[kixify]

I have a 2014 bmw 335i with xenon lights as well as adaptive lights. I was playing on tinting my headlights to a light smoke and was wondering which bulbs I could get to gain back any loss of light i would have from tints. Money is not an issue as long as I can see as good as before the tints.

[NateCbr]

Here's a few vids on em

I'm planning on doing the exact same thing with mine. I've got smoke and dark smoke tint already. Just not sure which one I wanna go with

[Billfitz]

Be wary of claims that higher color temperature bulbs give better results. Higher color temperature usually also results in lower lumens/lux output, and it's lumens/lux that measure real world brightness, not color temperature. The last source you want to trust is one that sells bulbs and doesn't provide lumens/lux figures.

[chuckles01]

Originally Posted by kixify

I have a 2014 bmw 335i with xenon lights as well as adaptive lights. I was playing on tinting my headlights to a light smoke and was wondering which bulbs I could get to gain back any loss of light i would have from tints. Money is not an issue as long as I can see as good as before the tints.

In terms of HID xenon bulbs, I would suggest a known brand like Philips or Osram for quality purposes. Skip the aftermarket ones. For brightness, try Philips Xtreme Vision Gen2 or Osram Nightbreaker Laser. These are all OEM color temp (~4300k). As far as I know, these are the best performing, brightest HID bulbs on the market now. I don't know how much a headlight tint will affect the output of these, but since they're the brightest they're probably your best bet at trying to regain some output due to the tint.

[Solidjake]

The best bulbs you can get are OSRAM CBI/CBB and Philips equivalents. I recommend buying from www.theretrofitsource.com

If you DON'T want lighting issues then DON'T tint your headlights....

[chhappy7]

I went OSRAM and have no regrets.