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Sorry guys I know this have been covered a few times but I'm still none the brighter (no pun intended )having read the posts  :bangin:

My side/park light bulb (the one that lights up the angle eyes on first light on setting) has gone on my my passenger side.

The bulb required is this one -
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-Xenon-Hea ... 27c94b2736

But at 25 odd quid for a side light bulb is taking the pi** slightly, so I have been looking at some alternatives (as it seems you cannot buy the 10w bulb on its own) to give a slightly brighter angel eye light but also be cheaper for a side light bulb.

The only problem I have is which one of these on the following pages do I need -
http://hids-direct.co.uk/categories/man ... X5/2001-06

I'm not really after the brightest angel eyes in the world just something that won't throw up error messages and be cheaper as a pair than the original BMW item.

Cheers
Max

The kit I fitted came from HIDS4U and was plug and play - both bulbs changed in about 5 mins.  No errors at all.

The kit here is out of stock at present, but may be available elsewhere.  The only thing that happens is that the LEDS flash a few times when the car is started as part of the 'cold lamp check', but I never saw that as an issue and they worked just fine....

It looks as if this is the same kit from hids-direct.

Thanks X5Sport. I get the impression you either upgrade to brighter LEDs (as per your link) or you buy the original BMW bulb.

Anybody managed to find some regular bulbs as replacement?

Ironically I don't mind the 'mellow yellow' colour of the angels against the super whites I have as the main lights

Anybody else whose replaced with regular bulbs?

I used GP Thunder 8500k that I bought off an eBay seller in the US. It's the H8 bulb on my E70 with Xenons but I Think they vary. They give a very nice white light but aren't as bright as the original bulbs during the day.

Here is pics of mines, original on the right and GP Thunders on the left.

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It's either the OE ones or the kind as per Richards link. You can get the led ones off eBay for around £25ish. Something like eBay item number 300610526738.