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Old 05-20-2015, 03:12 PM
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Venom Headlights for Facelift e53. Anyone Tried Them?

Looking for some assistance/guidance on this one everyone. My headlights have started to for again (~ a year since last correction) and also my DRL/Halo on the passenger side is intermittent. After some investigation I found that the wiring inside the headlight is totally corroded. Specifically the wire insulation. This is the case with all the wiring, not just the DRL associated ones.

So my question to the experts (I still feel fairly green to the e53 platform compared to most here) is: should I do a tear down and rebuild of the OEM headlights with LED rings and redo all the wiring, or should I just go with an aftermarket replacement option such as the ones below?

Factory Xenon D2S 2004 2005 2006 BMW E53 x5 Black CCFL Angel Eye Headlight HID | eBay





Here's my assessment of the situation. It would take me at least a couple of weeks to disassemble and rebuild the OE units to my standards. Between the halo rings and other supplies it would probably cost me near $200 - $300 depending how much it would cost for someone to clear coat the lenses after correcting them. These aftermarket ones look pretty damn good all things considered. I would prefer the larger halo rings of a retrofit on the OE units but I can live without them if I am saving at least 20 hours of work. The optics of the projectors in these was also a thought, but seeing as our OE units are not the best to begin with... and these still use the factory D2S bulbs it is only a minor concern.

So what say you? I did a few searches and couldn't find any reference to these headlights being used on here and only found references to the brand for e90/e92 chassis. They were good reviews though. People seemed to like them. Thanks in advance for your input and guidance. It's much appreciated.
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