Thread: General: - E46 Bi-Xenon (budget) retrofit
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Old May 2nd, 2017, 09:10   #21
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Originally Posted by poiuytre111 View Post
I am looking into fitting some H1 halogens into 2nd hand bmw fittings and will report back if I can fix H1 bulbs into the (d2s) sockets - the penetration depth of the bright bit in a H1 halogen looks to be within a mm or so of the same in the d2s spec so its "just" a matter of securing the bulbs in the d2s holder.
Im interested to hear how you managed and if the beam pattern is right. From technical perspective H7 is much closer to D2S as for the actual size of part that 'shines', comparing to H1 that is probably half the size so in theory H7 should be better use.
good luck modding anyway!
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