FartMaster3000
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Hello CPF! lovecpf
I've been a long time lurker but have never made an account here, but this place has always been very informative.
I own a 2003 BMW Z4 Roadster and it uses an H7 bulb for low and high beams. It is a projector headlamp and I believe it is a Hella E55 projector. Embarrassingly, I used to have an HID kit in there years ago when I gave into the hype by other forum threads, stating that an E55 halogen projector works well with an HID kit. Sure, the beam didn't seem as obviously scattered as a halogen reflector headlamp, but the math and physics never lie. It actually gave the illusion that the beam was actually good! Gotta love that foreground spot light. Also, the "upgraded HID color/look" was much appreciated, though after a while I didn't really care about that. Anyways, I took the HID kit out after a week because I wasn't convinced it was breaking the laws of physics and I was paranoid of it randomly not working when I needed it to, melting, catching fire, exploding etc. These headlamps aren't cheap!
So, I've got some questions I've always been curious about:
-Do you guys know of any specific bulb that would take full advantage of my projector? I know some headlamps work well with specific bulbs more than others, so I was wondering if you guys have any experience about this type of headlamp.
-Do performance bulbs increase the potential in a projector headlamp in the same way as a reflector, or is it much less obvious?
-Do the "blue filter" strips on performance bulbs (ie: on XtremeVisions, Nightbreakers, not bluecoated junk) affect the color or appearance of the light in the projector housing?
Thank you!
I've been a long time lurker but have never made an account here, but this place has always been very informative.
I own a 2003 BMW Z4 Roadster and it uses an H7 bulb for low and high beams. It is a projector headlamp and I believe it is a Hella E55 projector. Embarrassingly, I used to have an HID kit in there years ago when I gave into the hype by other forum threads, stating that an E55 halogen projector works well with an HID kit. Sure, the beam didn't seem as obviously scattered as a halogen reflector headlamp, but the math and physics never lie. It actually gave the illusion that the beam was actually good! Gotta love that foreground spot light. Also, the "upgraded HID color/look" was much appreciated, though after a while I didn't really care about that. Anyways, I took the HID kit out after a week because I wasn't convinced it was breaking the laws of physics and I was paranoid of it randomly not working when I needed it to, melting, catching fire, exploding etc. These headlamps aren't cheap!
So, I've got some questions I've always been curious about:
-Do you guys know of any specific bulb that would take full advantage of my projector? I know some headlamps work well with specific bulbs more than others, so I was wondering if you guys have any experience about this type of headlamp.
-Do performance bulbs increase the potential in a projector headlamp in the same way as a reflector, or is it much less obvious?
-Do the "blue filter" strips on performance bulbs (ie: on XtremeVisions, Nightbreakers, not bluecoated junk) affect the color or appearance of the light in the projector housing?
Thank you!