 19 participants