Headlight assembly... need to switch it up - Page 2

RPX5 · #1 02-23-2009, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by rastaFarai

few ppl have installed those. I'm assuing the wiring is to make sure they let people without the auto level know. You should be able to plug and play. Send the seller a msg. Good luck.. I feel your pain.. went through it myself.

What route did you end up taking? the lights on your 01 look nice!

rastaFarai · #2 02-23-2009, 12:12 PM

Thanks! I did the bake and switch.. was tedious but LOVED the outcome. Too bad they are gone now - would have loved to have been able to sell them to a member on the site..

RPX5 · #3 02-23-2009, 03:56 PM

Okay.. i just ordered Umnitza headlights.. should be here friday and im pumped to rip into it. i'll post before and after pics

wish me luck!

RPX5 · #4 03-09-2009, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by RPX5

Okay.. i just ordered Umnitza headlights.. should be here friday and im pumped to rip into it. i'll post before and after pics

wish me luck!

Still waiting, it's been 2 weeks and 2 phone calls, still havn't seen my headlights!!!!

Has anyone dealt with Umnitza?

RPX5 · #5 03-09-2009, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by RPX5

Still waiting, it's been 2 weeks and 2 phone calls, still havn't seen my headlights!!!!

Has anyone dealt with Umnitza?

If anyone would like to know, I got the headlights in this morning and they look AWESOME. After 3 years of researching I FINALLY got what I was looking for. Now just the install, I'l have to do a bit more reading up to make sure to get it right.

I'll post pics soon. OH I should also mention that the guys at Umnitza made up for my lengthy wait time by offering cool loooking silver painted bulbs at a 3 for one deal.

If you guys get to see this, thank you. If I can build up my mod fund a bit more, I'll be giving you guys a call. THANKS

RPX5 · #6 03-15-2009, 10:49 PM

Hey all, so I attempted to install the headlights today, and I have a few questions, one being the size of the halo over the high beam. Check out the pics below, it seems strange to me that the halo over the high beam is the same radius as the halo over the low beam. I would think it should fit over the high beam perfectly. I called umnitza to ask about it and they said it was just the style of the Predator, but every picture i see of this type of headlight, each halo matches the redius of its respective "space"

My other question, i was able to remove my stock headlights just fine, the rest of it is just plug and play, except for just a few wires. One wire the aftermarket lights seem to lack is what seems to be the ground wire. The other wires that I cannot seem to find where goes are the wires coming from what i think is the halo on the low beam side. See the last picture below.

If anyone has ANY insight, that would be awesome!

Thanks

mtX5 · #7 04-03-2009, 01:38 AM

too late to try angelibright?

RPX5 · #8 04-03-2009, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by mtX5

too late to try angelibright?

Well.. AngelIBright was my original choice, and I live very close to Dave, but I contacted him several times over the past year and a half and he didn't seem too interested in getting me the parts i needed. I even contacted him as recently as 2 weeks ago, and I got "yes, send me an email and I'll get back to you with what I have to offer." Still no reply and I definitely have the correct email address, since we've had some conversations via email over the past few years. Plus from what I hear, Dave is out of the X5 business. Have you heard different?

I read about Umnitza, and realized that they have exactly what i was looking for, granted it is taking a while to get all the bullsh** squared away but I think all will work out in the end, and I'll end up with the look I've wanted since I bought my X 4 years ago. I can't (but can a little bit) complain, since Matt over at Umnitza HAS been accessible and working back in forth with me to square some things away.

Anyway, angelibright uses DEPO.. right? So I'm basically going to get the same look, just without the remote control.

Once i get everything squared away for good, which will be within the next 2 weeks (ugh), I'll post my my outcome with updated pictures!

mtX5 · #9 04-03-2009, 12:02 PM

angelibright does not use depo. they use some other manufacturer. And you are correct as I just got an email from him, he seems to have abandoned the headlight business, and turned his focus on LEDs only. So that sucks. I have a minor issue I'm still trying to get corrected.. and its been taking forever.

If I were to do it all over again, I would get OEM headlights, and find someone who can open them up and clear them out and install the AE rings. they look great, and perform great. and you get to pick out all the components.

RPX5 · #10 04-03-2009, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by mtX5

angelibright does not use depo. they use some other manufacturer. And you are correct as I just got an email from him, he seems to have abandoned the headlight business, and turned his focus on LEDs only. So that sucks. I have a minor issue I'm still trying to get corrected.. and its been taking forever.

If I were to do it all over again, I would get OEM headlights, and find someone who can open them up and clear them out and install the AE rings. they look great, and perform great. and you get to pick out all the components.

I hear you on the OEM, I tried to put mine in the oven last week and I couldn't even get them opened up! LOL

my girlfriend thought I lost it when she came home to find the oven on and my headlight inside.

I have to tell you that the overall quality of the DEPO I now have is pretty good. The HID ballasts were junk to begin with, but now that I've replaced them with a "new" ballast that Umnitza sent, I'm not getting any error messages and the lights are shining nice and bright.

What is the problem you're having with your's?