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      11-16-2018, 09:15 AM   #1
Anomalychick
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Drives: 2016 228i Xdrive Convertible
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Jacksonville, FL

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Best upgrade for stock halogen headlights?

I have a 2016 228i convertible with the normal basic headlights. They're halogens, and I did ask at a lighting shop and they said they have no projectors.

I HATE them. First off theyre ugly, and secondly its very depressing when im driving at night and the headlights of the car behind me are doing a better job illuminating the road infront of me than my headlights are! On top of this I'm already half blind. So I know I need to do something, but im not sure what...

I am not mechanically inclined, and I am terrified of either voiding the warranty or inducing electrical issues on a nearly new 50K car that's known for them. I did seek the help of the only shop in town, but they didn't seem to be knowledgeable about the car at all, and were acting like putting in either haloes or projectors was a huge complicated ordeal. They just wanted to sell me their basic HID bulbs, it seems it was the only light upgrade they do, although they did tell me it wouldn't work that great without projectors, which I got the feeling they didn't want to put in either...

I did ask about retrofitting the OEM kit, per forums the installation is extremely difficult and requires disassembling the front end, removing body panels, splicing wires, etc. The dealership says its impossible to install the OEM kit and this shop says its 3k and they'll do it, but they didn't seem to understand what was involved nor did they have any experience whatsoever doing this kind of thing so id be hesitant to have them touch the car in the first place...

What is the simplest least invasive way to get decent headlights on this car? Like, if I just wanted something that was basically a different bulb (hid or led) requiring no modification that will work with my light housing assembly what should I do?
And assuming I'm willing to spend money to get "the best", is there a good aftermarket light upgrade kit preferably with haloes/xenon (hopefully one considered better than the BMW bixenon) that is a reasonable option as far as installation difficulty goes?

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