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Originally Posted by J.Belknap
Very clean install. Where did you source your AE's? Just to confirm, 2003 headlamps cannot be baked open? Is it worthwhile to even attempt?
Kind of thinking I'd like to hire one of you lighting guys to clean up my OEM's + add angel eyes. Would be compensated, of course.
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JB, rings can be sourced from our good friends in China on ebay for about $55:
BMW Angel Eye Halo Light Lamp Ring LED SMD Kit White Headlight E53 x5 1999 2004 | eBay
99% of 2003 headlights cannot be baked open easily, anything is doable with patience however. Carter had to resort to cutting the channel open and he told me it was still a bear. For what its worth, I think the cutoff date of headlight manufacture to make the switch to permaseal was 10/02, if before then, I think you have bakeable lights.
If I wasn't under a time restraint I'd be more than glad to attempt to get your 2003 lights open, I would just need a fair amount of time as its a painstaking process with the permaseal Hella uses, will take quite a bit of time in the oven with several choice pry tools, and probably a few hours of work to get each light open. With determination anything can be done.
Just to confirm, look on the back of your stock lights, by the low beam cover, there should be a timestamp on the back, indicating month and year of manufacture.
Here is a pic of where it is:
I'd be more than happy to build you a set with angel eyes, delete the waffles, and upgrade projectors to Bi-xenon EvoX-R's, and whatever else you'd like, (a different projector shroud comes to mind)
PM me your thoughts and after you check your headlights if your interested. If you'd like a reference I recently upgraded Matt's Estoril 4.6 (mam4.6) to EvoX-R's in aftermarket housings which are no longer available currently.