Upgrading OEM HID Headlights, what are the options available??

[bmw m3 s50]

Anyone have pics to post of their upgraded headlight outputs to get an idea of what they look like?

[dukeofchen]

I am guessing Caesar at Lightwerkz is the way to go to upgrade from all the comments in this thread.

Anyone have pics to post of their upgraded headlight outputs to get an idea of what they look like?

From earlier in the thread – Lightwerkz is probably the best bet and people have been going to them for years. I DIY'd it but that was more to save money, it requires a good amount of shaving the inner housing and tweaking to get things aligned right.

Lightwerkz g5brt conversion with oem shrouds is oem+ and a substantial upgrade. This is my sedan but I just had the same setup built for my M3. All low beams pictured for output













Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[EnzoAtMonza]

I did a retrofit a few years ago on mine using items from retrofit source, ups low (bi-led with laser fog light) and high side is a morimoto led high beam. Wiring was run to a 12 pin Deutsch bulkhead fitting. Saved a few lbs and freed up some space that was needed for other items. Unfortunately I haven't actually tried them yet build may have snow balled a little, hopefully soon.

Few pics from the build.

[JayVee]

E46 M3s with non-ZKW headlights (which is all of them as far as I know), do not have issues with burnt bowls. That being said, running a 55W ballast would not be a good idea in the long run.
Currently I run Osram CBB (5500-ish Kelvin bulbs with ZKW-R lenses (non-fresnel lens). Stock ballasts and igniters (21 years old). Much improved lighting. Also have Morimoto LED fog lights that match the CBB’s pretty well.
Compared to my Tundra (RX350 projectors w/ CBBs, Morinoto mini HB dedicated high beam and Morimoto fog lights), the main difference is distance (more for the Tundra), hotspot (better on the Tundra) and a much less well-defined cutoff (which can be good or bad depending on what you want).
if you really want some extra light, check out the retrofitsource.com and/or lightwerks.com. Both are trusted names in the retrofit hobby. Caesar is the owner of Lightwerks. Standup guy. I *believe* he sells a bracket to mount G5R projectors to the e46 Bosch/Al OE projectors. You could also check out the FB group headlightjunkies. Lots of info there.

Edit:
And I agree with poster above: swapping in a new set of bulbs is the easiest and best bang for the buck. They aren’t cheap, though. You would need D2S bulbs. A bit of a pain to swap based on our cars design.

Mike

This is the best OEM+ upgrade. Osram Cool Blue Boost or "CBB" matched with Morimoto's XB LED's. I have this combination and the output far exceeds stock. Just remember to level your projections and fogs correctly.