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      12-16-2017, 03:00 PM   #1
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Replacing fog lamp/lens

I just noticed that the fog light lens on the right side is badly cracked on my 2015 328i Sport.

Other than replacing the lens, are their other mods that I ought to consider to do on both sides now that I've got to do something?

Thanks for sharing the wisdom.
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      12-16-2017, 06:57 PM   #2
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I just noticed that the fog light lens on the right side is badly cracked on my 2015 328i Sport.

Other than replacing the lens, are their other mods that I ought to consider to do on both sides now that I've got to do something?

Thanks for sharing the wisdom.
You could go for a different colour. Mine were yellow originally and I swapped for a white instead.

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New White Bulbs:


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      12-16-2017, 09:22 PM   #3
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You could go for a different colour. Mine were yellow originally and I swapped for a white instead.
What bulb did you switch to? Source? Thanks in advance!
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You could go for a different colour. Mine were yellow originally and I swapped for a white instead.

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New White Bulbs:

Is that incandescent or LED?
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      12-18-2017, 01:26 PM   #5
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My goal here is to have better roadside illumination. I live in a forested, rural area with many deer that seem to have a death-wish. Color-matching and other appearance issues are secondary to seeing the emerging animals at the road side.

Brighter and wide/wider is what I think I need. Would a projector lens with LED bulbs give me that?
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      12-18-2017, 05:20 PM   #6
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Brighter and wide/wider is what I think I need. Would a projector lens with LED bulbs give me that?
Read this thread:
http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1377259
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They're HID. Got the ones mentioned here:

http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=871554
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Better Option for Deer Illumination

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My goal here is to have better roadside illumination. I live in a forested, rural area with many deer that seem to have a death-wish. Color-matching and other appearance issues are secondary to seeing the emerging animals at the road side.

Brighter and wide/wider is what I think I need. Would a projector lens with LED bulbs give me that?
We breed our deer here on Fidalgo Island a little differently than the rest of the state. Our deer have their own headlights for better illunination at night. No need to change the stock F30 for the local deer! Bainbridge may want to put together a group to look into this option. May be better for both the deer and the Bimmers!
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