2001 e39 replacement bulb
timabe
01-23-2005, 08:17 PM
Ok, I'm sure that this is not as complicated as it seems....
The right lowbeam bulb on my 2001 525i is out. I have pulled the bulb unit out and it is marked Hella H7. Questions:
1. I have seen replacement bulbs referred to as Xenon, OEM, high-intensity, blue, yellow, 55w, 100w, etc..... I have also seen replacement bulbs priced from $4.99 all the way to $125.00. What's up with that? What bulbs do I need anyway?
2. My original sticker tells me I have "halogen free-form lowbeam headlights and fog lights". What do I have for highbeams? Can the highbeams be replaced with halogen? If so, is this as easy as installing different bulbs?
Thanks for any and all help.
The right lowbeam bulb on my 2001 525i is out. I have pulled the bulb unit out and it is marked Hella H7. Questions:
1. I have seen replacement bulbs referred to as Xenon, OEM, high-intensity, blue, yellow, 55w, 100w, etc..... I have also seen replacement bulbs priced from $4.99 all the way to $125.00. What's up with that? What bulbs do I need anyway?
2. My original sticker tells me I have "halogen free-form lowbeam headlights and fog lights". What do I have for highbeams? Can the highbeams be replaced with halogen? If so, is this as easy as installing different bulbs?
Thanks for any and all help.
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