Just done 2004 Face Lift Tail Lights

[Sudesh]

Well I fitted the 2004 BMW facelift tail lights into my 2003 X. I read some of the info that was posted here about buying retro fit kits etc from BMW to make them work, but I done this mode without having to buy any kits from BMW! So here is my very simple guide to fitting the lights. I discovered by just swapping "ONE" wire on the original plugs that everything worked. Very simple to do and with the aid of a friends facelifted X5 I was able to tell what wire to switch. I done the complete conversion in about 30mins and love the look. Here are some pics:

BEFORE




AFTER

[rudejamaican]

Ok, Am I missing something ??, I really cant see the difference

[Sudesh]

Yeah there is a difference, maybe hard to tell in the pics but in reality its a cleaner sharper look. Does this help a bit better?

[xnsf]

Originally Posted by rudejamaican

Ok, Am I missing something ??, I really cant see the difference

it's slightly clearer and a little more reflective

and instead of a dot pattern, it's a line pattern

and they look great!

[WhiteWhip]

nice mod....i loved changing the tails on mine. I went from ambers to clears. Good job

[rudejamaican]

Originally Posted by xnsf

it's slightly clearer and a little more reflective

and instead of a dot pattern, it's a line pattern

and they look great!

Dot Pattern to line Pattern now I see.

[e36]

im assuming this makes the most difference when illuminated?

[Sudesh]

So I changed again! Now went from This:



To This:



And finally This:

[toohotdoc]

those are really nice, good job of choosin the last set.....Any details on a reliable sellers for the taillights in the last pic, how much and where from?

[Sudesh]

There are quite a few sellers on ebay for the lights, I got mine of a Uk based seller but I noticed there are alot more seller on the US ebay. There are also a few other members on here that have the same lights that might be able to help better. Mine cost me about $200 and came with all the bulbs and plug and play wiring.