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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 09:35 PM
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i've been wanting to give my headlights a blue color, i was contimplating on tinting the headlights a bit blue or getting LED blue bulbs, any recomendations?
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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 05:41 AM
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If by headlight you mean the low beam, LED bulbs will not be bright enough.
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Old Feb 20, 2009 | 09:00 PM
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just change the HID bulbs
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Old Feb 20, 2009 | 09:03 PM
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Just get a HID light kit. I got a decent kit with bulbs and ballasts for 70.00.
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Old Feb 21, 2009 | 10:37 AM
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I wouldn't recommend the tint...just change the bulbs
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Old Feb 21, 2009 | 10:54 AM
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agree change out the bulbs it will be much better.
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 04:17 PM
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alright thanks for the help, apreciate it tons. btw, i came upon a pic of a bmw 325xi, i think its an 05 not sure, here it is though, wanna know how they got there headlight to a bluish color.. any ideas?

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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 12:03 AM
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i think mesca has overlays on
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...rlay-pics.html
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 01:15 PM
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Yup yup, I had them on my 07. Had them installed by Aerotect and they matched so well with the 5 spoke 18". Now I have gunmetal rims and don't know if I should do it again.

Here are some photoshops done by Seize on an 08 grille just to give you an idea




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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 06:23 PM
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If you're talking about the lowbeams, just change the D4S HID bulbs to 6000k or higher. If you're talking about the high beams, just change the bulbs to those blue bulbs and the bluish color will reflect on the reflector to give a bluish tint to it. If park lights, just change the 194s to white LEDs and they'll light up bluish at night. If fogs, just get a 6000k or higher HID kit for them.
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 07:25 PM
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from what ive heard about the bmw, the mods they did on the headers are all around blue tint
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 09:52 PM
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Change the bulbs...
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