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Originally Posted by kaput
So I should contact Lightwerks or Theretrofitsource and swap that dummy out for something I can put a 3500k 55 watt kit into. Good info to have. I'll start calling around, and see where we sit. IF* I decide to go that route, I'll post all the information here, and show the results.
First up though, is the FLiR PathfindiR 2 with pedestrian and Animal detection.
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It did not look like a swap was possible to me. When I say dummy, I mean all there is of a projector is the lens and I don't even think it's an optical lens. There's nothing to mount a real projector to. The pre-LCI headlight doesn't have a projector in that position either, just a lens. The difference is the pre-LCI has an H8 socket and mount and Celis rings around it while the LCI has LEDs and Celis coming from the bottom. The E70 X5 headlight assembly was never designed with a projector in that position on any version.
IF you can get the front cover off without destroying the assembly, IF you can find a projector that fits inside the assembly you'd still have to find a way to mount it solidly and keep it in alignment. It's certainly possible, I'd guess, but there's a lot of retrofitting, fabrication and modification involved.
I have purchased a lot of pieces and components from Retrofit Source and can recommend them. Lightwerkz does very good work as far as I can tell and put a pair of headlights together for me. When I do swaps or back fits, I use OE projectors, usually Hella, and not reproductions or replicas of any type so I can't help you there. Good luck.
I'll be interested in the FLIR camera work.