Angel Eyes (AEs) in '03 X5s -- Can it be done?

[BMW330XI01]

well i heard of another way to open an 03'.

its the same process os the 02s but since the glue is STRONGER its harder to open. i was told to use a "hot knife" to cut through the glue. i dont know if its possible at all but we should know by next week or 2 i hae an 03 comming in that we will try on.

[RealShakaZulu]

Originally Posted by BMW330XI01

well i heard of another way to open an 03'.

its the same process os the 02s but since the glue is STRONGER its harder to open. i was told to use a "hot knife" to cut through the glue. i dont know if its possible at all but we should know by next week or 2 i hae an 03 comming in that we will try on.

Well it's next week... what's the verdict?

Also can I assume that somebody has tried to bake an '03 assembly and it didn't work? Then how did this guy do it on an '04 X3 http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:...nt=firefox-a)?? Do they have different lights and glue?

[RealShakaZulu]

I have also lobbed a call into Hella, inquiring as to whether the '03 glue assembly is heat resistant and how they service headlights that "can not be opened"?

[broknlgs24]

Originally Posted by RealShakaZulu

Well it's next week... what's the verdict?

Also can I assume that somebody has tried to bake an '03 assembly and it didn't work? Then how did this guy do it on an '04 X3 http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:...nt=firefox-a)?? Do they have different lights and glue?

it's an '04. '03's were the only year that they
used the extra strong glue.

[RealShakaZulu]

Originally Posted by broknlgs24

it's an '04. '03's were the only year that they
used the extra strong glue.

Well that just SUCKS!

So Dave @ CustomAE is the only person who has/can do it?

Originally Posted by TopazDave

We have done many sets of Angel Eyes for customers with MY '03 X5s. Because of the sealent they switched to, it is almost impossible to open the headlights without damagine them, but the harder part is properly re-sealing the headlights, which we can do correctly on MY <'03.

For these reasons, we sell our '03 customers completed headlights with the Angel Eyes already installed.

FYI except for the change in sealent all pre 2004 X5 headlights are identical.

If you have any additional questions, you can check out:
www.customangeleyes.com for more info.

Dave

[broknlgs24]

hmmmm...i don't recall ever seeing that.
i wonder if ur actually getting '03 headlights though.
i was under the impression that they just swapped
the pair u send in w/ '02s that had AE's installed.

[RealShakaZulu]

Originally Posted by broknlgs24

hmmmm...i don't recall ever seeing that.
i wonder if ur actually getting '03 headlights though.
i was under the impression that they just swapped
the pair u send in w/ '02s that had AE's installed.

I am doing a full GOOGLE hard search of anything related to "angle eyes" and "2003 BMWs" and came across that submission at Bimmerfest... still searching...

[ekaz]

Hella refers to them as celis lights, if that help any.

[pseto]

Originally Posted by RealShakaZulu

I am doing a full GOOGLE hard search of anything related to "angle eyes" and "2003 BMWs" and came across that submission at Bimmerfest... still searching...

Try angel eyes(sp) and demon eyes.

[drex]

03s cannot be opened just with baking.

its been tried here too.

dave has a stock of pre03 lights that he can switch out.

i traded my 03s for an 01s (even swap).... (thanks Jack!) and was able to do the mod.

you can't hot knife as there is no way to get the knife to the glue without going through the outer plastic.